Apparently some people don't like cairns. I've seen at least a couple of times on signage outside a park (along with all the usual "no dogs, no cats, no firearms, no fires" etc.), a directive that says "do not build cairns". Seriously. This could be either because they are seen as a sign of human habitation, or else they might make innocent tourists follow a false trail and get lost. [I have no opinion on the rightness or wrongness of building cairns, I just thought this might help explain the actions of this "prominent climber".] |