Comments on: Kentucky’s Bridge To Nowhere

By: Narc

Narc — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:36:54 +0000

Interesting to note the recent article in Climbing Magazine regarding this subject…

By: PJ

PJ — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:56:47 +0000

I think in my six or seven trips to the Red this year, equating to 20 or so passes up and down 715, I probably saw 50 cars use this highway. Now hold on! I’m actually being very liberal it was more like 20 cars maybe. Why not just give this area the cash that they would blow on the road “improvements” and create jobs some other way. Hell I’d even go for a couple of those sci-fi looking windmills to produce electricity. Maybe a school for the town of Nada. I guess my question would be: “Until these roads are worn down, not to mention until there is anything representative of more than about 10 percent capacity usage, why not spend the money on something productive?” Just a thought while we have soup lines soon to form.

By: The Southeastern Climbers Coalition Needs Your Help! | Climbing Narcissist

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:51:46 +0000

[...] the heels of last week’s access alert in Kentucky comes another alert. Unlike the well-known Red River Gorge’s Muir Valley, little is known [...]

By: calvin

calvin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:00:34 +0000

Gretchen,

From what I understand, there already is a Local Climbing Org for Muir called Friends of Muir Valley. It’s pretty active and its membership overlaps with the RRGCC. I’m sure the RRGCC is involved, but they primarily handle other areas, like the PMRP.

Rick and Liz Weber are pretty proactive people, but would appreciate all the help we can give.

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:20:12 +0000

Why is Muir working with the Access Fund instead of the Red River Gorge Climbers Coalition? I would think that the RRGCC would have a much stronger presence and relationship with KY. Odd

On Topic, this is very unfortunate. One of the belief systems is you purchase land to secure climbing, then this really throws a monkey wrench into that equation.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:54:50 +0000

What can you do? Check this post:

http://www.redriverclimbing.com/viewtopic.php?t=10904

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:56:45 +0000

Getting some attention. Back and forth with redriverclimbing.com and climbingnarc.com.

http://www.redriverclimbing.com/viewtopic.php?t=10903&sid=6147890b711d33d4f5b9b9335e495e5c

By: sock hands

sock hands — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:44:57 +0000

i suppose in these unsteady times it would be inappropriate to make monkeywrench gang references

By: Narc

Narc — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:23:57 +0000

The gist of the information I was sent is that locals would rather see someone else’s land besides their own impacted which makes Muir Valley an easier target.

Something tells me the people living in the directly adjacent area would probably rather see climbers go away but the economic impact of climbers to the greater surrounding is obviously quite large.

By: gr8belayr

gr8belayr — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:11:58 +0000

Seems like Kentucky politics as usual. Don’t tell the people it might affect – otherwise they might object too much. Even tho it is only a “climbing area” I wonder if they would be so quick to pave over it if they counted the actual ‘economic stimulus’ that climbers bring to the area in general.