Don’t get me wrong. B.C. is the most beautiful place I’ve ever visited or lived. I consider myself lucky to have been here and climbed here and worked here.

Now I’ll return this regularly hijacked program to the OP.

Talks and meetings are ongoing.  There is a group meeting with GRCA (Grand River Conservation Authority) shortly.  Updates will be posted immediately (ok, ALMOST immediately) on http://www.ontarioaccesscoalition.com on the front page and in the news section.  We will also post something on this forum.

Andrew McBurney
OAC Volunteer
Preserving Climbing.

Hi OAC guys,

I have a quick question about the Rockwood closure, but I want to start by saying that it sounds like you guys got together with parks staff at Rockwood quickly over the winter, and it sounds like stuff has moved ahead successfully to this point- so, thanks very much for the hard work so far.

Word on the street is that the last issue to be cleared up with Rockwood is a land-use (or land ownership) issue at the top of the Light side. I’m wondering if this is the case, but more generally, if this is not the case, I’m wondering if you could clear up what you guys are still working on with respect to re-opening the cliff. I suppose my knowing doesn’t help you get it open any faster, but we’ve been hearing rumours of an eventual reopening all winter, and this is likely my last season in Ontario for a long time, if not forever- so I definitely have a bit of a selfish interest in knowing if Rockwood will be climbable this summer.

Thanks a lot,

Alex

FYI…Rockwood still under temporary climbing ban as per Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA).
This means NO CLIMBING!!!!  There are rumours of certain individuals visiting the area.  If you are caught climbing at Rockwood, I GUARANTEE that they will close the area for good.  We, the OAC and others, have been working very hard to ensure that an agreement is reached with the GRCA and that climbing at the cliffs can continue.  In the very near future, the GRCA is going to have an environmental assessment of the area completed and if they get there to find gear hanging on the walls (OR EVEN WORSE, FIND PEOPLE CLIMBING), then it will make any type of agreement pretty difficult.  Please, respect this closure.

Thanks

Adam Connor
Co-Chair
Ontario Access Coaliton

In light of the recent access issues at the Glen, I thought this post deserved a bump. I have now left the country and I don’t expect to be returning to Ontario for another three years- but I do expect to return, and I do feel very, very strongly about Ontario climbing (some of it is just as good as the climbing anywhere else I’ve been, and it’s a real shame to see it closed)- so I still feel I have a vested interest in keeping these areas open.

Anyway, I’m just bumping this up so we can have some more discussion about any new developments wrt Rockwood.