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Ever since he moved to Las Vegas eight years ago, rock climber Alex Honold has become too familiar with the dangers of the scale of the high mountains of Nevada.
Honnold has been involved in the documentary “Free Solo” for his climbing on the rock wall of Yosemite National Park in El Captain without rope or other support. But lately he has been a defender of the safer ascent, especially through legislation signed in the law this month by then-President Joe Biden.
“It is rare for something like the Explore Research Law to pass unanimously to the House and the Senate,” Honold said on Friday, with the massive, bright hills of the Red Rock Canyon national region behind it. “There are not so many profitable problems, but everyone loves outdoor relaxation.”
Honnold, who said he had climbed the whole north-south of Red Rock for 36 hours, joined the US Rep. Susie Lee, D-NEV., And other recreation defenders to celebrate the passage of the congress of expanding public lands outdoor experiences for recreation for outdoor recreation experience for outdoor recreation for outdoor recreation For outdoor recreation for outdoor recreation, which are outdoor recreation to give way to the outdoor lands of Congress (consider) law, a large package of bills aimed at recreation.
Rock climbing protected
Lee sponsor two bills under the umbrella of the package: the Law on long -distance cycling Act (Bolt) and the Law on the Protection of America’s Rock Climbing (PARC), both of which she said they have a reflection of her area that contains land Far north like a red rock and away southeast as a spotlight.
Outdoor recreation is an industry of $ 8.1 billion in Nevada, the state predicts, and Red Rock welcomes about 3 million climbers each year, employees said.
“The Law on Research is the most comprehensive upgrade of the federal recreation policy in the latest history,” says Elizabeth Johnson, a deputy administrator of the Outdoor Recreation Division in Nevada. “This is especially important for Nevada.”
Lee said he noticed the need for the PARC law when the US National Park Service and the US Forest Service offered classification of fixed anchors or permanent hardware fixed in mountains so that climbers could be provided as prohibited in the desert regions S The law now protects those fixed anchors, of which there are thousands in South Nevada.
“It really is to make sure we continue to upgrade this incredible resource we have, but also to do it safely,” Lee said.
The Bolt Act will direct the internal department to identify, map and promote at least 10 long-distance cycling paths-usually those that cover many conditions. It is not clear but which of them can be identified.
Lee, who is consistently ranked by one of the most vigilant members of the Congress and serves as a representative of the chamber’s democratic battleship leadership, said he was proud of how well he supported the packet of legislation through the path.
“In today’s environment, as we all know, bilateral participation – sometimes it’s a little difficult to achieve,” Lee said. “But this bill was so important because it really gathered Democrats and Republicans across the country.”
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