Rope swinging at Corona Arch is now a thing of the past\u00a0(photo courtesy\u00a0Brian Mosbaugh at Slacklinemedia.com, Instagram: @Moabmonkeys).<\/em><\/p>\n

BLM public information officer Lisa Bryant has supplied NABS with the following statement:<\/p>\n

BLM-Moab has restricted roped activities, including swinging, for about 37 acres of BLM administered public lands, including Corona Arch (and nearby Bowtie Arch) and Gemini Bridges.\u00a0The rest of the Moab Field Office area is still open for roped activities and includes several focus areas specifically for climbing and activities such as base jumping and highlining.<\/p>\n

Gemini Bridges and Corona Arch are two outstanding geologic formations located northeast of Moab, Utah, in spectacularly scenic settings reached by short hiking trails. Corona Arch was acquired May 8, 2014 through the Utah Recreational Land Exchange, although the hiking trail leading to the arch has always crossed BLM managed lands.<\/p>\n

Both features have been very popular destinations for hikers, sightseers and photographers for many years. It is estimated that 40,000 people visit Corona Arch and 50,000 people visit Gemini Bridges each year. Both geological features, but especially Corona Arch, are among the most often photographed sites on BLM lands.<\/p>\n

In recent years Gemini Bridges and Corona Arch have become popular areas for a small number of visitors engaging in roped activities, such as highlining and swinging.\u00a0This had led to a number of complaints from the public about the roped activities diminishing the experience of hikers and sightseers. Recently damage to the arch has also been noted from the rigging structures and ropes.\u00a0On January 6, 2016 BLM issued a decision to temporarily restrict roped activities for two years, while it looked at appropriate management for the area.\u00a0Following several public comment periods and environmental reviews, and the federal rule making process, that restriction became permanent on August 17, 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rope swinging at Corona Arch is now a thing of the past\u00a0(photo courtesy\u00a0Brian Mosbaugh at Slacklinemedia.com, Instagram: @Moabmonkeys). BLM public information officer Lisa Bryant has supplied NABS with the following statement: BLM-Moab has restricted roped activities, including swinging, for about 37 acres of BLM administered public lands, including Corona Arch (and nearby Bowtie Arch) and … Continue reading Rope Swinging Permanently Banned at Corona Arch and Gemini Bridges<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalarches.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalarches.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalarches.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalarches.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalarches.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=688"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalarches.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":691,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalarches.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688\/revisions\/691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalarches.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalarches.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalarches.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalarches.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}