A Code of Ethics for the Cirque of Unclimbables (http://home.comcast.net/~gibell/cirque/codeofethics.html) was developed and posted by volunteers with the Cirque 2000 project, an initiative of the climbing community to protect and conserve mountain environments. What do you think of the Code of Ethics?  Do you have suggestions for strengthening the Code of Ethics? What ideas to you have to encourage all climbers to respect the Code of Ethics?

In keeping with the park’s wilderness character, visitor facilities are minimal and visitors are encouraged to camp at random locations of their choosing.  If a location experiences frequent more …

What suggestions do you have to ensure a memorable climbing experience with minimal environmental impact?  What types of infrastructure have you seen at other climbing areas that you would like to see in the Cirque? Infrastructure can include anything from bolted routes to facilities for human waste.

What type of climbing experience would bring (or does bring) you to Cirque of the Unclimbables or other areas in Nahanni National Park Reserve? How important is maintaining the wilderness character of the area? Compared to other climbing areas you may have visited, what is unique at the Cirque that should be enhanced or maintained? Is there information you would like to either enhance or facilitate your climbing experience? 

The planning team has developed a draft for each of the key strategies and area management approaches, each of which contains objectives, targets and actions. The following key strategies and their corresponding more …

A zoning system is applied in national parks to designate areas according to their natural and cultural resource protection requirements and suitability to provide visitor experience opportunities. The more …

Update December 30, 2009:

Priorities for the expansion area are outlined in the Expansion Area Management Approach and include objectives for building a greater understanding of the expansion area more …

Update December 30, 2009:

This discussion topic received a lot of interest and many participants left detailed comments.  Several participants supported maintaining water quality as an important more …

Update December 30 2009:

Although several participants suggested that in-person experiences are hard to replicate, there was strong support in this discussion topic for the development of “virtual more …

Update December 30, 2009:

Several participants suggested that the best way to experience Nahanni is through self-propelled efforts.  Some new activities, such as horseback riding and new hiking more …

Update December 30, 2009:

Several participants suggested that the wilderness values of Nahanni were important to capture in the vision. The planning team has revised the draft park vision based more …

Update December 30, 2009:

Thank you for sharing why Nahanni is important to you.  Many participants expressed how special a place Nahanni is, for reasons such as the spectacular and undisturbed more …