Climbing threatened at Austria's Dschungelbuch
The future of one of Austria's oldest and most important crags, the Dschungelbuch just outside of Innsbruck, is currently on the line as 150,000 cubic meters of rock may be given free for quarrying by the local town council.
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| The future of one of Austria's oldest and most important crags, the Dschungelbuch just outside of Innsbruck, is currently on the line as 150,000 cubic meters of rock may be given free for quarrying by the local town council. These include the main sector and the upper sector totalling circa 100 routes. Officially the decision to enlargen the existing quarry is to render the entire area safe from rock fall, but many believe this is just a pretext and that the real reason lies, as so often, elsewhere and is connected to local market forces. The quarry was due to close is 2008. The Austrian Alpine Club has expressed grave concerns about the feasability of the project and has reminded that the entire crag is located within a European Union "Natura 2000" protection area. As usual a grass-action climber's protest has been growing in the form of an online petition. If you are interested in saving this crag follow this link and add your virtual signature.
Photo: Kilian Fischhuber making the third ascent of Dschungelfieber 8c/+. Will this be the last? photo Reinhard Fichtinger |
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