Updated: Bighorn Fire Closure Order
As you may have already heard, the Catalina Ranger District has updated the Bighorn Fire Closure Order to include a limited amount of open sites and areas. The updated order can be found here, and the new map is here.
While some climbing areas are contained within the opened area, there are many that still lie within the closure. To the best of our knowledge, the following popular areas are now open:
Lower Highway: Crags Against Humanity, It Cliff, Flying Scorpions, Weathertop, Choo Choo Rock, Train Station, Cactus Ranch, Amateur Hour, The Ruins, Boot Hill, Sun Spots, Forgotten Wall, Control Tower & Up The Creek.
Bear Canyon: Only crags to the south of the highway: Chessmen, Andy Cook Wall, Pumphouse, Green Slabs & Green Acres, Hearthstone, Old Man Stone Face & Hollin Walls.
To the best of our knowledge, the following popular areas remain closed:
All Hairpin Turn areas
Gordon Hirabayashi (“Prison Camp”) areas
Anything north of the highway in Bear Canyon (Chimney Rock, Agave Spires, Sphinx, Paradox Rock)
Anything beyond the General Hitchcock CG (milepost 12), including all crags Windy Point and above.
Note that our list may be incomplete. Please inspect the map closely, use your best judgement and obey all signage. If you encounter a climbing area that you believe should be open but has closed signage, please obey the signage and be patient.
See you at the crag!
While some climbing areas are contained within the opened area, there are many that still lie within the closure. To the best of our knowledge, the following popular areas are now open:
Lower Highway: Crags Against Humanity, It Cliff, Flying Scorpions, Weathertop, Choo Choo Rock, Train Station, Cactus Ranch, Amateur Hour, The Ruins, Boot Hill, Sun Spots, Forgotten Wall, Control Tower & Up The Creek.
Bear Canyon: Only crags to the south of the highway: Chessmen, Andy Cook Wall, Pumphouse, Green Slabs & Green Acres, Hearthstone, Old Man Stone Face & Hollin Walls.
To the best of our knowledge, the following popular areas remain closed:
All Hairpin Turn areas
Gordon Hirabayashi (“Prison Camp”) areas
Anything north of the highway in Bear Canyon (Chimney Rock, Agave Spires, Sphinx, Paradox Rock)
Anything beyond the General Hitchcock CG (milepost 12), including all crags Windy Point and above.
Note that our list may be incomplete. Please inspect the map closely, use your best judgement and obey all signage. If you encounter a climbing area that you believe should be open but has closed signage, please obey the signage and be patient.
See you at the crag!
CASA's Statement Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic (6/8 Update)
CASA would like to encourage members of our community to continue to be respectful of others as the world rolls back measures taken to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus and the summer heat begins to shrink the pool of temperate crags.
Climbing is a source for exercise, fresh air, and camaraderie which make it fundamental for the mental and social well being of many in our community. It is important that while maintaining our own well being we also continue to practice hygienic measures to ensure our personal safety. It is equally important to remember that the measures we feel comfortable taking may not align with the measures required to make another person feel comfortable.
Please be considerate of those we share our natural and wild areas with while recreating outdoors.
Stay safe and stay considerate.
Climbing is a source for exercise, fresh air, and camaraderie which make it fundamental for the mental and social well being of many in our community. It is important that while maintaining our own well being we also continue to practice hygienic measures to ensure our personal safety. It is equally important to remember that the measures we feel comfortable taking may not align with the measures required to make another person feel comfortable.
Please be considerate of those we share our natural and wild areas with while recreating outdoors.
Stay safe and stay considerate.
