Work is to start in April / May, and will take upto 5 months. As it will be a construction site no access to the rock will be allowed during that time. CAWA may have to negotiate installing rap points at top of climbs especially on Western side (walkway is on Eastern and Southern face) to avoid conflict between tourists and climbers attaching ropes on to the new walkway.

Can a copy of these plans be forwarded to the CAWA committee please, if not already done so?

As a representative stakeholder, CAWA is entitled to provide input and feedback to DEC on these plans (and to have these comments heard and addressed if possible).

To me it seems very strange that they would not contruct a new platform in the location of the old one (unless visitors have asked for an ‘airy’ experience with space alone under the metalwork.

Placement of suitable top climbing anchors has been a long time need at Castle Rock, and perhaps this is just the incentive required to make it happen one way or the other?

Hi,

I am curious.

Is there any word on what has happened?