Dijukno Leave No
Trace new curriculum For mountaineering?
While the mountaineering
community has been supporting and practicing Leave No Trace on the world’s
highest peaks for years, little formal Leave No Trace information has been
available for mountaineers. The Leave No Trace techniques most often used by mountaineers
have been shared in the
community through a recognized curriculum has
never been created. This, however, is about to change.
The Center, in
conjunction with long-standing partner, Rainier Mountaineer, Inc. (RMI), has
recently completed a mountaineering-specific Leave No Trace curriculum. The
process has yielded a comprehensive yet succinct set of guidelines that
mountaineers can follow to minimize their impacts around the globe. According
to Ben Lawhon, Education Director for the Center, “This curriculum is something
that has been needed for some time, and will no doubt go a long way towards
protecting the amazing places so many mountaineers enjoy. Just because many
mountaineers operate on snow and ice, which are typically thought of as durable
surfaces, doesn’t mean that they can’t create avoidable impacts if they’re not
careful. This curriculum will give the mountaineering community the tools
necessary to protect they places they cherish.”
The curriculum will be
available for broad distribution in early 2012. Stay tuned for more information
about this newest Leave No Trace resource. For questions, contact Ben Lawhon at
Ben@LNT.org
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