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Brilliant minds run on the same track...I'm just years behind you is all :lol:.

I'm fairly confident that the US Park Service, or Cali. Parks and Recreation are not worried about liability...they are chartered to protect and preserve lands under their jurisdiction. The US Forest Service has a different mandate. Those preservation agencies fear we'll hurt the very things...

No more than accepting liability for any other recreational activity, Butch. Think rafting or kayaking whitewater, rock or mountain climbing, or riding an ATV. If you decide to engage in potentially risky activities, you do so on your own. So far, anyway.

Just a quick comment, so folks don't get the wrong impression...it is not against the law to rec climb on US National Forest land, like it is on a National Park, or on a California State preserve, like Montgomery Woods. Know the jurisdiction you are wanting to climb in, save yourself some...