Criminal fines for further Bolting and Chopping in Teen Sleep

R & I reports that due to the recent chopping action in Teen Sleep, bolting and chopping is now forbidden. “As of July 19, 2019, the USDA Forest Service will be enforcing regulations that prohibit constructing new climbing routes or trails on the Bighorn National Forest, including Ten Sleep Canyon. If an individual or group is manufacturing or creating new routes with any type of permanent hardware or apparatus to include bolts, glue, manufactured hand holds; or modifying routes through chipping or hammering new or existing holds, they will be subject to criminal fines, to include money for restitution to the impacted area.” Personally I think it was wrong by Rock and Ice to publish an open letter this spring in regards that the chipping had to be stopped in Teen Sleep, as it already had stopped one year ago. The chopping and the latest regulation enforced by USDA Forest Service are probably a reaction to the increased controversy created by the open letter.