Climber damages petroglyph wall in Moab

Climber damages petroglyph wall in Moab

[@willcruz7457]

It blows my mind that someone experienced enough to bolt a route wouldn't know better.

[@christopherdunlap88]

Clearly, they were not experienced enough. Knowing how to bolt is only a piece of the puzzle. Know where you can and cannot is another piece.

[@forrest3]

Anyone who’s desire is to climb these cliffs is an idiot with a death wish.

[@PersonaN007Grata]

Probably for the gram.

[@oso9809]

Exactly, If this person can climb and have the equipment they should know better. This was nit just a rock hopping weekend warrior.

[@AlisonCasilli]

Somewhere there is an entitled fucker with a picture of him/her on this wall. If you see it, report them. This is the epitome of entitled and inconsiderate. Someone's parents raised a piece of shit.

[@AyakoTachi]

Moab is becoming a zoo like the rest of Utah. Instagram has brought a most painful influx

[@jxyjayjxy]

So true! Instagram, FB, YT, and TikTok have sadly provided a ready-made virtual venue for selfie-addicted influencer narcissists who are the ruination of many tourist sites over the last ten-plus years.

[@samuelwilliams3044]

Same in Colorado. It is an Instagram phenomenon I believe

[@kosycat1]

ohhh please

[@dustinheath4407]

It was COVID, parks weren't this bad till lock downs

[@spcsalas138]

We went through the same thing when we had that California Poppy super bloom. People come purely to boost their social media and destroy the natural habitat for selfies

[@jamiebo514]

"People should not be climbing on this wall." He says as he climbs the wall himself.

[@donnatlaw6172]

Hmmm....

[@warlanceyaz8912]

To pull the bolts out....

[@donnatlaw6172]

@@warlanceyaz8912 Said he was already climbing when he spotted the bolts.

[@gf5914]

You are allowed to climb, but there are rules to follow! Climbing isn’t the problem! You missed the point. Do some research on the regulations.

[@missymoonwillow6545]

To be fair to the innocence of his intentions and lack of awareness of the historical significance of the spot he chose to climb... DOES THAT SITE have a metal plaque or anything to draw attention for the common slow brained "tourist" to gravitate towards? I mean... if there was one of those metallic monoliths stuck in front.. i think that would be enough to deter the rockclimbing on these locations? maybe? no? ya?

[@cyl742]

At least the person who did it took responsibility. That's becoming rare these days.

[@coralreef9630]

That was the climber who discovered the problem talking not the climber who actually put the bolts there

[@stanjon7]

@@coralreef9630 It says at the end the guy who did it came forward and wants to help fix his mistake.

[@coralreef9630]

@@stanjon7 oh, my apologies for missing that part. Although he can’t actually fix the damage.

[@cyl742]

@@coralreef9630 Yes, the guy talking discovered it. The video said the guy that put in the bolts came forward and apologized, etc.

[@somenomad5332]

It's rare that anyone ever takes responsibility so good on them for that part!

[@chadwilliams6150]

Who ever did this damage needs to be in jail.

[@scottmetzker9120]

who cares!!!!!!

[@chadwilliams6150]

Lol Scott, Not you apparently. May as well trash all museums, all art work, collection cars, old planes and other items of historic interest. Maybe burn the oldest know version of the New Testament that was found at the St Catherine Monastary for that matter and the constitution, yeah, those are old and have no historic relevance.

[@user-Mike8290]

@@scottmetzker9120 you are disgusting. Evil.

[@JohnWickkkk]

@@scottmetzker9120 🤣😂🤣😂

[@anavalenzuela7718]

I concur!

[@Monkeymoon940]

They realize it they just don’t care

[@barbarahenninger6642]

They probably have videos of themselves climbing and brag about it.

[@cuztim7887]

If you had watched all the way to the end of the video you would have heard that the person that put in the bolts came forward to the Bureau of Land Management in an attempt to correct his mistake

[@davemaxa5263]

@@cuztim7887 One out how many? They feel entitled to do whatever they want.

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

@@cuztim7887 Only came forward because the community already knew who’s gear it was. The dude needs his hands smashed.

[@enriqueg8765]

They Definitely need to stop people from climbing that wall.

[@N5692233]

Any wall, mountain etc

[@N5692233]

@@tripplefives1402 Oh God 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@bcase2056]

@@tripplefives1402 best comment yet!

[@christianclimbs6499]

@@N5692233 Are you anti climber now or something? 😂 We aren't all like this.

[@N5692233]

@@christianclimbs6499 I just don’t understand the point of it? Adrenaline rush? I mean look at Mt Everest, your kind has littered the *ish out of that mountain. There’s dead bodies all over. I understand that climbing makes you feel some type of way? But maybe you just shouldn’t. You don’t always have to be dangling on the side of a mountain, deep diving with the whales, cage diving with sharks, riding the biggest waves etc lol just calm down and enjoy nature from afar like normal people.

[@MT-xs4fu]

Climbers are like bicyclists. They think they are so elite and special.

[@J_D_B4379]

They think they are so elite because they participate in an activity that children do

[@jaycole5353]

Don't forget runner's football , basketball, players and so forth 🤣

[@theprivyninja]

Pretty much what I was thinking. Probably rides his bicycle in the middle of the road with 20 cars stacked behind him. Entitled pieces of shit

[@lifebehindtheselens]

Yeah forsure cause i like riding my bike to work 5 miles everyday, 🖕🤦🏼‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤔

[@theprivyninja]

@@lifebehindtheselens you probably don’t go ride country curvy single lane hwys. You aren’t the cyclists 🚴‍♂️ 🚴‍♀️ were talking about.

[@sydnidowney3598]

Then people get pissed off when the site is closed to the public. It should be closed to protect it.

[@AsTheWheelsTurn]

unfortunately I would have to agree. some of my favorite camping and hiking areas have been closed in the past few years, as much as it upsets me to lose that access I also find some comfort knowing it is less likely to be destroyed and will be around in the future for perhaps a better generation of people. it is a shame that a few bad folks ruin it for everyone else!

[@springerworks002]

No point in protecting it, if people cannot see it.

[@stuckgrenadepin.225]

History isn’t just for academics. It is there for all to enjoy. What needs to happen instead of closing stuff off is educating and insuring everyone going out the knows what they can and cannot do and where they can or cannot do it. Sort of like a hunting license.

[@mariawhite7337]

Oh believe me, they decided to burn down a bird blind in the wetlands nearby because the people who OWNED THE LAND decided it was time due to all the people fucking with the land to close it down. Yeah smart move there.

[@kellyann4073]

William, it’s not about all of us. It’s heritage. You clearly aren’t getting the point.

[@Snowymae]

I do have to say that I am proud that the person who caused the damage came forward, it takes guts to own up to a mistake.

[@rumcaek8658]

Unfortunately I’m sure the person who wrote “white power” on another petroglyph won’t come forward. It’s honestly sickening that someone would do such a thing.

[@bill3641]

This is the kind of thing that causes gates and lock for everyone . Thanks, Ahole .

[@getchasome6230]

They're clearly needed tho.

[@centauri9458]

@The Rogue Pirate Smithers used to be able to hike bike ride horses or atvs on any dirt road around private or public lands. Then retards did what you mentioned. Now everyone is locked out and landowners are scared and angry when the see anyone near their roads.

[@shortchange26]

If you're going to say it, say it properly. It's asshole.

[@getchasome6230]

@@centauri9458 Bro. Plus people are scared the get sued if something happens

[@centauri9458]

@@getchasome6230 that is absolutely true. We have become a society that cant hold ourselves accountable for our actions. I read in some of state laws here that according to law and state Supreme court land owners cant be held accountable for trespassers getting injured on their property. Plus all private land here is posted no trespassing allowed by state law. But like you said they still try mostly against large landowners like natural gas and mining. And most of the time they win a settlement just to get rid of them. Accidents happen, most of the people that get hurt and get lawsuits are not careful are not aware of their surroundings and are novices with no training at riding, climbing, diving, or scuba. Also alot of them are the "hey yall watch this kinds" You are absolutely right though, people are terrified of being sued by people that if they told them to leave that they may get hurt the people would raise hell at them or just come back a later time and get messed up.

[@johnray1067]

Good luck trying to "fix your mistake". Ten minutes of entitlement just ruined 1000 years of history.

[@Iwishuwould-uq5gl]

Some people think they can do whatever they want anytime anywhere 💭...

[@xstorm_8_shadowx]

That’s definitely showing to be true this past year in so many ways..... Society is pathetic

[@troykruse5161]

Absolutely true. Those ( some people) are called Californians

[@fitawrarifitness6842]

Mzungus!

[@SocietyIsDoomed]

Hopes to fix his mistake? I can't believe how stupid and selfish people are these days. Its impossible for them to say they didn't see it before hand which makes it even worse.

[@bluestormcloud791]

Many thousands of people walk right below such art and never notice it. It is easy for the people watching on the internet to see it because the camera focuses in on it from a convenient vantage point and we are told it is there

[@SocietyIsDoomed]

@@bluestormcloud791 Yea I could see that happening but I'm assuming you didn't watch the video? They had to nearly step on one of the petroglyphs to make it up the climb. Hard to say they didn't see it when I know for a fact climbers look at their climb extensively before attempting it.

[@bluestormcloud791]

@@SocietyIsDoomed I did watch the video. What I was trying to point out is that it is entirely possible that the person did not notice the petroglyphs. If you were to take a group of people under the petroglyphs without telling them that they were there each person would notice different things. Birds, flowers, clouds, cute girl, obnoxious cigarette smoker, cool rock formations. A rock climber is focused on handholds, possible anchor points etc. Some of the petroglyphs are barely discernable. The camera zoomed in from far away and told us what we were looking for. I once accidentally stepped on a kids sand castle at the beach one day. I felt bad. It was easy to see it after the fact but I didn't notice it beforehand. The man has stepped forward.

[@bluestormcloud791]

@@SocietyIsDoomed The petroglyphs look much different when your nose is 2" from the rock face or you are standing 40 feet below looking almost straight up.

[@nicholaslandolina]

What are you going to do silicone it

[@jhankri]

Why would climbing even be allowed in this location with such irreplaceable rock art. This desecration is tragic on so many levels.

[@nowhereman7398]

Why would they even be climbing the wall? Seems to me, that eventually that will cause damage too.

[@MatanuskaHIGH]

They should be climbing the crack and using trad gear for leave no trace. Nobody should ever have to bolt a crack climb Route. Period. If you can fit your fingers in a crack you can use trad gear. No bolts were necessary.

[@WanderingRationalist]

The destruction of historic landmarks is just mind blowing.

[@SigmaSheepdog]

He is absolutely correct with his statement starting at 1:34. I started going to Moab many years ago when it was quaint, but now I don't even bother because it is ridiculously busy, especially with the proliferation of side by side ATV's.

[@blueeyebeauty6364]

ATVs have ruined Utah's wilderness.

[@robertallen6710]

@@blueeyebeauty6364 The wilderness of all U.S. contiguous states...everywhere you go there is the roar of ATV's...🧐

[@farmer9180]

Need to be a $10000.00 fine for this kind of vandalism that would help stop this .

[@ronmcmartin4513]

And the vandalism in Minneapolis and Portland OR? Oh wait, they're just expressing themselves.

[@ROZDAB]

People only think of themselves during a pandemic and have no care about how other humans died. Unfortunately, I don’t think they care about art work on a rock. Selfishness will be the fall of humanity.

[@jamoo0]

Crazy the person came forward and claimed their mistake. Moral code, something that’s going away more and more everyday

[@abc123lov7]

yeah. good on him or her. everyone makes mistakes, very few own up to them.

[@ratedRblazin420]

@@abc123lov7 i disagree that you can call this a mistake. How can someone not comprehend that placing bolts and anchors in a thousand year piece of history is NOT a good idea. Is it good that he came forward after he did something wrong? Yeah, I guess, but it should never have gotten to that point in the first place if he had BASIC common sense.

[@joeisabella6811]

My guess is they are trying to get out ahead of when the pictures they thought would give them "likes and clout". You know they posted them somewhere online at the time. Just trying to save face is probably the only reason they came forward.

[@jamoo0]

@@ratedRblazin420 yeah I totally agree he’s pretty dense to do that

[@trentdabs5245]

More Park Rangers Needed

[@chriscarpenter5139]

Just sad that these younger people these days have no respect for anyone or anything. Just damn sad and pitful that these people will be expected to keep this country running when my generation is forced to retire

[@barbarahenninger6642]

Not all are young.

[@fartbrinkman3749]

That kind of generalization is sad and pitiful.

[@angeladansie4378]

I'm 50. I have observed far more concern for the earth & environment from younger generations than from my own generation. It's not about when someone was born. It's about whether they are an entitled POS, which many in my generation are.

[@_00_36]

Old and dumb, like so many others of your generation

[@tanyasmith2173]

Seems stupid that they have NO SIGNS saying "Don't climb here" AND allow people to climb anywhere else around it, even mere feet away from it, but honestly expect nobody to step on it ever.....

[@AlisonCasilli]

You mean it seems stupid to assume people are adults and have common sense and respect? Yeh, I bet that is stupid for someone like you...and this clown that defaced an historic area for his own pleasure.

[@tanyasmith2173]

I find it hard to believe that some careless asshole would bother standing up and saying "hey, I did this and I'm sorry"....... Seems like somebody that was simply ignorant of the area they were climbing in. No need to explode just because you can hide behind a screen.

[@Upliftyourbrothers]

Can we stop advertising Utah yet?

[@katreilly3094]

That is so upsetting the ignorance of most

[@ismellya]

Yes!!!! Education is key! Thanks to these two men who brought this issue to light!! Love and respect!! Always!!

[@Andres64B]

It's not education that people like this need, it's a little common courtesy and common sense. They lack both.

[@michaelangelos5117]

I used to live in Park City in the 1980s and early 90s. Visited Moab once. I went back to Park City last year and my city was gone. Most of the natural beauty was a strip mall. How can the people of Utah let this happen? Just greedy land developers. Now I'm afraid to go back to Moab because I don't think I will like what I see. People are ruining this planet. Has anybody ever heard of the monkey wrench gang?

[@jacobjames1171]

Oh well. Someday soon someone will decide to build an apartment complex on top of it.

[@blowinshtup6553]

Sad. I came across some guys bouldering on a popular fossil wall here in Golden,Co. The narcissistic stupidity never ends these days.

[@chrismullin8304]

I recently visited Joshua Tree area. Everything outside the actual park boundaries is trashed and destroyed. I was depressed just driving through and seeing the extent of the damage. I try to understand how someone could do these things but can't fathom why.

[@marieknight9385]

Education doesn't work on people who feel entitled to do whatever they want, these people think a simple apology is enough to fix everything then they go and damage something else they'll have to apologize for again

[@samlocoaa1726]

Honest question, what is the actual point of climbing? I honestly just don't get it

[@claudermiller]

Is it just me but are these type of people the most self-absorbed people on earth? Me, me, me, me, me, me!

[@imsunasong3912]

Thank you for caring and wish all did. Your an angel for my future generation to enjoy what is so valuable.

[@Jimbo-pm1dp]

Precious....

[@ck3561]

You can’t fix it, that’s the point it’s history.

[@croiners4166]

Some people have no sense of history at all!

[@sallyransom1223]

they need to stop the climbers

[@scottmetzker9120]

or do back ground checks on climber.

[@jakckt]

Don’t blame all climbers for the actions of one idiot.

[@willam1992]

maybe don't climb near or over ancient petroglyphs then

[@pramodm3540]

Then why don't they put a board saying not to damage the rock as it is a heritage site. No board, no sign and then suddenly a law suit.

[@alextownsend6662]

Oh shut up

[@bardmadsen6956]

Nice sunny spot next to the parking lot exposed before their peers all summer would be a good start.

[@moniquefleming3738]

Why is climbing on this artifact even allowed? Shut down access!

[@evestayplace3705]

Hey guess what... To remove that gear, he had to make the same ILLEGAL climb and step on the glyphs too.

[@scottpatterson8896]

The climb was only 5.3 so they could probably be stepped around.

[@christopherdunlap88]

nice deflection....

[@angeladansie4378]

Yes, one cautious & passionate climber removing the gear to prevent hundreds of careless idiots from following the route & absolutely destroying the wall.

[@mnmdisney]

My first thought...Millennials wanting a insta or tic toc video or pic....

[@stanstenson8168]

Yep. I'd bet that is the only reason they came forward also. I'm sure their stupid-ass picture they took is out there somewhere.

[@jarrodderr]

Another casualty of the destructive thing we call social media. 🤦

[@tammiebroggins]

People have no respect for my people

[@redefiningmyself8598]

Aho, Sister. Many do not respect Turtle Island

[@dherman0001]

This is why our expedition to document sites in the northern Wind River Range will be drone only this summer. We won't be missing any of the Ranges challenges and magnificence by staying well away from sensitive sites. Love the way everyone handled this in the end.

[@peterlewis3715]

All these adult children think about is their own ego. They should get a treadmill and run on it until they feel like they can be responsible adults, then get a tricycle.

[@okthennone]

Why was he climbing the petroglyphs?

[@persevere777]

The new world of ,"Ask for Forgiveness ,Not Permission"

[@joeschlotthauer840]

These are no different from modern day monuments, dedications and grave markers...

[@brianharder7714]

You're right. Doesn't stop BLM rioters from ripping those down, either.

[@blainemitchell]

It's not Education that's needed, it's common sense. I don't climb but would know that is not a place you would go.

[@penni11]

This really pizzes me off!!!!

[@jeeperp3926]

Let me get this straight...the dude finds the bolts WHILE CLIMBING THE VERY SAME WALL CONTAINING THE PETROGLYPHS. Seems like a duche-bag calling out another duche-bag.

[@haljohnson6947]

you dont know what he did, he may have been headed to a climbing wall not related to the petroglyph wall

[@jeeperp3926]

@@haljohnson6947 go back and listen to his words. It’s clear where he was climbing.

[@jeeperp3926]

@Drinking Water With the thousands of climbs available no where near petroglyphs, there is absolutely no reason to be climbing anywhere near them.

[@glasslinger]

ROCK ART: Your guide book to places to go climb!

[@user-gc5ly3tz8l]

I’m happy the responsible party came forward. I’m also glad they kept his identity private. Hopefully he can help fix his mistake, doesn’t receive much punishment aside from community service to assist in repairs, and doesn’t receive much social backlash for his mistake. It was very honorable for him to take responsibility and it doesn’t seem like malice played a part in this situation

[@angelabarnes7588]

How do you fix making those things crumble after thousands of years?

[@bmanagement4657]

A culture of apathy produces..... apathy.

[@RC-fu6hg]

Have they no respect for history? This is disgusting 🤮

[@TheGamersRace]

I mean I could definitely see not knowing about them and missing the glyphs, so I'm glad they took the educational route.

[@cfowler7936]

There is no inch of this world that won't be vandalised or polluted.

[@getchasome6230]

Long hippie hair, john Lennon glasses. Guarantee he voted for joe

[@ez-8238]

Thousand year old rock art mangled by ignorance. Are there no signs saying no climbing?

[@ez-8238]

@Drinking Water people... Common sense? Thats the joke of the century.

[@jeretso]

It was a selfie bolt so you can take a selfie next to glyph. Just ask google or facebook to find the culprit.

[@terryclotf]

boy you know how to do the drama thing. really it will crumble on it's own. hey if it is so important why is someone not watching it 24/7??????????

[@katrinak7394]

Found the ahole.

[@terryclotf]

@@katrinak7394 says the fucking bitch

[@katrinak7394]

@@terryclotf That is some fragile masculinity there. Wow

[@terryclotf]

@@katrinak7394 ok whatever you think. Keep using excuses because you are unable to be a productive member of society.

[@katrinak7394]

@@terryclotf Wow really fragile. LOL

[@Blackwater_House]

There have been some absolutely magnificent natural Rocks, Fossils and examples of Rock Art which are now Lost Forever because of the actions of a few Totally Selfish individuals. Some people have even videotaped themselves doing it and uploaded it to social media sites, just for their 15 Seconds of Fame.

[@howardmulvihill6726]

You don't need to bolt a new route, go climb somewhere else for crying out loud! Eric bjornstad has a book called desert rock. Lots of routes.

[@takeiteasy2530]

So wouldn't these guys have safety bolts there to to get up 40 feet? or are they free climbers

[@bryancooper5495]

How did they get up there to make those drawings?

[@danmeyers708]

It has nothing to do with education, it's about the selfish attitudes of people today! They don't see the history just a place they want to climb

[@amrakarmaMisophoniac]

I left that town... intelligence level too low.

[@dennisfant2620]

Crap! Now so called cancel culture is erasing our physical history! Maybe this person does think about the impact on something this fragile..

[@scarletlegg]

As an amateur archaeologist, I am totally disgusted by the stupidity of some people.

[@OkieDokieSmokie]

"Why are there petroglyphs inside my big ass bomb and how did this guy get in there!?" - America

[@thooke222]

So guy climbing up the petroglyph wall the correct way found evidence of someone climbing up the incorrect way. Shouldn't a wall like that with petroglyphs just not be climbed at all?

[@jenniferv618]

He was on Naked & Afraid as well! He's a hippy guy..

[@LetsFocusOnChrist]

If it isn’t supposed to be climbed on, what was he doing there?

[@marcosdallasguy1313]

Whats going on at the border tho? 🤔

[@howdoyouknow1218]

This spring break season ruined Buckskin Gulch. New graffiti on a daily basis. That area took a beating over the last month. Graffiti on petroglyphs too. Infuriating!!!

[@marcosmota1094]

Shortcuts. These folks have near zero common sense, even to pick up a book. Used to be that paper maps had *"Do's and Don'ts"* or suggestions for how to be a smart, safe, and considerate hiker, climber, and outdoors person. Next, was getting trained by a pro or old timer. Just because an app or map on your phone can help you find cool spots, does NOT mean that you know what you are doing. Some dude and his GF left LA for the the Mojave on a day trip and both ended dead.

[@steven.h0629]

That heavy bolt and steel eye is a perverse contrast onto the ancient carvings, yet it makes a statement to how far we've come as a people.

[@Jimbo-pm1dp]

You mean regressed....

[@cecilgamble9666]

@@Jimbo-pm1dp you are so correct... to do that type of uncaring act proves the mental capacity of the perpetrator was far below those who did the actual stone carving way back when .... Bet this perp touts them self as a progressive

[@dogsense3773]

I'm retired u.s park service, it's not always americans doing this kind of stuff I caught many from other countries many times doing dumb sh-t stuff

[@wetwrks]

I find it interesting...if I go out and carve/paint/mark things out in wilderness I am a vandal and criminal...yet a hundred or a thousand years later and those markings are protected and doing anything that might hurt them becomes the crime.

[@demijour1234]

I love how instead of getting mad and assuming that the person who did it, did it with no care to the preservation. That education is the key which is very true. Stop getting angry and assuming and educate and give the person a lesson to learn. It is so wonderful, the person who did it stepped forward. And see, he did not realize the mistake he made. Educate! Educate! and don't get mad. There is already enough of that in the world.

[@ratedRblazin420]

Ignorance is not a defense in a court of law, and it shouldn't be here either. If this happened, to say, Mount Rushmore can that person just go "oops I didn't know, lets chaulk this up as a learning experience" No. There's thousand year old history and art on those walls, what in God's name would posses you to put bolts and anchors in it? And if it's a tourist attraction that TONS of people visit every year don't you think those bolts and anchors would have already been placed here by someone already. If someone doesn't have basic common sense to realize defacing thousand year old history then they shouldn't be climbing in the first place.

[@demijour1234]

​@@ratedRblazin420 Mount Rushmore is a known landmark. It wasn't maliciously done. There are ppl still able to rock climb in that area. The issue is where you put the anchors. Where that guy put the anchor was not on the art but close to it. If it was a real issue, then there should have been postings about it. I , mean the person who did it, admitted and said they would pay for any damages without even being charged. When does education come in then if we say ignorance is not an excuse. I am sorry but not everyone knows everything about everything out there. Anyways, the point I think they were honestly saying is not to get angry and viciously attack the person that did it. And maybe learn from all this and have them put up signs to where anchors are to go. So we learn to communicate instead of getting angry.

[@Dre1Way]

How did the natives get up there??

[@EmmysVerySeriousVideos]

Now finally that’s a good reason to remove bolts from a route. Tired of hearing these blobs of raging ego being like « I’m chopping off those bolts because my cams will hold » This is a matter of preserving unique ancient history and probably the only time I will agree with destroying someone else’s hard bolting work - because it was preventing the destruction of unique and precious hard work.

[@jeepcommiehunter176]

People are getting dumber and dumber!!

[@ericcampbell9055]

With everything else that's happening in the good ol US of A I'll rate this a 1/10 on the give a fuck meter.

[@cfowler7936]

History always matters. America boasts about it constantly to back any argument they have. How proud they are to be American and how great their history is. Might as well let people climb all over Mount Rushmore National Memorial and let them carve their names and dates into the cliffs. I'm sure over time it will do just fine.

[@GwPoKo]

Person 1 (speaking slowly): "...to a one thousand year old petroglyph site in Moab" Person 2 (Immediately interrupting, speaking as loudly as possible) "FOX13SEPnCerJostsSPOKEWitThTheClimBERWhoDISCOVeredThePROBleM"

[@patglenn7762]

Heartbreaking. But I'm glad the perpetrator came forward and admitted what he had done. This should be educational for all of us climbers.

[@y2kmadd]

The stupidity of people never ceases to amaze.

[@kevin_1230]

Ironic that they are concerned about a 1000 year old Petroglyph yet say nothing when rock is blasted out of the way to make room ''civilization''.

[@doms.6701]

Does this mean some stick figure I make make in a random rock will be guarded in a thousand years?

[@bigjohn2811]

Climbing routes are planned out. You have to be a real DF to not know that the route was was on a petroglyph.

[@b.l.8611]

Terrible. Such disrespect to native Americans.

[@chrism5281]

At least he was man enough to come forward in the end

[@haljohnson6947]

she probably got caught by her instagram photos first.

[@thelasttimeitried]

A less historically damaging story, but there was a local route that was my white whale ... super hard, but super cool. I kept working at it and got closer to getting past the crux each time. I showed up one day and someone had chiseled open the one finger-hold at the crux so they could fit their whole hand into it. It's super-easy now, and nobody climbs it because there's no point. The destructive entitlement of some people blows my mind. I really wish I could find that person.

[@AniDex]

I hope you find them too! That's so shitty! Not everything in life needs training wheels, mfw.

[@thooke222]

What would you do to them when you find them? Chisel their hand into a one- finger width?

[@fishingsparky]

The end was comforting. The climber came forward to see how he can help fix his mistake. To me that's an honest mistake. A stupid mistake but an honest one

[@Omoroseangel]

That's so sad.

[@mikeday62]

If ancient indian 'artists' had been shamed just as we are today, these rock carvings and paintings would never have been created.

[@justindunlap1235]

Perhaps filling the holes with epoxy would prevent water getting in and freezing.