350 On Belay

This work combines authentic movement with the vertical environment as part of the 350.org Day of Action. Shifts in regional climate have already had direct effects on the practice of rock and ice climbing in the Northeast: wetter summers accelerate lichen growth and reduce the number of days dry to enough to practice the sport, while more frequent winter thaws have rendered ice climbing conditions more fickle and low-lying venues in particular more ephemeral. The climbing community at Middlebury, throughout the Northeast, and at the national and international scales needs to engage with the issue of climate change in a way that acknowledges the environmental impact of our sport while seeking fresh approaches to interacting with the climbing environment in a thoughtful and lasting manner. The Pitchoff Chimney Cliff, located in the Adirondack High Peaks, provides an ideal setting in which to communicate to other climbers the significance of crossing the threshold of 350 parts per million atmospheric C02. As passionate Adirondack climbers, we have a particularly strong interest in reaching out to others who might share an essential need to shelter one of the most meaningful landscapes we can imagine from the degradation of a shifting climate. While collectively the three of us have been to the Pitchoff cliff dozens of times over the past several years, the inspiration to combine climbing with the practice of authentic movement is a direct product of this course, one that could never have been envisioned otherwise.

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