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Climbers balk as feds seek to shut down roped activity in two popular canyons near Moab

(Courtesy photo by BASE Jump Moab) Andy Lewis, a Moab-based BASE jumping guide, and a client leap into Mineral Canyon for a parachute ride at a site called the Fruit Bowl. The BLM is now seeking to ban "aerial" sports, including slacklining and climbing, throughout Mineral and neighboring Hell Roaring Canyon to protect sensitive wildlife.

(Courtesy photo by BASE Jump Moab) Andy Lewis, a Moab-based BASE jumping guide, and a client leap into Mineral Canyon for a parachute ride at a site called the Fruit Bowl. The BLM is now seeking to ban "aerial" sports, including slacklining and climbing, throughout Mineral and neighboring Hell Roaring Canyon to protect sensitive wildlife.