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‘Home Crag’ Highlights the Precarious Future of a Beloved Utah Climbing Spot

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The Utah Department of Transportation has a plan to relieve winter traffic congestion in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Unfortunately, this plan could threaten roadside bouldering and negatively impact the climbing experience in the canyon. Home Crag, from Gnarly Nutrition, produced by Headlamp Studios, and starring Olympic climber Nathaniel ColemanSalt Lake Climbers Alliance executive director Julia Geisler, and USA Climbing CEO Marc Norman, takes viewers inside the fight to protect Little Cottonwood Canyon, a favorite climbing spot just outside Salt Lake City.

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