Tim Peterson | 4:50 p.m. Jan. 7, 2008
Tell the whole story - Climbing on any named feature at Arches was banned a day after egomaniac climber Dean Potter solo free climbed Delicate Arch in May 2006 with two photographers and a videographer in tow. Potter knew his climb was legal at the time - he claims he didn't know that he'd be universally panned for the stunt. Case in point - show the world that it needs regulations and regulations will follow - sometimes more severely than wanted...

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Yosemite National Park ranger Jesse McGahey, right, talks to climbers Erik Cornell, left, and Ruth Spivey on a trail at base of Cathedral Peak. McGahey wants to teach climbers how to develop their technical skills without damaging the peak.

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