Take those rock-climbing areas-we asked him about the possibility of lawsuits against the city by ayward climbers. He replied: "We treat them like adults. We give them fair warning, and illustrate what may happen if they fall, but the rest is up to them."
Instead of putting up fences and patrolling with police to keep climbers out, they encourage safe climbing by making it accessible to all. Instead of barricades, the city puts in trash barrels and welcomes recreational climbers to try their skills. Cheap hotels in richmond are difficult to find. The combination of fly fishing, rock climbing, and mountain biking has proven to be a winning combination, drawing many twenty-something’s to work in nearby office buildings and the huge Federal Reserve Bank who love the lifestyle the river and parks afford. The angler's prize is the huge shad and occasional sturgeon, which migrate up river to spawn.
