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		willcipriano on March 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Via ferratas are finally catching on in the United... Prior to 1946 there was no wilderness as the BLM didn't exist to define it as such. Or they don't own the definition.

nullindividual on March 2, 2024 [–]

Congress owns the definition via the Wilderness Act, which are tracts of land with no human presence or impact.

Perhaps that will give you context in this discussion.

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