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colorado yooper wrote:Clemson- the Pikes Peak Hwy is managed by teh City of Colorado Springs not the Forest Service. And while I still wait to see Chris D's movie he did use a video camera in a Wilderness Area which is against the rules, as is using anything with wheels or motors. That's what makes it wilderness. Unless we had special permission we couldn't use chainsaws to fight a wildfire in a wilderness area but were limited to hand tools. I wonder if they need a permit to drive on the road from COS and then another permit from the USFS to crash a car off the road. I wonder if it will be stunt doubles and the stars? It could be a fun time to hike for autographs... Paul Walker was the pace car driver for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb a couple of years ago and was pretty smooth on his way to the top.
You're right, I totally forgot it was a wilderness area issue and not a National Forest issue. (I'll blame the early hour and lack of caffeine ). As for Davenport's movie... it did get posted online several months ago, although I'm not sure whether it was just a temporary release or if it's still available.
I was just reading on the Gazette's site that the highway and north slopes area is to be closed on Friday, Sept. 6 and Tuesday, Sept. 10, rather than Sept. 6 through the 10th. I think that they are still planning to keep the highway open for tourism/hiking over the weekend.
clemsonmtneer wrote:Ridiculous that a Fast and Furious movie can be filmed on forest service land atop a 14k peak, yet Chris Davenport is prohibited by the forest service from releasing his ski the 14ers film and making money off of it.
Permits, son.
I am unable to walk away from the mountain without climbing it. An unclimbed mountain tugs at my consciousness with the eternal weight of time itself. Until I've pressed my face into it's alpine winds, hugged it's ancient granite walls, and put it's weathered summit beneath my heal I'm unable to resist it's attraction.Knowing nature gives the mountain more time than she gives us adds urgency to the obsession. As has been said before; the mountain doesn't care.
The filmmakers have to be paying ridiculously large amounts of money to the highway organization (i.e. the city of Colorado Springs) to close it. It's always been a commercial venture, after all.
Climbing at altitude is like hitting your head against a brick wall — it's great when you stop. -- Chris Darwin
I'm pretty tired. I think I'll go home now. -- Forrest Gump
George Kaplan wrote:I was just reading on the Gazette's site that the highway and north slopes area is to be closed on Friday, Sept. 6 and Tuesday, Sept. 10, rather than Sept. 6 through the 10th. I think that they are still planning to keep the highway open for tourism/hiking over the weekend.
). As for Davenport's movie... it did get posted online several months ago, although I'm not sure whether it was just a temporary release or if it's still available.
