What is Friends Of Pinnacles relationship to the park?
Friends Of Pinnacles was established in 1990 as a climber group focusing on the Pinnacles. As things have progressed FOP has become more sensitive to any issues that might affect climbers. As we have expanded our focus we have also grown more sensitive to general issues the Park Service itself faces. We are proud to say that our relationship with the park has only improved over time and that we manage to stay in frequent contact. We are interested in the Park’s issues and they are interested in ours. The short answer is: we are not “officially” associated with Pinnacles National Park, but unofficially our relationship is very good and continues to improve. FOP will continue to operate as a non-profit organization whose primary goal is to facilitate communication between the Park and the climbing community, but we will always welcome other park users and assist where we can.
