What appears to be a prank has led to some backlash from a First Nation and the climbing community.
Along the Sea to Sky Highway, hanging from the rockface of The Papoose near Shannon Falls, a hollowed-out red Volkswagen Beetle is hanging on the cliff face.
The Squamish Nation does not find it amusing.
“To utilize such a sacred mountain that’s ever so precious to our people and its history and the connectivity we have to the land as Sḵwx̱wú7mesh people, but not only that, B.C. Canadian residents of such beauty, and at a time of protecting the environment and looking at how we take care of not only each other but taking care of the land and the beauty that it is,” Sxwíxwtn, Wilson Williams, council chairperson of the Squamish Nation, said.
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Though no one has taken responsibility, UBC engineering students have a long-standing tradition of these stunts. Volkswagens have hung from the Lions Gate and Golden Gate Bridge, the PNE Rollercoaster and the UBC Clock Tower.
The Papoose is popular with climbers and the area is now closed until the vehicle is removed.
Some in the climbing community aren’t impressed with the stunt.
“If you’re walking along the trail at the bottom, well, OK, 10 seconds and you’re underneath it and then you’re gone,” climber Anders Ourom said.
“I don’t think I’d be climbing under it right now, especially if it was a windy day or something like that.
The Ministry of Parks told Global News that this is a serious incident, and B.C. Parks is taking appropriate steps to address it and has asked the RCMP and park rangers to investigate.
B.C. Parks says it is working on a plan to remove the vehicle, which is expected to be done within the next few days
There is no word yet on how much it will cost and who will pay the bill.
“ Yawn yet you reply” 😂 look who is talking. 🙄 You replied first and reply as much as anyone. 😜 But when you do it’s ok and when others do it they are the losers. Talk about a being a hypocrite.
You need to look in a mirror. Your lack of self perspective is astounding. You’ve now Nothing but lame insults about things you know nothing about. Apparently you’ve given up all rationale argument and the presentation of any fact. Fact
– Insults and name calling in arguments is actually what the losers do. But it’s fine you can just keep discrediting yourself and any arguments that you make.
You seem to be good at it:
Bob B – Yawn yet you reply 🤣 Dude you’re such an inbred fool it’s hilarious. It’s not surprising that you’re a mountain biker. Everyone I’ve met in Vancouver that’s a mountain biker is always the biggest loser. They’re totally the guys that think they’re cool but nobody else does. Just like you thinking that you’re smart but you’re obviously not. You’re just another N A Z I coward talking trash on the internet about anyone that’s not white. So predictable
Yawn at JV, just more blah blah meaningless insults nonsense about people he actually knows nothing about.
I highly suspect that he is projecting his personal life negative experiences onto others as means to redirect his own dissatisfaction with his own life.
Lol
Bob B is upset because a native guy stole his girlfriend back in 1983 and he hasn’t been laid since…
…and she was ugly
Rose E – Well if their intention was to get themselves in the news to trigger a bunch of whitebread losers like you then they did a great job! Look at you guys jumping up and down like some toddlers that just pissed their pants. Why would first nations pay for the removal? That’s what your tax dollars are for dumbass. Too funny 🤣
It they can get themselves in the news , they will lay claim to anything they think is important to non natives of this country, so now make a big deal out of a car hanging on a cliff, but do not see them working on the removal.
Protect the land ?? We have all seen the land on most reserves, don’t see any “protection” there “
Everything is sacred to natives.
So why are they doing nothing but complaining? If they really care about the mountain, then they would be offering their resources to removing it. Just more entitlement from the Native reserves.
Why is Global putting them first? The hiking community is much more important and should have a bigger voice. Do the natives climb the mountain?
Blah Blah, “ a sacred mountain that’s ever so precious to our people and its history and the connectivity” blah blah
No mention of exactly how or why this is sooooo precious. There are thousands of these rock faces all over BC.
Just more random vague statements about its cultural value without any context so as to try to lay some kind of claim over it.
Like Joffrey Lake, I guess we should soon be expecting Shannon Falls Provincial Park to be adding an entrance fee and be closed for key months of the year for more made up cultural reasons.