Bradley Boulders Closure Update

Bradley Boulders remains closed to climbing.

Bradley Boulders is closed to climbing and will remain closed for the foreseeable future. Please respect the landowners wishes and do not climb here. The Ragged Mountain Foundation has been asked by the New Britain Water Department to respect the climbing closure.  We, the RMF, have had numerous conversations with The City of New Britain officials and Water Department employees and they are not interested in opening climbing at this time. We will continue to work towards solutions that gain access to Bradley and other NBWD lands. We have been working with the Access Fund to explore other possible avenues to gain access to Bradley Boulders.

The reality of the situation is, access does not happen overnight. This will take time, especially with the New Britain Water Department showing no current interest in allowing climbing to happen. It could take years, to be quite frank. Yet that does not mean we are stopping or giving up. On the contrary, we will continue to explore all possible avenues.

Many have reached out asking how they can help. The biggest way you can help right now is to not climb at Bradley. Continuing to climb at Bradley will only further New Britain Water Department's stance on the closure. As climbers, we need to show a unified front. The RMF remains committed to coming up with solutions that the NBWD will listen to, which will hopefully gain access to one of New England’s top bouldering areas.

Another way that you can help right now: We have created a climber questionnaire for you to fill out here. Being able to present information to the City of New Britain about where people are traveling from to climb at Bradley is a big step in showing how important this place is. We will need your help in this process as we continue to move forward and will continue to keep you updated.