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Clients are
responsible for providing transportation for themselves and
their guide at the start and completion of their scheduled course.
However, we understand that there are several instances where
this may not be possible: In the case of minors, those without
a vehicle, or where a family member or traveling companion would
be stranded if the client used their vehicle. We will make every
effort to accommodate our clients in these instances. Please
let us know if you will be without a vehicle for the day so
we may plan accordingly.
Transportation Alternatives
Acadia National Park, like most national parks, suffers under
the burden of increasing vehicular traffic. Acadia’s
narrow roads and limited parking areas require all of us,
especially those that operate commercially within its borders,
to recognize this problem and take proactive steps to help
alleviate it. For our part, Atlantic Climbing School has made
it a company policy to use the ISLAND
EXPLORER shuttle bus system (a free, propane-powered
service operating throughout the National Park and Mount Desert
Island) as much as possible. Currently, the Explorer’s
limited schedule severely restricts the practicality of using
it effectively for our course transportation needs. Our goal,
however, as the system and its schedule expands, is to ultimately
use the Island Explorer exclusively and not add a single private
vehicle to Acadia’s roadways.
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