land acquisition & protection

The Access Fund recognizes that there will be times when a climbing area is so severely threatened that the climbing community must act swiftly to protect valuable climbing resources and environments. For this reason, the Access Fund provides resources (including grants) for direct acquisitions, leases, easements and other land conservation tactics.

In addition to funding, the Access Fund also provides education resources and other assistance to help equip local climbing organizations to successfully acquire and manage private land. These resources include guidance on everything from strategic planning, transaction management, due diligence, private and public fundraising, liability protection, property management, neighbors, parking, waivers, trespassing, and much more. 

Since 1990, the Access Fund has assisted with 34 acquisitions through the Access Fund Climbing Preservation Grant Program, helping to preserve over 6,500 acreas of land for climbing. See acquisition history to learn more about the climbing community’s accomplishments across the country.

For more information, contact our Access Director, Joe Sambataro, at joe@accessfund.org or (303) 545-6772, ext. 112.