Protect America's Climbing

Today, 1 in 5 climbing areas in the US is threatened.

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© Kai Böttcher | AVP Boulders, VA

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Why Care

Threats to our climbing areas come in many forms—and we must act quickly and nimbly to protect them.

We're loving our climbing areas to death.

Micro Trash. Erosion. Human Waste. Climber impacts on our outdoor landscapes are greater than ever. But there is a solution, and it starts with you.
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Jeff Skalla

Nearly 60% of our climbing areas are on public lands.

A growing movement of law and policy makers at the federal and state levels have launched a systematic attack on our public lands.
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Joe Sambataro | The Homestead, AZ

Sometimes the only way to save a climbing area is to buy it.

Privately owned climbing areas can go up for sale with little or no warning, and when they do, we must act quickly to save them.
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Here's how you can help protect America's climbing.

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SIGN PETITION: Tell Congress to Create Jobs By Restoring Public Lands

We need your help to push Congress to pass legislation that will maintain and improve our public lands while creating jobs for young, out-of-work Americans.
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Jeff Skalla

Tell Congress to Reform Mining and Mineral Leasing Laws That Endanger Public Lands

We need your help to push Congress to reform problematic energy leasing and mining laws that endanger climbing areas and public lands around the country. 
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