Access Fund calls on climbers to weigh in on climbing management proposals for federal lands
Access Fund, the national advocacy organization for sustainable access and conservation of climbing landscapes, is calling on climbers to speak up in response to newly released climbing management guidance from the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture. The ...
Senate Committee Advances Bill Provision Targeting the Roadless Rule
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has advanced legislation that would repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule across most national forests, putting nearly 45 million acres of backcountry landscapes at risk. Many of these roadless areas contain climbing routes, alpine terrain, and remote ...
Stewardship Starts With Listening: A Reflection From Bears Ears
Meaningful stewardship requires listening, learning, and relationship-building. Read reflections from Access Fund’s recent community event centered on Bears Ears and Indigenous leadership.
What Does Repealing the BLM’s Public Lands Rule Mean for Climbing?
The Bureau of Land Management has repealed the Public Lands Rule, weakening a key framework that helped balance conservation, recreation, and land health across millions of acres of public land. For climbers, access depends on far more than whether a cliff remains open—it relies on sustainable ...
Access Fund Announces Fifteen Spring 2026 Climbing Conservation Grantees
Access Fund is pleased to announce over $40,000 in new climbing conservation grants to climbing advocates around the country. Our fifteen awardees will advance new projects in climbing access protection, educational signage, human waste management, and trail accessibility, along with other general ...
What Does the USFS Reorganization Mean for Climbing?
The U.S. Forest Service has announced a major reorganization that will reshape how national forests are managed—closing 70% of research facilities and restructuring leadership. With roughly 30% of America’s climbing taking place in national forests, these changes raise real concerns about ...
Meet Your 2026 Field Teams
We’re excited to introduce our 2026 field teams: a dedicated group of trailbuilders, conservation specialists, and on-the-ground educators working across the country to protect the places we love to climb.
Top 10 Climbing Advocacy Victories of 2025
From launching a new location of Climber Stewards to thousands of feet of sustainable trails constructed, join us in celebrating another incredible year of American climbing advocacy.
Access Fund Expands Climber Steward Program to Washington
Access Fund Seeks to Renew Elite Land Trust Accreditation
Access Fund is pleased to announce that it is seeking renewal of its national land trust accreditation. Access Fund was first awarded the distinctive seal of the Land Trust Accreditation Commission in 2015, confirming that it met a rigorous standard of excellence for land conservation.
Western Massachusetts Climbers’ Coalition and Access Fund Secure New England Crag
