VICTORY: Iconic Southeast Bouldering Area Secured
Access Fund and Southeastern Climbers Coalition (SCC) are thrilled to announce the purchase and protection of the iconic Citadel Boulders in Alabama.
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Climbers Buy Index, Washington's Lower Lump
Access Fund and Washington Climbers Coalition (WCC) have purchased a critical swath of the Lower Lump and Inner Walls areas in Index, Washington, putting into place one of the last pieces of the climbing conservation puzzle in the area.
Zachary Lesch-Huie: One day my favorite climbing area went up for sale
When that “For Sale” sign pops up in front of your climbing area, one of the most powerful forms of conservation is to buy it outright for everyone to…
Top 10 Climbing Advocacy Wins of 2022
A new year is on the horizon, and everyone here at Access Fund is focused on what 2023 has in store: new projects, new adventures, and another awesome…
Climbers Donate Land to Grayson Highlands State Park
Access Fund and Central Appalachia Climbers Coalition are thrilled to announce a new land donation to Grayson Highlands State Park, in southwest Virginia.
Sometimes the Only Way to Save a Climbing Area is to Buy It
Imagine climbing with your friends in the woods, on perfect granite blocks, only 20 minutes from downtown Atlanta, and returning a week later to see the…
Climbers Permanently Protect Privately Owned Michigan Crag
Generous Donation Makes Slugg’s Bluff the First Climber-Owned Climbing Area in Michigan The Upper Peninsula Climbers Coalition (UPCC) is thrilled to…
Climbers Buy New Boulder Field in North Carolina
Purchase Secures 32 Acres of Hardwood Forest; More Than 100 Boulder Problems GWALTNEYS TOWNSHIP, N.C. — Carolina Climbers’ Coalition (CCC) and Access…
Energy Development Threatens Climbing in Unaweep Canyon
GRAND JUNCTION, CO — Colorado’s Unaweep Canyon—home to exceptional sandstone and granite climbing—is in the crosshairs of a massive new energy development…