Climbers Rally to Restore Popular Midwest Climbing Area
Recently, they completed a three-week crag rehabilitation project in Pictured Rocks, Iowa, where the small-but-mighty climbing community there blew them…
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Advocate Spotlight: Donald Grant
It would be hard to overstate the effort and work Donald “DJ” Grant has put into fostering a more equitable and inclusive climbing community across the…
Behind the Bolt Hanger: How to Deal with Good Bolts Gone Bad
If you’ve been climbing long enough, you’ve probably found yourself looking up at an amazing rock face and wondering: how old are those bolts up there?
Access Fund Brings Climbing Advocates Together for Fixed Anchor Conference
Climbing advocates from across the country gathered at the Petzl Technical Institute for a weekend of learning, collaboration, and fellowship centered…
Advocate Spotlight: Greg German
Whether they know it or not, anyone doing bolt replacement work at their local crag has likely been influenced by Greg German’s contributions to the…
Protecting Climbing Starts with Us: A Message from Conrad Anker
Access Fund is on the front lines fighting to keep the gates to climbing open, but success has become more complicated. As threats to the land increase,…
Act Now: Protect Clean Air in California's Climbing Areas
Climbers from around the world visit California’s national parks and wilderness areas to enjoy some of the world’s best climbing, from Yosemite to Joshua…
Crag Dogs: Acceptable or Not?
It’s a hotly contested topic among climbers, not far behind the “gates in or gates out” debate. We aren’t here to condemn or condone, but rather to offer…
Texas Climbers Embrace Mentorship in Route Development
Over the course of the weekend, mentor-mentee teams put up dozens of routes, including traditionally protected splitters, bolted face climbs, and gnarly offwidths.