4 Easy Ways to Be a Low-Impact Hero on Desert Climbing Trips
When it comes to protecting climbing landscapes, Access Fund has your back on the big stuff, like buying threatened crags, influencing policy in…
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Climbing Advocacy 101: How to Make a Difference
America’s climbing areas face serious threats. Access Fund is a constant watchdog for critical conservation and access threats to climbing areas, and our…
Taking the Lead on Climbing’s Biggest Challenges
It’s so fulfilling when a plan comes together. Picking a route, finding the right time, dialing in the right gear, and then getting ready for the send—it’s such a sweet moment when you execute the plan to perfection and take in the views from the top.
Access Fund Responds to Proposed Closure of Climbing at Massacre Rocks
This is a special and unique place, and we urge the climbing community to respect the decision proposed by the Bureau of Land Management.
VICTORY: New National Monument Protects America's Climbing Legacy
Monument Conserves Camp Hale; Surrounding Landscape On October 12, President Joe Biden announced the designation of Camp Hale-Continental Divide…
Climber Stewards: Indian Creek Season Kickoff
The Indian Creek Climber Stewards are back in action—inspiring climbers to adopt a conservation mindset every time they go climbing.
Brink of Extinction: Climbers Help Bring Peregrine Falcons Back to El Capitan
Climbers played an important role in this recovery and continue to play a key role in protecting peregrines by respecting seasonal closures and helping to monitor nests.
Climbers: Putting Conservation Into Action
It’s why climbers were at the heart of the effort to pass the Wilderness Act, establishing the means to protect wide swaths of America’s wildlands. And…
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…
Pitch in at a Crag Near You for National Public Lands Day
But if you ask us, joining our Conservation Teams or your local climbing organization ( LCO) for a stewardship event is up there at the top of the list.…
Access Fund and Backcountry Award More Than $30,000 in Climbing Conservation Grants
Access Fund, with the generous support of Backcountry, is pleased to announce $30,000 in climbing conservation grants. These grants will help bring ten…
Breaking News: Access Fund Will Fight New Bears Ears Lawsuit
Bears Ears is a sacred landscape to Native American Tribes and home to world class rock climbing visited by climbers from around the world.