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Does Climbing Matter?
Burned up crags. Washed out roads. Ice climbs that no longer form. Increasingly strange and severe weather is already impacting our climbing experience, putting the places we recreate and the sport we love at risk.
Access Fund Announces $36,000 in Climbing Conservation Grants
Since 1991, Access Fund has awarded nearly $1.5 million in Climbing Conservation Grants to fund local climbing conservation projects around the country. Learn more about the most recent round of awardees.
Access Fund; Epic Water Filters; Outside Interactive, Inc. Partner to Keep Crags Clean
Everyone poops, but when you’re climbing outside, where and how you go has an impact on our crags, our waterways, wildlife, and your fellow climbers.
Inspiring Climbing Advocates to Dream Big
How do you build on a program with more than a decade of great results? For the 2023 Access Fund Conservation Teams, the answer is rooted in community.
A Big Year for Access Fund's Conservation Teams
Thanks to support from our sponsors, project partners, and climbers like you, Access Fund was able to deploy four professional trail builders and…
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.
Access Fund to Intervene in Utah Bears Ears Lawsuit
Following the lead of the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and the Pueblo of Zuni, Access Fund filed a motion to intervene in a state of…
Access Fund Announces 2022 Grants to Replace Aging Bolts
Access Fund, in partnership with the American Alpine Club, is proud to award $15,000 in grants to nine local climbing organizations around the country.
8 Epic Climbing Conservation Wins
Eight times climbers went above and beyond in the name of conservation.
Jimmy Chin: Climbing and the Great Environmental Challenges of Our Time
I’ve been an Access Fund member for over a decade, and I’ve seen firsthand how the fight to protect climbing has changed.
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…