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What Climbers Need to Know About the Budget Reconciliation Bill
Meet Your 2025 Climber Stewards
We’re thrilled to launch our fourth season of the Climber Stewards program, with teams in Indian Creek, the Red River Gorge, and the New River Gorge.
Access Fund Announces Nine Spring 2025 Climbing Conservation Grantees
Access Fund is pleased to announce almost $40,000 in new climbing conservation grants to climbing advocates around the country. Our nine awardees will advance new projects in a parking lot build, road repair, a climbing advocacy summit, human waste solutions, and several large-scale stewardship ...
Latest Information on Bears Ears National Monument Management Plan
The final Bears Ears Management Plan took effect in January, 2025.
Meet Your 2025 Climbing Conservation Team
Challenges Ahead for America’s Climbing
VICTORY! Congress Passes Protecting America's Rock Climbing Act
Chris Schulte: Help Access Fund Keep Climbing Areas Open and Conserved
What Does it Take to Reopen a Closed Crag?
In 2015, the owners of Medicine Wall took drastic measures and closed the crag to the public. They stripped all of the hardware from the wall and local climbers lost a beloved climbing resource. Learn how Access Fund and TCC opened it back up.
Big News: Black Diamond is matching all donations to protect America's climbing!
Access Fund was founded in 1991 to protect America’s climbing. We’ve made so much progress on that front—from passing bills in Congress to buying threatened climbing areas to building sustainable trails—but our work is not done. In fact, it’s just as important as ever.
Hauling Rocks, Building Steps, and Keeping Crags Open
After 10 months, the six expert trailbuilders and conservation specialists who make up our 2024 Conservation Team are wrapping up their year restoring beloved climbing areas. Here’s what they accomplished—thanks to community partnerships and climber support.