Meet Your Fall 2025 Climber Stewards
We’re thrilled to launch our fifth year of the Climber Stewards program, with teams in Indian Creek, Red River Gorge, New River Gorge, and our NEW Red Rock program.
Filtered by Category: Stewardship&Conservation
Recent Posts
Access Agreement Secured for Little Brushy Climbing Area in Tennessee
Access Fund Expands Climber Steward Program to Red Rock
Alex Honnold: Help Access Fund Protect Public Lands
How Wildfires in the Southeast are Impacting Climbing
The Past, Present and Future of Red Rock
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 ...
Meet Your 2025 Climbing Conservation Team
Chris Schulte: Help Access Fund Keep Climbing Areas Open and Conserved
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.