Stronger Together: More Support for Local Climbing Through Joint Membership
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Recent Posts
Access Fund Grants $30,000 to Support Climbing Area Conservation
Access Fund is pleased to announce $30,484 in new climbing conservation grants to climbing advocates around the country.
Meet Your 2026 Field Teams
We’re excited to introduce our 2026 field teams: a dedicated group of trailbuilders, conservation specialists, and on-the-ground educators working across the country to protect the places we love to climb.
What Climbers Should Know about the Land Swap Happening in Yosemite
Yosemite National Park is one of America’s most treasured public lands, and a place that has shaped generations of climbers. I’m very fortunate to live in the Eastern Sierra, with Yosemite in my backyard. So, when the news broke a few weeks ago about a potential land exchange between Kingsbarn ...
Access Fund Sues Trump Administration For Reduction of Bears Ears National Monument
Access Fund filed a motion on September 2 challenging President Trump’s unlawful reduction of Bears Ears National Monument, which strips protections from more than 1.2 million acres of culturally significant public lands and world-class climbing.
Staff Spotlight: Brian Tickle, National Acquisitions & Texas Regional Director
Go behind the scenes with Brian Tickle to discover how Access Fund protects climbing access through land acquisitions, partnerships, and long-term conservation.
Federal Draft Climbing Management Guidance FAQ
Understand the draft climbing guidance, why fixed anchors matter, who it affects, and how climbers can help shape the future of climbing access.
Access Fund calls on climbers to weigh in on climbing management proposals for federal lands
Access Fund, the national advocacy organization for sustainable access and conservation of climbing landscapes, is calling on climbers to speak up in response to newly released climbing management guidance from the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture. The ...
Senate Committee Advances Bill Provision Targeting the Roadless Rule
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has advanced legislation that would repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule across most national forests, putting nearly 45 million acres of backcountry landscapes at risk. Many of these roadless areas contain climbing routes, alpine terrain, and remote ...
Stewardship Starts With Listening: A Reflection From Bears Ears
Meaningful stewardship requires listening, learning, and relationship-building. Read reflections from Access Fund’s recent community event centered on Bears Ears and Indigenous leadership.
What Does Repealing the BLM’s Public Lands Rule Mean for Climbing?
The Bureau of Land Management has repealed the Public Lands Rule, weakening a key framework that helped balance conservation, recreation, and land health across millions of acres of public land. For climbers, access depends on far more than whether a cliff remains open—it relies on sustainable ...
Access Fund Announces Fifteen Spring 2026 Climbing Conservation Grantees
Access Fund is pleased to announce over $40,000 in new climbing conservation grants to climbing advocates around the country. Our fifteen awardees will advance new projects in climbing access protection, educational signage, human waste management, and trail accessibility, along with other general ...