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Jan 24, 2020For the last two years, Access Fund has been fighting off attempts by the Department of Justice to transfer and to outright dismiss its...
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Jan 20, 2020Access Fund is excited to announce the opening of Inks Ranch in Texas for the inaugural Inks Ranch Climbing Festival. This historic cattle ranch...
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Jan 10, 2020Access Fund is excited to announce that it will increase its Climbing Conservation Grant Program again this year, and is now awarding $60,000 a year...
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Jan 10, 2020Lover’s Leap outside Tahoe, California has been deteriorating under a dramatic increase in climber traffic. This popular granite climbing area saw its first...
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Jan 09, 2020Access Fund is excited to announce the launch of a new education initiative this month—the InsideOut® Challenge—to help indoor climbing...
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Jan 06, 2020Access Fund is thrilled to announce that the Hell’s Kitchen bouldering area outside Chattanooga, Tennessee is now permanently protected as part of Cumberland...
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Dec 16, 2019This year, Access Fund is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Climbing Conservation Loan Program, which has helped purchase 26 climbing areas across the country,...
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Dec 16, 2019We’re psyched to announce that twenty-two new boulders have been opened at Old Wauhatchie Pike in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the area is now 100%...
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Nov 20, 2019Access Fund, Western Massachusetts Climbers Coalition (WMCC), and Ragged Mountain Foundation are pleased to announce the acquisition of Hanging Mountain, a new climbing...
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