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Jun 02, 2021We’re pleased to announce that—with significant assistance from the climbing community—the Town of Estes Park, Colorado has just purchased and permanently protected a portion...
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May 28, 2021Access Fund has teamed up with the University of Utah to conduct a survey of climbers who visit Indian Creek in Southeast Utah. This...
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May 26, 2021We're proud to announce the recipients of the 2020 Climbing Advocate Awards. For over 20 years, Access Fund has been recognizing the outstanding work...
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May 17, 2021On May 7, Yosemite National Park announced a new pilot program requiring Wilderness climbing permits for overnight big wall climbs in the park. While...
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May 11, 2021Devils Tower rises like something otherworldly from the high plains of Wyoming’s Black Hills. Beautiful and striking, it has drawn generations of Indigenous Plains...
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Apr 29, 2021Access Fund and Southeastern Climbers Coalition (SCC) are thrilled to announce the purchase and protection of a major new climbing area—Woodcock Cove—in eastern Tennessee...
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Apr 21, 2021A Discussion on Understanding and Respecting Indigenous Culture Access the discussion on understanding and respecting Indigenous culture, and each other. The panelists discuss practical...
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Apr 19, 2021Access Fund is pleased to announce that it has awarded more than $25,000 in Climbing Conservation Grants to support 10 worthy projects across the...
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Apr 14, 2021We unequivocally condemn the recent actions at Sunshine Wall, near Moab, Utah that compromised the integrity of petroglyphs, sacred Indigenous cultural artifacts. Ancestral Lands...
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