News
Photo Courtesy of:Jerry Dodrill | Sierras, CA
Get the latest climbing access news from around the country. If you're not already signed up to receive Access Fund e-mail action alerts and monthly eNewsletters, then you can sign up here.
-
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...
Read Now -
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...
Read Now -
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 ascent...
Read Now -
Jan 09, 2020Access Fund is excited to announce the launch of a new education initiative this month—the InsideOut® Challenge—to help indoor climbing gyms raise awareness around...
Read Now -
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 Trail...
Read Now -
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...
Read Now -
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%...
Read Now -
Nov 19, 2019Access Fund, Western Massachusetts Climbers Coalition (WMCC), and Ragged Mountain Foundation are pleased to announce the acquisition of Hanging Mountain, a new climbing area...
Read Now -
Nov 08, 2019Last month, thousands of climbers joined forces with other conservationists and Native American tribes to save Oak Flat (Chi'chil Bildagoteel) outside Phoenix, Arizona. This...
Read Now