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Access 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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Access Fund is excited to announce that it will increase its Climbing Conservation Grant Program again this year, and is now awarding $60,000 a...
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Lover’s Leap outside Tahoe, California has been deteriorating under a dramatic increase in climber traffic. This popular granite climbing area saw its first ascent...
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Access 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...
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Access Fund is thrilled to announce that the Hell’s Kitchen bouldering area outside Chattanooga, Tennessee is now permanently protected as part of Cumberland Trail...
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This year, Access Fund is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Climbing Conservation Loan Program, which has helped purchase 26 climbing areas across the...
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We’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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Access Fund, Western Massachusetts Climbers Coalition (WMCC), and Ragged Mountain Foundation are pleased to announce the acquisition of Hanging Mountain, a new climbing area...
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Last month, thousands of climbers joined forces with other conservationists and Native American tribes to save Oak Flat (Chi'chil Bildagoteel) outside Phoenix, Arizona. This...
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