Access Fund Gives $30K in Conservation Grants
Putting our donations and membership dollars to work, Access Fund has given 2023 conservation grants to 10 local climbing organizations.
Access Protection
Does Climbing Matter?
A climbing advocate asks what climbing means given the context of the great environmental challenges of our time.
How the Access Fund Saves Climbing Areas
The Access Fund does many things, but one of their most effective strategies has been to help local climbing organizations acquire and protect threatened climbing areas.
Updated: The World’s Longest Gondola May Soon Loom Over Little Cottonwood Canyon
If Utah’s Department of Transportation can get funding for it.
Central Spain Offers World Class Climbing, but Whether Crags Will Remain Open Is up to Climbers
As the crag came into view, their spirits soared, then quickly sank: “We began to notice that something was missing,” Tighe said. “The first two bolts from every route.”
Little Cottonwood Canyon Boulders in Danger of Demolition
Gnarly Nutrition’s new film, “Home Crag,” profiles the embattled canyon, which plays a centering role for the Salt Lake climbing community.
Access Fund Sues After Trump Initiates Transfer of Oak Flat in Final Days
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Buckeye Knob and Denny Cove Paid Off and Permanently Protected
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The New River Gorge is Now a National Park
The climbing destination is the United States’ newest National Park.
CRAG-Vermont and Access Fund Permanently Protect Bolton Dome
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How COVID-19 Is Crushing Our Climbing Areas
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Access Fund Action Alert: Tell Congress to Reform Mining and Mineral Leasing Laws That Endanger Public Lands
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Access Fund: Save Exit 38 Crags at Mount Washington
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Access Fund Purchases Climbing Areas Outside Leavenworth, Washington
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Q&A: Access Fund Policy Director Erik Murdock Explains the Bitterroots Climbing Ban
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Access Fund Action Alert: Bitterroot National Forest Bans New Bolts and First Ascents
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