We’ve been doing a lot of reflecting on the growth of climbing and how Access Fund can evolve to meet the growing set of challenges that our community is facing. As part of that endeavor we asked you—the American climbers that we represent—to weigh in and help inform Access Fund’s strategic plan for the next 5 years.

We partnered with Dr. David Carter, assistant professor of public policy at the University of Utah, to launch a national climber survey last fall to gather data on what trends you’re seeing, what is important to you, what concerns you, and where you see Access Fund going in the years ahead to most effectively protect our treasured climbing areas.

There are many other valuable insights from this survey, and you can dive into the full results here. We’re carefully evaluating the results as part of our 5 year strategic planning process. But our promise to you is that despite all of the changes in our community, Access Fund’s mission is still crystal clear: to protect America’s climbing. We will not waver in that focus.

Full Survey Results