Advocate Spotlight: Ryan Kuehn
Ryan got his trailwork start in 2013 with the ACE Conservation Corps before joining the Boulder Climbing Community’s (BCC) Front Range Climbing Stewards…
Recent Posts
Access Fund and Backcountry Award More Than $30,000 in Climbing Conservation Grants
Access Fund, with the generous support of Backcountry, is pleased to announce $30,000 in climbing conservation grants. These grants will help bring ten…
Breaking News: Access Fund Will Fight New Bears Ears Lawsuit
Bears Ears is a sacred landscape to Native American Tribes and home to world class rock climbing visited by climbers from around the world.
Why the Inflation Reduction Act Matters for Climbers
After a months of projecting, our federal leaders clipped the chains on America’s biggest investment in climate action ever: the Inflation Reduction Act.
Climbers Rally to Restore Popular Midwest Climbing Area
Recently, they completed a three-week crag rehabilitation project in Pictured Rocks, Iowa, where the small-but-mighty climbing community there blew them…
Advocate Spotlight: Donald Grant
It would be hard to overstate the effort and work Donald “DJ” Grant has put into fostering a more equitable and inclusive climbing community across the…
Behind the Bolt Hanger: How to Deal with Good Bolts Gone Bad
If you’ve been climbing long enough, you’ve probably found yourself looking up at an amazing rock face and wondering: how old are those bolts up there?
Advocate Beta - August
The latest news for local climbing organizations.
Climbers Mobilize for Sustainable Access in Black Canyon
Frequently bold, often difficult, and always thrilling, the Black Canyon is internationally known as one of America’s most adventurous and wild climbing…
LCO 101: The Best Ways for LCOs and Gyms to Work Together
Based on survey results and the expert opinion of an LCO board member/gym manager, here are the top ways gyms and LCOs can support each other.
Climbers Buy New Boulder Field in North Carolina
Purchase Secures 32 Acres of Hardwood Forest; More Than 100 Boulder Problems GWALTNEYS TOWNSHIP, N.C. — Carolina Climbers’ Coalition (CCC) and Access…
Access Fund Visits White House to Represent Climbers’ Interests
Interagency Council Reestablished to Understand and Promote America’s Recreation Opportunities BOULDER, COLO. — Today, Access Fund and other outdoor…