Access Fund

And up to $30k more in Access Fund Climbing Conservation Grants may still be awarded this year.

A potential light at the end of the tunnel on Bears Ears litigation.

“The lack of infrastructure and heavy use at Lover’s Leap have led to impacts that are nearly beyond repair,” says Samantha Heacock, former Executive Director of CRAGS. “The only way to get ahead of this situation is by bringing in professional trail crews.”

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An urgent Action Alert from the Access Fund.

Caldwell: “Climbers are the eyes and the ears of the mountains.”

The time is now to discuss and plan for both the excitement and challenges our community will face.

The new management plan, which only covers 15% of the original monument landscape, fails the climbing community, the environment, and Native American Tribes.

Sasha DiGiulian and Tommy Caldwell team up with Access Fund and NativesOutdoors, led by Len Necefer, to discuss land management and how climbers can do a better job at interacting with Native Lands and Communities.

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Sponsored by Outdoor Research.

Each June, climbers are asked to voluntarily refrain from climbing Mato Tipila, also known as Devils Tower.