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Access
Awareness is the first step to continue accesibility to our most treasured climbing areas. To learn more, visit the Access Fund, the only national advocacy organization that keeps climbing areas open and conserves the climbing environment.
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 Access Fund signs MOU with National Park Service
The Access Fund announces today that, after six years of collaborative negotiations, it has finalized and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Park Service (NPS). The newly signed MOU frames a cooperative relationship between the climbing community and the National Park Service. It outlines the common interests that the parties share — such as conservation and planning — as well as how they will work together to reach common goals.  Access Fund and Washington Climbers Coalition Secure an Option to Purchase Lower Index Town Wall in Washington
The Access Fund announced today (May 26, 2009) that an option agreement to purchase the 20-acre private inholding at the Lower Index Town Walls of Snohomish County, Washington has been secured. This popular rock climbing area boasts several hundred quality granite climbing routes and is only an hour drive from Seattle.  Rock Fall at North Table Mountain, Golden, Colorado
Pat Adams of Boulder Colorado noticed on Saturday, May 16th 2009, that the top twenty feet of Elephantiasis (5.13), a popular route at the Quarry Wall, has fallen off taking two bolts and the anchor with it. Adams, who works at the University of Colorado, said in an email "I am glad no one was injured but there could be more to come."  ACCESS PAN AMERICA TO BE FIRST EVER HEMISPHERIC-WIDE ACCESS MEETING
SQUAMISH, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AUGUST 12-16, 2009 - Access Pan America (accesspanamerica.com) will bring together activists from all the Americas to create the only organization dedicated exclusively to protecting climber access in the Western Hemisphere. The meetings are open, all climbers are welcome and urged to participate.  Preserve Rock Canyon, Utah
Rock Canyon, adjacent to Provo, is under SERIOUS THREAT of being ruined by a mining operation. Locals as well as people from afar are inspired by its beauty and value the multitude of natural resources for hikers, climbers, bikers and those interested in geology, wildlife, and other nature interests. Please visit: preserverockcanyon.com for more information  Help Reopen Williamson Rock to Climbing
Williamson Rock is located at the 7000ft elevation in the Angeles National Forest, one hour North of Los Angeles on Highway 2. It is a natural outcrop with more than 300 sport routes on a group of granite formations. The setting is pristine wilderness near a stream surrounded by pines and beautiful views.  Telluride Colorado's Bridal Veil Falls Re-Opened to Climbing
Standing 365 feet over Telluride's Box Canyon, Bridal Veil Falls is Colorado's tallest free falling waterfall, and some would argue, one of the most classic and difficult ice climbs in the country. And it has been closed to climbing for the better part of a few decades, with the exception of a few brief openings.  Climbing Areas in Utah Still Threatened By Oil and Gas Leases
12/02/08 - Several climbing areas are on the auction block and your comments are needed to protect against new roads, large truck traffic, and industrial activity and infrastructure at climbing areas in Tusher Canyon, Courthouse Pasture, and Hell Roaring Canyon north of Moab.  Looking Glass Outfitters Helps Complete Purchase of Laurel Knob
Looking Glass Outfitters, western North Carolina’s renowned climbing-specialty outdoor store, raised over $1600 for the Carolina Climbers Coalition to help finalize their purchase of Laurel Knob.  STASH... OR TRASH?
Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) since the mid-1990s, has witnessed a hard-bouldering explosion, with unprecedented numbers of double-digit problems going up. Beginning in 2002, Evans, too, has seen a bouldering boom. With their delicate, high-alpine tundra, both areas (as bouldering venues) face similar impact issues, including litter, soil erosion and compaction, and social trails. But today, the biggest hot-button issue seems to be pad stashing.  COLORADO COMPROMISE - Developers sacrifice 25 routes to save 20
FOR A TOWN OF 6,000 PEOPLE, Carbondale, Colorado, nestled at the foot of Mount Sopris and hard by the confl uence of the Crystal and Roaring Fork rivers, has a high concentration of climbers. Its proximity to Rifle Mountain Park (50 minutes) and a goodly bit of alpine and ice climbing, as well as its onetime status as home to two major climbing publications, has drawn a disproportionate number of rock jocks. 9/22/08 - The Niagara Parks Commission has recently released a draft of their Land Management Plan on their website which has a recommendation to eliminate bouldering in the future to reduce environmental impact. 8/29/08 - Just weeks after Petzl's RocTrip (July 23-27, 2008) it was announced that the alpine jewel of Austria is to be destroyed and used for construction materials.  YOU DOWN WITH BPA?
TYPICALLY AN ENVIRONMENTALLY MINDED GROUP, we climbers have long been ahead of the curve when it comes to reducing plastic and other waste — and have made a huge step by drinking from mostly reusable polycarbonate water bottles (i.e., the iconic Nalgene sippers). And though said bottles are good for the environment, reducing waste and encouraging us to use clean, cheap tap water (visit tappening.com), it seems they might not be so great for our health. 7/15/08 - Minnewaska State Park, which hosts numerous 50 foot crags on 200 foot quartzite cliffs – part of the greater Shawangunk Ridge (the Gunks) – is revising its Master Plan and potentially significantly expanding climbing opportunities in the Shawangunk region. 5/13/08 - Speakers to Share Best Practices in Creating Alliances Between Business and Non-Profits - Petzl, a leading manufacturer of hands-free lighting™ and technical climbing gear, and Utah Open Lands (UOL), a non-profit land trust conservation association, are once again joining forces at this year’s Southwest Land Trust Conference to be held in Park City, Utah. 10/23/07 - By joining forces in the Red River Gorge for this year’s annual Rocktoberfest fundraiser and climber’s festival, Petzl and the RRGCC raised over $32,000, more than tripling the initial goal of raising up to $10,000 for the RRGCC, and rendering a ten-fold increase over the event’s earnings in 2006. 1/05/07 - The new Gallatin National Forest travel plan severely threatens access to the world-class ice climbing in Hyalite Canyon near Bozeman, Montana. Any climbers interested in this area can help by taking the short, secure survey posted on www.hyalitecanyon.com. 11/10/06 - In the last couple of years, climbers in the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado have taken to developing the various crags that surround the area, though the history of rock climbing here goes back at least 40 years, and longer on the high peaks. 5/16/06 - We are having an event in the Gunks on May 27 to raise funds to help with the efforts to open The Waterworks, a great new bouldering area. 5/3/06 - Climbers' input is needed to insure that climbing is listed as an official activity of the North Jersey Highlands. 5/3/06 - The Bush administration is proposing the sale of 200,000 acres out of 304,000 acres of eligible public National Forest land in 31 states to fund a law requiring the government help pay for school and public services in rural parts of the country. 5/3/06 - Climbers are being cut out of City of Rocks Climbing Management Plan (CMP) revision and your voice is needed to call Congress urging a more reasonable National Park Service (NPS) management alternative that eases the absolute climbing ban on the Twin Sisters. 8/25/05 - The Access Fund has awarded $25,757 in its second round of grant funding for 2005 bringing total for the year to $68,757 across 15 grants. 7/01/05 - Boulder, CO, June 22, 2005 - On May 25, 2005, Arizona’s Senator Kyl and Congressman Renzi introduced identical land exchange bills into Congress. According to the Access Fund this moves Resolution Copper Company (RCC) one step closer to destroying the publicly-owned Oak Flat area East of Phoenix. |
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