Access Fund

Non-Profit Partner

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Founded in 1991, Access Fund represents millions of climbers nationwide in all forms of climbing: rock climbing, ice climbing, mountaineering, and bouldering. We are a community of climbing advocates who love our climbing landscapes and the experiences they offer—and we are willing and committed to fight for them. Not just for access, but for the integrity of these amazing places.

No one loves our climbing landscapes and the experiences they offer quite the same way that climbers do. But we must be willing and committed to fight for them. Not just for access, but for the integrity of these amazing places. As our sport continues to grow in popularity, overcrowding is stressing our outdoor landscapes beyond their ability to recover naturally. This not only threatens access, but it degrades the climbing experience that we hold so dear.

Today, 1 in 5 climbing areas in the United States are threatened—whether it's private land lost to development, public land managers over-regulating climbing, or climber impacts degrading the environment, the list of threats is long and constantly evolving. At Access Fund, we are on a mission to keep climbing areas open and conserve the climbing environment, and we want you to join us.

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Why We Work Together

Outdoor Research proudly supports Access Fund's initiatives in Washington D.C. and local climbing areas and communities nationwide to ensure the sport's sustainable growth for future generations. Access Fund's unwavering commitment to the wild spaces and places we love continues to provide access and inspire the climbing community to adopt sustainable practices, whether climbing at home or abroad.

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“Since 1991, Access Fund has actively worked at hundreds of climbing areas around the country, reversing or preventing closures, reducing climbers' environmental impacts, buying threatened climbing areas, helping landowners manage risk and liability concerns, and educating the next generation of climbers on responsible climbing practices that protect access.”

- Dustin O'Reilly, Strategic Partnerships Manager