The Access Fund is a national nonprofit that works to preserve climbing access and promote sustainable stewardship of climbing environments nationwide.
In Grand County and Moab, it has partnered directly with local groups like Grand County Active Transportation & Trails (GCATT) and Friends of Indian Creek to support climbing-specific education and on‑the‑ground stewardship programs.
Grand County Active Transportation and Trails Division and the climbing advocacy nonprofit the Access Fund, are strategizing to meet the masses with messages of responsible recreation.
Crisp, cool temperatures and long, clean cracks draw crowds of rock climbers to Indian Creek in the fall. The popular climbing area south of Moab, which is within the boundaries of the Bears…
Science Moab is diving into the research and advocacy in the Indian Creek area outside of Moab. Here, Science Moab speaks with Ty Tyler, stewardship director of rock climbing advocacy organization The Access…
Indian Creek is an internationally renowned rock climbing destination and a go-to crag for many Moab climbers. The area, characterized by towering Wingate sandstone buttes fractured with thousands of “splitter” cracks that climbers…
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