Climbing + Outdoor Adventure Resources

We at Access Fund, https://www.accessfund.org/ 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.

Adaptive Climbing Group, https://www.adaptiveclimbinggroup.org/ is a registered non-profit for people with disabilities to come together and enjoy climbing. At ACG, we help people use their existing abilities to climb. Join us at one of our climbing sessions indoors or outdoors and discover what you can accomplish.
Brooklyn Boulders Foundation, https://brooklyn-boulders-foundation-2.square.site/ Mission: To positively impact our environment, public school youth, and persons with disabilities, through physical movement and creative expression.
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https://amga.com/ Mission: To be the leader in education, standards, and advocacy for professional guides and climbing instructors.

Mission: Brown Girls Climb, https://www.browngirlsclimb.com/ is a small Women of Color owned and operated company with the mission to promote and increase visibility of diversity in climbing by establishing a community of climbers of color, encouraging leadership opportunities for self-identified women climbers of color, and by creating inclusive opportunities to climb and explore for under represented communities.
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Cathedral Mountain Guides, https://www.cathedralmountainguides.com/ seeks to provide safe, high-quality private technical climbing and mountaineering experiences in the White Mountains and Northeast region. The safety and well being of both clients and guides is our first priority, every day we operate. Our guides include some of the Northeast’s best climbers, but more importantly, they share a laid back, positive approach to climbing and teaching developed through years of sharing a rope with one another. Cathedral Mountain Guides offers unique single source access to an incredible wealth of experience.
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Climbing 4 Change, https://climbing4change.org/ connects underserved communities with individuals and organizations that seek to increase minority participation in rock climbing and the outdoor adventure industry. From athletes to industry leaders or film makers, we aim to make our industry a more inclusive environment.
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We are a coalition of social media influencers – bloggers, athletes, activists, and entrepreneurs – https://www.diversifyoutdoors.com/ https://www.melaninbasecamp.com/ who share the goal of promoting diversity in outdoor spaces where BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other diverse identities have historically been marginalized and silenced. We are passionate about promoting equity and access to the outdoors for all — that includes being body positive and celebrating different skill levels and abilities.
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KCC’s curriculum is designed to help participants recognize their own strength and realize their potential through rock climbing. The KCC program empowers students to become not just climbers, but leaders in both their communities and the outdoors.
KCC is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We currently serve youth from 10 New York City public schools and have built a community that provides a safe space for dialogue around issues related to gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality and other dimensions of identity. KCC believes in gender inclusivity and our program is open to gender expansive youth.
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Memphis Rox and One Family Memphis, https://www.memphisrox.org/ brings rehabilitation, healing and a renewed sense of hope to challenged communities by providing a climbing facility and programs to foster relationships across cultural, racial, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. We exclude no one — regardless of ability to pay.
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Beyond the Guidebook: The Definitive Climbing Resource, https://www.mountainproject.com/ Crags and routes are submitted to Mountain Project by users around the world. The data is managed and organized by Regional Admins, all of whom volunteer their time, skill, and knowledge for the benefit of all climbers.
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For Native Land Digital what we are mapping is more than just a flat picture. The land itself is sacred, and it is not easy to draw lines that divide it up into chunks that delineate who “owns” different parts of land. In reality, we know that the land is not something to be exploited and “owned”, but something to be honored and treasured. However, because of the complexities of history, the kind of mapping we undertake is an important exercise, insofar as it brings an awareness of the real lived history of Indigenous peoples and nations in a long era of colonialism.
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ParaCliffHangers is a nonprofit organization that fosters community, adventure, strength, and equity through adaptive rock climbing. Our programming includes recurring indoor meet-ups, outdoor adventures, and competition experience. We build communities where disability is not a barrier to climbing.
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Outdoor Afro, https://outdoorafro.com/ has become the nation’s leading, cutting edge network that celebrates and inspires Black connections and leadership in nature. We are a national not for profit organization with leadership networks around the country. With nearly 90 leaders in 30 states from around the country, we connect thousands of people to outdoor experiences, who are changing the face of conservation. So come out in nature with us, or be a partner to help us grow our work so that we can help lead the way for inclusion in outdoor recreation, nature, and conservation for all!
- Leadership Training

The Phoenix’s https://thephoenix.org/ mission is to build a sober active community that fuels resilience and harnesses the transformational power of connection so that together we rise, recover, and live.
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Trans climbers belong in our community and at all levels of competition. Without vetting or approval from any of their committees, USA Climbing has enacted harmful changes to their participation policies for trans and nonbinary climbers. Read more to learn how this will impact all climbers and their families - and how you can be a part of the fight to rewrite these policies alongside transgender and nonbinary climbers.
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- Letter of Solidarity

https://climbgneiss.org/ Mission: The Western Massachusetts Climbers’ Coalition (WMCC) is a local 501(c)(3) non-profit volunteer climbers’ organization that works to build cohesive relationships with advocacy groups, state and local governments, landowners, and conservation groups to keep climbing areas open and conserve the climbing environment in Western Massachusetts.
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8a.nu, https://www.8a.nu/ is one of the world's largest climbing communities and news sites with over 70000 members using it to keep their climbing log.