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Sometimes, Buying a Threatened Crag Is the Only Way to Save It

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“We work on multiple fronts to protect climbing areas, with acquisitions a key component of that strategy,” Thorne says. “We buy land because sometimes that’s what we have to do to save America’s climbing.”

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Sometimes, Buying a Threatened Crag Is the Only Way to Save It — Access Fund

“We work on multiple fronts to protect climbing areas, with acquisitions a key component of that strategy,” Thorne says. “We buy land because sometimes that’s what we have to do to save America’s climbing.”

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