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In 2025, Access Fund helped local climbing advocates double the accessible terrain in the Red River Gorge. It’s just one in a recent spate of wins—and this is just the beginning.

Tip of the Spear — Access Fund

Tip of The Spear How Howard Knob kickstarted the climbing conservation movement. By Andrew Kornylak On November 5, Access Fund Executive Director Heather Thorne stood on a summit in Western North Carolina with a group of staff and board members from the Carolina Climbers Coalition (CCC). The

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