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VOLUME 75 | APRIL 2007 INTRODUCTION | THE AF PERSPECTIVE your climbing future

For 16 years, since 1990, the Access Fund has been the In September of 2006 we held a conference bringing country’s only organization dedicated solely to keeping together the organization’s national network of regional climbing areas open and conserving the climbing coordinators and leaders of affiliated Local Climbing environment. In that time we have spent millions of Organizations as well as board members and staff dollars on land acquisitions, local conservation projects, to better inform ourselves on the importance of land support for grassroots activism, climber education, and acquisitions and what support the climbing community representation in the public policy arena. We have grown seeks from the Access Fund. This conference to over 15,000 members and affiliates and gained the underscored the Access Fund’s commitment to the support of the climbing industry. We work with countless promotion of local grass-roots activism and outreach by corporate and community partners, 60 affiliated local focusing on preservation of access to private lands. climber organizations, and 50 regional coordinators to advocate on behalf of the 1+ million active climbers in the USA. In 2006 the Access Fund awarded over $80,000 in Climbing Preservation Grants. These monies helped establish Local Climbing Organizations (LCO’s), In 2006 our board of directors adopted a new strategic supported local land acquisitions, built or repaired trail objective that places our resources strongly in support systems, built toilets, restored erosion, created signage, of acquisitions, easements and other land protection produced brochures and assisted many other grassroots methods for the benefit of the climbing community. initiatives in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Kentucky, While we have been involved with this kind of land New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, conservation since our beginning, this new strategic Texas, Utah, and West Virginia. commitment involves strengthening our profile even more by developing the resources necessary to protect and preserve threatened climbing areas and adding a staff position in the years ahead.

Seth Lytton on Bone Machine, Rifle, CO | © Keith Ladzinski

›› VERTICAL TIMES #75 | APRIL 2007 ANNUAL REPORT AR 2006 Adopt-A-Crag, our premier national stewardship event 2006 was a successful and productive year for the and program, had its most successful year ever with Access Fund thanks to strong support from climbers 121 events in 33 states involving over 5500 individual throughout the country. Challenges remain, but we climbers. From Yosemite, CA to Boat rock, GA, climbers continue to advocate on behalf of our members, partners contributed over $1/2 million in volunteer time to our land and 1+ million active climbers in the US. We look forward managers. to increasing and improving our grassroots support of climbers around the country working in unison to keep their climbing areas open and conserving the climbing Our national policy efforts continue in Washington environment for future generations. Together with a D.C. affecting legislation and regulatory initiatives that focused mission, long term commitment to self-regulation benefit climbing in the United States. An example of a and local activism we are well prepared to continue to policy success in 2006 was our effort on the Oak Flat address the issues in the years ahead. Arizona License proposal. We have now completed final negotiations with Resolution Copper Company (RCC), and the license is signed. This was part of our advocacy on a land exchange bill in front of the US Congress (still pending) that would have been the largest single loss of climbing resources in the country.

Our role in the Outdoor Alliance; consisting of the Access Fund, American Canoe Association, American Hiking Steve Matous, Executive Society, American Whitewater, International Mountain Bicycling Association and Winter Wild Lands Alliance, continues to leverage our presence in Washington DC to lobby on behalf of all recreational users in areas of common concern. Highlights include both high level and staff meetings with all agencies and Congress on funding, access and recreational infrastructure. Dan Nordstrom, President

2006 USE OF FUNDS 2006 SOURCE OF FUNDS •National Policy, Acquistions & Special Programs 30% •Individual, Foundation and Organization Support 57% •Climber Outreach, Advocacy & Communication 28% •In-Kind Contributions 15% •Fundraising and Administrative 20% •Corporate & Grants 24% •General Communications 16% •Other 4% •Other 6%

VERTICAL TIMES #75 | APRIL 2007 ›› ACCESS AND ACQUISITIONS AR 2006

Access and Acquisitions

Building collaborative relationships is the secret to resolving most access issues. Discussion between climbers and land managers will result in climbing- management policies based on mutual agreement. The Access Fund and all of its Affiliated Local Climbing Organizations and Regional Coordinators strive to achieve a win-win solution when working with public land managing agencies.

Gaining public access on private land is perhaps the most challenging permission to acquire and is often only achieved after a few individuals build a solid relationship with a land owner which sometimes requires years. Sometimes the only way to ensure climbing access in perpetuity is to acquire the land. The Access Fund has always supported the preservation and conservation of climbing resources in perpetuity through land acquisitions and land easements by investing in the promotion of local grass-roots activism and outreach. This is accomplished by providing technical resources as well as financial support through the Access Fund Climbing Preservation Grants Program.

›› Madrone Wall, Portland • OR In January, Hardscrabble property (a.k.a. Madrone Wall) became part of an area for Clackamas River Watershed Protection resulting in its preservation as a public park, never to be sold to a private interest or mined.

›› YOSEMITE • CA ›› williamson rock • CA The Access Fund represented and AF Affiliated LCO, Friends of defended the interests of climbers in Williamson Rock (FoWR) formed meetings with several Yosemite National to represent climbers’ interests Park (YNP) land managers and planners at Williamson Rock in Southern regarding a host of management plans California. FoWR’s first project that could affect climbing access or is to work closely with USFS to the climbing experience. These NPS address access, stewardship and ›› Cochise Stronghold • AZ planning initiatives in YNP include a climbing management issues as As a result of dedicated, on- Camp 4 remodel, the Tuolumne River and they relate to the Mountain Yellow- site monitoring conducted by Meadows Plan, the Merced River Wild and Legged Frog in order to reopen the Southern Arizona Climbers Scenic River quota issues, an El Capitan Williamson Rock to rock climbing. Coalition and current monitoring Meadows Restoration Plan and general results, the Coronado National climbing management concerns such as Forest reevaluated far reaching fixed anchors/ropes on El Capitan and See what the access fund has seasonal closures and permitted bear boxes for wall climbers which the been doing in your area. Visit: year round access into the Access Fund provided a grant for in 2005. www.accessfund.org/regions Rockfellow Dome Park, an important climbing resource.

›› VERTICAL TIMES #75 | APRIL 2007 ANNUAL REPORT 2006 AR See what the access fund has been doing in your area. Visit: www.accessfund.org/regions

›› SANDSTONE • MN AF Affiliated LCO Minnesota Climbers Association assisted in legalizing rock and ice climbing in a quaint sandstone quarry in east-central Minnesota. Over the winter of 2005-2006, a climbing management plan, including wordage for ice farming, was drafted by climbers and ultimately accepted by the city of Sandstone.

›› TAYLOR FALLS • MN A long-closed rock formation, Devil’s Chair, within Minnesota’s side of the two-state park, Interstate Park was officially reopened thanks to the negotiations by AF Affiliated LCO Minnesota Climbers Association. The MCA’s annual Adopt-a- Crag event has been held in the park since 2000.

›› CASTLE ROCK • TN After a year of negotiations with local landowners, the cliff at Castle Rock (TN) is now open for climbing thanks to a lease agreement negotiated by AF Affiliated LCO, the Southeastern Climbers Coalition.

›› Laurel Knob • NC AF Affiliated LCO, Carolina Climbers Coalition closed on its Laurel Knob acquisition on February 15th, 2006. The 50-acre purchase near Cashiers, North Carolina opens up a previously closed climbing area.

›› CHIMNEY ROCK • NC Due in part to the efforts of the ›› the flatirons • CO climbing community, the state After more than a decade of ›› BOAT ROCK • GA of North Carolina purchased diligence and relationship- AF Affiliated LCO, the Chimney Rock for $24 million building by AF Affiliated LCO Southeastern Climbers adding 2000 acres to the Flatirons Climbers Coalition Coalition, paid off their new Hickory Nut Gorge State with Boulder’s Open Space Boat Rock mortgage ahead Park. AF Affiliated LCO, the and Mountain Park’s, the of schedule, thanks in large Carolina Climbers Coalition is FCC achieved a significant part to the Triple Crown well represented on the Park relaxation of the bolting ban Bouldering Series. Planning Board, to ensure that has been in place in the that climbing will be able to Flatirons for 16 years. continue in the park.

VERTICAL TIMES #75 | APRIL 2007 ›› ACCESSANNUAL FUND REPORT POLICY AR AR 2006 policy serve the parks well and could be even more effective if implemented more consistently and appropriately. The Access Fund is the leading voice of the climbing As part of this advocacy, the AF issued an action community in the political and land management arenas. alert to climbers across the country and submitted Much of the AF policy work occurs in Washington DC with key administrative comments directly to the NPS. Our work officials, bringing the climbing community to the table on key for park protection joined a broad coalition of recreational issues. Some of these issues are resolved quickly while others and environmental interests who were instrumental in require a longterm commitment of resources to resolve. eventually defeating the ill-conceived proposed changes.

Arches National Park, UT highlights from 2006 In 2006 the Access Fund met with congressional representatives and National Park Service officials in National Park Service Management Policies Utah and Washington, DC to minimize negative affects on In 2006 the Access Fund lobbied to defeat proposed climbing access in Arches National Park resulting from changes to National Park Service (NPS) policies that the controversial 2006 ascent of Delicate Arch. A glaring could have led to the increased degradation of our media spotlight and criticism of the climbing community national parks and negatively influenced the experiences from numerous groups, individuals, and public leaders of the growing numbers of climbers nationwide. led to dramatically increased climbing restrictions in Arches including a ban on all new fixed anchors. The new The NPS had proposed changes that would lessen rules limited climbing access to numerous unclimbed first the NPS “impairment” standard for allowed park ascents throughout the park as well as historic desert uses. The AF, in response, argued (http://accessfund. towers requiring pitons. org/pdf/dmp05.pdf) that the existing 2001 policies In an effort to head off bad climbing publicity and recover climbing access in Arches National Park, the Access Fund met with park officials to talk about the new restrictions and proposed a climbing management plan to provide for reasonable recreational use while also addressing NPS concerns. The Access Fund also helped organize a group of regular Arches climbers dedicated to rehabilitating the park’s relationship with climbers which resulted in a climber-run program to replace dozens of unsightly rappel slings visible to the general visitor on numerous routes located above park roads and trails. The result of this advocacy has been a scheduled climbing management plan for 2007 that will incorporate both Arches NP as well as adjacent Canyonlands National Park.

Oak Flat, Queen Creek Canyon, AZ The Access Fund’s efforts to preserve climbing opportunities at Arizona’s Oak Flat and Queen Creek Canyon achieved success in 2006 following the execution of a recreational use license with Resolution Copper Company (RCC). For the last several years the Access Fund policy program worked to protect climbing access to these central Arizona areas threatened by a massive copper mining proposal. This recreational use license will preserve climbing access to two climbing areas in Queen Creek Canyon and the primary bouldering areas at Oak Rob Pizem at the crux, the Flat proper. (see www.accessfund.org/display/page/ Dunn Route. (13a) FFA Zion, UT | © Keith Ladzinski PR/40).

›› VERTICAL TIMES #75 | APRIL 2007 ANNUALGRASSROOTS REPORT AR AR 2006 Final negotiations with RCC resulted in a waiver GRassroots process for climbers accessing the properties with Access Fund Affiliated Local Climbing Organization The Access Fund Grassroots Program consists of over Friends of Queen Creek (www.friendsofqueencreek. 50 Regional Coordinators, 60 Affiliated Local Climbing org) helping implement climber obligations including Organizations (LCOs), and the Programs Team at the Access locating kiosks and providing visitors with waivers and Fund. Together known as the Action Network, we continue to information about the licensed property. develop and implement a shared vision of success.

The fundamental goal of organizing locally, regionally, and US Forest Service Land Sale Proposal nationally goes well beyond immediate issues or crisis. Through In 2006 the Access Fund helped defeat efforts to the Action Network, unity and power is built affecting positive privatize vast areas of public lands across the country change for climbers’ interests. We continue to move toward a that had threatened recreational opportunities including vision where a victory in North Carolina is a victory in California climbing. is a victory in Wisconsin.

The US Forest Service (USFS) proposed selling over 200,000 acres in 31 states—some of which include highlights from 2006 climbing areas—to fund a law requiring the government help pay for school and public services in rural parts of The Access Fund spent face-to-face time with volunteers the country. The AF issued an action alert to climbers and constituents across the country in Washington DC, nationwide asking them to search the USFS auction list Virginia, Nevada, California, Washington, Idaho, Utah, to ensure that their local climbing areas on federal land Colorado, West Virginia, Wyoming, Georgia, North wouldn’t be sold to private interests. Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama.

The AF also submitted administrative comments on Washington DC and VA the land sale proposal, urging the USFS to look at In late winter, the Access Fund met with the Access Fund alternate ways to fund the schools and public services Regional Coordinator Thomas Ling and Friends of Great obligation. The Access Fund’s position, shared by Falls to draft administrative comments for upcoming numerous other interest groups, favors federal funding revisions to the NPS management policies which could for rural schools and roads but opposes the permanent fundamentally alter how climbing environments are loss of public lands that would only temporarily support managed and maintained in national parks. this important program. The USFS land sale proposal was eventually rejected but continues to re-emerge in CA and NV various Congressional and USFS proposals. In the spring, the Access Fund visited southern California and Nevada and met with members of the Friends of Williamson Rock, San Diego Alliance of Climbers, Friends The throw, 24”x36” oil of Joshua Tree, and the Las Vegas Climbers Liaison on canvas | © Emilie Lee Council—all Access Fund Affiliated LCOs.

While in California, the Access Fund strategized with locals on how to work with the United States Forest Service to reopen the popular Southern California climbing area, WIlliamson Rock. The Access Fund also met with climbers and activists in San Diego and Joshua Tree to discuss current access concerns and how the Access Fund can best serve their needs.

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VERTICAL TIMES #75 | APRIL 2007 ›› ANNUALGRASSROOTS REPORT AR AR 2006 The Access Fund facilitated a meeting with members Fund awarded Ken Yager and the Yosemite Climbers of the Las Vegas Climbers Liaison Council (LVCLC) to Association the REI Adopt-a-Crag of the Year Award and discuss the Bureau of Land Management’s Wilderness a $1,000 grant to help cover the cost of clean-up tools Plan, specifically the local climbing community’s position and materials. on fixed anchors in the Wilderness. A consensus was agreed upon by all who attended which helped inform GA, NC, TN, AND AL the final LVCLC proposal submitted on June 30th. In the fall, the Access Fund traveled from Georgia up to western North Carolina, across through Tennessee and ID south into Alabama. The Access Fund toured climbing In June, the Access Fund met with climbers in Pocatello, areas with local activists to better understand access Ketchum and Boise advocating for public participation issues at each individual crag, conducted meetings and a reasonable solution to address the absolute with public land managers, regional and local climbing climbing ban on the Twin Sisters formation in City of organizations including Eastern Tennessee Climbers Rocks National Reserve (CIRO). Meetings that were held Coalition and Access Fund Affiliated LCOs the Boone with staff from the offices of the national Senators and Climbers Coalition, Carolina Climbers Coalition and the Congressmen afforded the Access Fund an opportunity Southeastern Climbers Coalition. to advocate directly to key decision-makers. National Activist Conference, CO CA To kick off our increased commitment to acquisitions, the In late September, the Access Fund attended the 3rd Access Fund hosted a 2-day climber-activists national Annual Yosemite Facelift Adopt-a-Crag. By connecting conference focusing on preservation of access to private with climbers, encouraging participation and “walking lands. The event united over 25 Access Fund regional our talk”, the Access Fund provided a grassroots push coordinators and leaders of Affiliated Local Climbing for the significance and importance of stewardship at Organizations from across the country to discuss our climbing areas. For the Yosemite Facelift, the Access strategies for preserving access, conserving the climbing environment and promoting effective outreach and advocacy at the grassroots level.

Luke Kretschmar, ‘Michael’s Crack’ 5.11+, Needles, Black Hills, SD | ©Andrew Burr

›› VERTICAL TIMES #75 | APRIL 2007 ANNUAL REPORT AR AR 2006 ADOPT-A-CRAG 2006 BOULDERPROJECT 2006

The boulderProject is an Access Fund initiative that In 2006 5,500 volunteers contributed an estimated communicates how climbers, the environment, and 30,000 volunteer hours at 121 Adopt-a-Crag events access are all connected. in 33 states, Canada and Puerto Rico. Our combined efforts contributed an estimated $540,000.00* worth of volunteer time making 2006 the largest Adopt-a-Crag A need for the boulderProject arose from the growing season ever. trend of new climbers being introduced to the sport through indoor gyms and frontcountry bouldering Tony Holmes, event organizer for the 4th Annual areas without the direct mentorship and “environmental Broughton’s Bluff Adopt-a-Crag, comments: appreciation” that were key components of past generations. By enriching the sense of community, “Teaming up with Oregon State Parks has proven to be empowering climbers with knowledge and awareness, a symbiotic relationship. Utilizing the unique insight the and encouraging climbers to proactively conserve their Access Fund has on climber-sensitive issues, Oregon climbing environments, the boulderProject guides the State Parks is able to not only support, but encourage transition from indoors to outdoors. rock climbing at this venue. The volunteer base the Adopt-a-Crag draws every year is another way much 2006 saw the relaunching of the new and improved needed projects can get accomplished when land boulderProject.org thanks to the financial and resource managers are faced with an ever-dwindling source of backing of Urban Climber Magazine. boulderProject.org funds to our recreation areas.” provides an online venue for new and young climbers to build a community around the ethos and resources Adopt-a-Crag would not be possible without the of minimum impact climbing. By creating a profile, generous support of its sponsors who also present the climbers can share their motivations for climbing and following awards for exemplary events: connect with others who also value and conserve our outdoor climbing areas. Among other tips and resources The REI Adopt-a-Crag of the Year Award was available on the site, we’ve introduced 6 low impact presented to Ken Yager, the Yosemite Climbing teaching activities for use by indoor youth programs Association, and all who participated in the 3rd and teams to teach environmentally responsible Annual Yosemite Facelift. 5 days, 1,100 volunteers, practices in an indoor setting alongside the physical over 9,200 volunteer, and over 25,000 pounds of trash skills of climbing. collected in Yosemite National Park! In 2007 look for growth of the program and The GORE-TEX® Products Adopt-a-Crag dissemination of the message and resources through Stewardship Award was presented to Cameron Cross, climbing gyms across the country. The Access Fund will David Trevino, and the City of Fort Collins for the be at the National Climbing Wall Management Summit in Piano Boulders Trail Day. Previously closed to climbing, April to show climbing gym personnel how to build the this event marked the official opening of the area and low impact teaching activities into the curriculum of their shows the effectiveness of locals, land managers and the indoor youth programs. Utilizing various climbing media Access Fund working together to responsibly improve forums, participation at events, and collaboration with climbing access. the outdoor industry, the boulderProject will continue to gain recognition and support from today’s youth The CLIF Bar Adopt-a-Crag Conservation Award climbing culture. was awarded to Rick Bost and the East Tennessee Climbers Coalition for the 7th Annual Obed Adopt- To learn more visit www.boulderProject.org a-Crag. Nearly 500 volunteers participated in trash removal, trail improvements, anchor replacement and many other projects at 5 different areas.

To learn more visit www.accessfund.org/adopt

* The Independent Sector in 2005 cites $18.04/hr as the monetary value of volunteer time. Visit www.independentsector.org for details.

VERTICAL TIMES #75 | APRIL 2007 ›› ANNUAL REPORT AR AR 2006 2006 | Access Fund Donors

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Santa Fe Climbing Gym Archer Law Offices P.C. — 2003 Outdoor Retailer — 1991 Carolina Adventures, University of NC Sierra Mountain Center Boulder Rock Club & Pacific Edge Climbing Gym — 1995 CASBC Skagit Alpine Club Colorado Mountain School — 1996 PMI — 1991 Cascade Crags Indoor Climbing Skinny Skis GORE-TEX® products — 1991 Real Cheap Sports — 2003 Cascade Guiding Service Southern California Mountaineers Association Nalgene — 1992 Schwartz Communications, Inc. — 2003 CATS Southern Oregon Climbing Club Outdoor Research — 1999 Sickle Climbing — 2001 Climb Aloha Southern Sierra Climbers Association Trango USA & Stonewear Designs — 1992 Stone Age Climbing — 1997 Climb Max Southforkice.com Stone Moves — 2005 CLIMBX Spokane Mountaineers GOLD — $5,000+ Tom K. 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Vertical Endeavors - St. Paul Exum Mountain Guides — 2005 Sender Films — 2005 Kern River Rock, LLC Vertical Hold Sport Climbing Center Montrail — 2002 Sharpend Publishing — 2004 Kooteni Climbers W-Trek Outfitters Mountainsmith — 2003 She Sends — 2004 Lancaster Climbing Club Water Stone Outdoors Osprey — 2003 SNEWS — 2002 Little Rock Climbing Center Western State College Department of Phoenix Rock Gym — 1997 Stark Contrast Photography — 2005 Lover’s Leap Guides Recreation Planet Granite Climbing Gyms — 2004 summitjournal.com — 2006 Mazamas Whitman College Outing Program Redpoint, Inc. — 2000 Thoos — 2006 Michigan Ice Fest Wild GUYde Adventures RESTOP — 2006 Midwest Mountaineering Wilderness Education Program Rock and Snow, Inc. — 2003 Minnesota Climbers Association Wilderness Exchange Royal Robbins — 1992 Mizzou Climbing Club Wilderness Exchange Unlimited SuperTopo.com — 2003 Mountain Goat Outfitters WildRays Photography Vertical World — 2006 MTU Ridge Roamers Wildside Weathered Stone — 1999 Newenglandbouldering.com Wilkes-Barre Rock Climbing Gym Yates Gear — 1993 Nomad Ventures Williams Outing Club North Carolina Outward Bound School, Wilson’s Eastside Sports Director of Operations X-TREME Rock Climbing Center North Wall, Inc Yosemite Fitness Northlander Climbing Zen Lizard Systems

VERTICAL TIMES #75 | APRIL 2007 ››11 HUECO TANKS | Trip Report ARTIST PROFILE | Best of 2006

In February 2007, the Access Fund traveled to Hueco The Access Fund would like to thank all the contributing artists Tanks for the annual Hueco Rock Rodeo to advocate the that donated work over the last 18 months. Access Fund’s position and strategy and meet with park staff regarding the current status of access and potential Your work celebrates all forms of climbing and the threats to climbing at Hueco Tanks. climbing environment. You have made us look so good and inspired us all to get out and go climbing. Thank you! News of a potential transfer of Hueco Tanks from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to Bennett Barthelemy the Texas Historical Commission (THC) surfaced in Andrew Burr December 2006. In early February a letter from THC to David Clifford the Access Fund stated that “Hueco Tanks had been Jeremy Collins removed from the list for transfer”. However, as the Jonathan Copp premiere cultural resource in the state, it is possible that Eric Draper this issue will resurface. John Evans Andrew Kornylak Additionally, there is a bill up for approval in the Texas Keith Ladzinski Legislature which would provide a much needed increase Emilie Lee of funding for Texas’ state and local parks (including Randall Levensaler Reimer’s Ranch). Andrew Querner Corey Rich During the visit to Hueco Tanks, the Access Fund met Celin Serbo with Hueco Tanks Park Superintendent and Complex Harrison Shull Manger to discuss strategy in support of TPWD’s Brian Solano management and offer the resources of the Access Matt Stark Fund to achieve the common interests of the park and Mike Tea climbers. The Access Fund circulated a petition at the Nathan Welton Hueco Rock Rodeo to educate climbers on the issue and gain signatures from Texan residents supporting the management of Hueco by TPWD and the allocation of additional funding to Texas State Parks.

During the third week of March the Access Fund was back in Texas to conduct an Austin-based lobbying initiative that included Texas climbers and other allied interest groups in meeting with Texas legislators and public land agency officials to preserve the financial security of Texas State Parks and Hueco Tanks in particular.

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››12 VERTICAL TIMES #75 | APRIL 2007 REGIONAL COORDINATORS & local climbing organizations

your climbing future

We would like to welcome the following Regional Coordinators BOARD OF DIRECTORS and Local Climbing organizations who joined the Access Fund OFFICERS BOARD MEMBERS Grassroots Network in 2006 President Anne-Worley Bauknight, CO Dan Nordstrom, WA Regional Coordinators Tommy Caldwell, CO Vice President Keith Cole, Washington, DC Ocean Eiler, Metro DC Area Heather Furman, VT Paul Vidal, Red River Gorge, Kentucky Mark Crowther, NY Secretary Paul Fish, WA Tom Donnelly, San Diego, California Marte Lightstone, NM Linda Givler, WA Jamie Fields, Northern Nevada Treasurer Kyle Lefkoff, CO Christopher Spatz, Catskill/Gunks, New York King Grant, CT Will Cobb, Northern Arizona Troy Mayr, CA HONORARY BOARD Brad McLeod, GA MEMBERS Affiliated Local Climbing Organizations Sam Lightner, Jr., WY Larry Gustafson, TX Corey Rich, CA Access Colorado Michael Kennedy, CO Adirondack Mountaineering Coalition, New York Beaver Theodosakis, CA John Juraschek, NC David Wilson, GA Climbing Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania Armando Menocal, WY Northeastern Vermont Climbers’ Alliance Dave Rosenstein, NJ Concho Valley Climbers Association, Texas Bill Supple, VT Roaring Fork Climbers Coalition, Colorado Friends of Williamson Rock, California STAFF Steve Matous — Executive Director A big thank you from the American Climbing 303.545.6772 x101, [email protected] Community to those Regional Coordinators who Jason Keith — Policy Director retired in 2006! 303.545.6772 x102, [email protected] Tod Anderson, Jefferson Co Open Space, Colorado Aram Attarian, North Carolina Deanne Buck — Programs Director Lance Brock, TN/AL/GA 303.545.6772 x112, [email protected] Kelly Brown, Obed River, Tennessee Kristo Torgersen — Associate Programs Director Kerry Cobb, North Arizona 303.545.6772 x105, [email protected] Jonathan Eells, San Bernardino, California Jeremy Ford, Delaware Chris Archer — General Counsel Heather Furman, Vermont 303.449.0427, [email protected] Bob Harrington, East Side Sierra, California Chris Manzuk, San Diego, California Robb Shurr — Director of Marketing & Business Development Duane Martenson, Black Hills South Dakota 303.545.6772 x100, [email protected] Chris Moratz, Catskill/Gunks, New York Al Rubin, Western Massachusetts Whitney Self — Development Director Shannon Stuart-Smith, Red River Gorge, Kentucky 303.545.6772 x113, [email protected] Lonny Whitcomb, Pennsylvania Kerry Cowan — Membership Director 303.545.6772 x106, [email protected]

Randy Levensaler — Media Manager 303.545.6772 x103, [email protected]

Ellen Jardine — Business & Finance Manager 303.545.6772 x107, [email protected]

Judy Ware — Office Associate 303.545.6772 x104, [email protected]

THE ACCESS FUND Zack Pitts tackles s nearly Phone: 303-545-6772 Fax: 303-545-6774 horizontal 5.12-crack splitting SHIPPING ADDRESS MAILING ADDRESS a sandstone wall in the 207 Canyon Blvd. P.O. Box 17010 corridors of Sand Rock, AL | © Andrew Kornylak Suite 201S Boulder, CO 80308 Boulder, CO 80302

VERTICAL TIMES #75 | APRIL 2007 ››13 2007 | Access Fund Corporate Partners These partners are businesses that put their money where their mouth is to support the Future of Climbing. Please consider the important contribution these partners make to your climbing future. They support the Access Fund and you. We encourage you to support them. 6

TITANIUM — $50,000+ Exum Mountain Guides — 2005 Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine — 1997 Haynes and Boone LLP — 2003 Flannel Design — 2001 Camp4.com — 2002 Mad Rock — 2007 Corey Rich Photography — 2002 DIAMOND PLUS — $20,000+ Montrail — 2002 CragCam Productions — 2006 Black Diamond Equipment — 1991 Mountainsmith — 2003 Dan Bailey Photography — 2002 REI — 1991 MSR/Therm-a-Rest/Platypus — 1995 DrTopo.com — 2003 Osprey — 2003 Emilie Lee — 2006 DIAMOND MEDIA — $20,000+ Outdoor Retailer — 1991 Eric Draper — 2007 Backpacker Magazine — 2004 Phoenix Rock Gym — 1997 GetBeta.com — 2004 Climbing — 1991 Planet Granite Climbing Gyms — 2004 Gripped: The Climbing Magazine — 2004 Rock & Ice — 1993 Redpoint, Inc. — 2000 Griz Guides — 2006 Urban Climber Magazine — 2004 RESTOP — 2006 Harrison Shull Photography — 2006 ROCK’n & JAM’n — 2007 Integrity 7 Productions — 2004 PLATINUM PLUS — $15,000+ Royal Robbins — 1992 Keith Ladzinski — 2006 Mountain Gear — 1995 Sherrill Tree & Climbing Supply – 2005 Lenticular Pictures — 2005 Petzl/Charlet Moser — 1991 SuperTopo.com — 2003 Michael Clark Photography — 2004 prAna — 1995 Vertical World — 2006 Mike Tea Illustration and Design — 2006 Weathered Stone — 1999 N’East Magazine — 2006 PLATINUM — $10,000+ Yates Gear — 1993 Nathan Welton Photography — 2005 CLIF Bar — 1995 YourClimbing.com — 2006 Ousley Creative — 2001 Eastern Mountain Sports — 1993 Patitucci Photo — 2003 Patagonia — 1992 CONTRIBUTING — $500+ Rockclimbing.com — 2006 The North Face — 1995 Advanced Base Camp — 1992 Second Chance Films — 2004 Adventure 16 — 2006 Sender Films — 2005 GOLD PLUS — $7,500+ Alpine Ascents International — 1998 Sharpend Publishing — 2004 Amadeus Consulting Group — 2004 Avery Brewing Company — 1998 She Sends — 2004 Archer Law Offices P.C. — 2003 Chope Designs, LLC — 2006 SNEWS — 2002 ASHA Carpets — 2007 Climbing Rope Bracelets — 2005 Stark Contrast Photography — 2005 Boulder Rock Club & Eagle Creek — 2005 summitjournal.com — 2006 Colorado Mountain School — 1996 Eastern Sierras Medicus Thoos — 2006 GORE-TEX® products — 1991 Anodynos Corp — 2006 Nalgene — 1992 Excalibur DMM/Wild Country Outdoor Research — 1999 Extreme Engineering — 2004 Touchstone Climbing Inc. — 1998 Five Ten — 2004 Trango USA & Stonewear Designs — 1992 Flannel Design — 2001 Fortress Worldwide — 2006 THIS MONTH’S FEATURED PARTNER GOLD — $5,000+ Fox Mountain Guides & Editor’s Note: Each edition we will highlight a partner that has gone above and beyond in keeping climbing areas open American Bouldering Series — 2000 Climbing School — 2005 and conserving the climbing environment. Big Up Productions — 2003 GearEXPRESS.com — 2003 Campmor — 1991 Higher Ground Roasters — 2003 Gregory Mountain Products — 1993 Julbo — 2005 La Sportiva — 1994 JustRopes.com — 2004 New England Ropes - Maxim — 1992 Kristin Carpenter SCARPA North America — 2006 Public Relations — 2003 The Spot Bouldering Gym — 2003 Mountain Tools — 1991 Mountaineers Books — 1992 Touchstone Climbing Inc. is one of SILVER — $2,500+ NEice.com — 2005 All Terrain — 2003 Nicros — 1997 the most well-known indoor climbing Arc’teryx — 1998 Pacific Edge Climbing Gym — 1995 operations in the world. Born in 1994 BlueWater — 1992 PMI — 1991 with the idea of bringing indoor climbing Boston Rock Gym – 2006 Real Cheap Sports — 2003 to San Francisco, Touchstone has grown FalconGuides — 1998 Rock and Snow, Inc. — 2003 into a family of six gyms in northern Mammut USA — 1991 Schwartz Communications, Inc. — 2003 California and has hosted more national Marmot — 1999 Sickle Climbing — 2001 accredited roped climbing competitions Metolius — 1991 Stone Age Climbing — 1997 than any other organization. Misty Mountain Threadworks — 1994 Stone Moves — 2005 Mountain Hardwear — 1996 Tom K. Michael, D.D.S., P.S. — 2000 Mountain Khakis — 2006 Travel Country Outdoors — 2002 Not only is Touchstone a high level New Belgium Brewing Co. — 2000 Untraditional Marketing — 2007 Corporate Partner, they help with the Sterling Rope — 1994 Vasque — 2001 ever-important work of getting the Access Fund message out to a broader MAJOR — $1,000+ MEDIA PARTNERS climber base. bluetrope consulting — 2003 Alpinist — 2003 CAMP USA — 2004 Andrew Burr Photography — 2006 Thanks for all you do for the climbing Cloudveil — 1998 Andrew Kornylak Photography — 2006 Crazy Creek Products — 1992 Andrew Querner Photography — 2006 community! EVOLVE Sports — 2006 ASANA PackWorks — 2005

››14 VERTICAL TIMES #75 | APRIL 2007 REFER a friend

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VERTICAL TIMES #75 | APRIL 2007 ››15 Local Climbing Organizations and Affiliates A local climbing organization (LCO) is an organization, association, or access committee working primarily or exclusively to keep climbing areas open, conserve the climbing environment, and promote responsible climbing. LCOs are the liaison between the climbing community and their local land managers and land owners. Affiliates (*) are LCOs who have joined the Access Fund Affiliate Program. If you are an LCO listed below and not an Access Fund Affiliate, please contact Deanne Buck, Programs Director, at 303-545-6772 x112 or [email protected]

Alabama Iowa New Hampshire South Dakota Southeastern Climbers Eastern Iowa Climbers Rumney Climbers Association* Black Hills Climbers Coalition* Coalition* Coalition* New Jersey Tennessee Arkansas Idaho Access NJ* Southeastern Climbers Southeastern Climbers Boise Climbers Alliance* Coalition* Coalition* Kootenai Climbers* New Mexico CRAG-New Mexico* Texas Arizona Illinois Central Texas Mountaineers* Arizona Mountaineering Club* Illinois Climbers Association* Nevada Climbers of Hueco Tanks* Friends of Queen Creek* Las Vegas Climbers Liaison Concho Valley Climbers Northern Arizona Climbers Kentucky Council* Association* Coalition* Red River Gorge Climbers Texas Mountaineers Prescott Climbers Coalition* Coalition* New York Tucson Climbers Association* Southeastern Climbers Adirondack Mountaineering Utah Coalition* Coalition* Friends of Indian Creek* California Gunks Climbers Coalition* Salt Lake Climbers Alliance* Cragmont Climbing Club Massachusetts Eastern Sierra Climbers Appalachian Mountain Club Ohio Virginia Coalition* Boston Chapter* Ohio Climbers Association* Friends of Great Falls Friends of Joshua Tree* Western Massachusetts Coalition* Friends of Pinnacles Climbers Coalition* Oklahoma Shenandoah National Park Friends of Williamson Rock* Chandler Park Climbers Climbers Alliance San Diego Alliance of Michigan Coalition* Climbers* Grand Ledges Climbers Wichita Mountains Climbers Vermont Southern Sierra Climbers Coalition Coalition* CRAG-VT* Association* Northeastern Vermont Yosemite Climbing Minnesota Oregon Climber’s Alliance Association* Minnesota Climbers AAC - Oregon Section, Access Association* Committee* Washington Colorado Mazamas Washington Climbers Access Colorado* Missouri Smith Rock Group* Coalition* Action Committee for Climbers Alliance of Mid- Eldorado* Missouri* Pennsylvania Wisconsin Colorado Springs Climbers Kansas City Climbing Club* Climbing Conservancy of Wisconsin Outdoor Access* Alliance* Central Pennsylvania* Flatirons Climbing Council* Montana Lancaster Climbing Club - West Virginia Northern Colorado Climbers Southwest Montana Climbers Access Project* Coopers Rock Regional Coalition* Coalition Pennsylvania Alliance of Climbing Coalition* Roaring Fork Climbers Climbers* New River Alliance of Coalition* North Carolina Climbers* Boone Climbers Coalition* South Carolina Southeastern Climbers Connecticut Carolina Climbers Coalition* Carolina Climbers Coalition* Coalition* Ragged Mountain Foundation* Pisgah Climbers Association* Pisgah Climbers Association* Southeastern Climbers Southeastern Climbers Canada Georgia Coalition* Coalition* Climbers Access Society of Southeastern Climbers British Columbia* Coalition* ›› to contact your local LCO or to view a LCO website go to: www.accessfund.org/partners/affiliates.php

Vertical Times April 2007 | Vol. 75 Images of 2006 | © Keith Ladzinski, Andrew Querner, Andrew Burr, Printing is generously supported by Urban Climber Magazine. The Harrison Shull, Nathan Welton, Access Fund is a national non-profit organization dedicated to keeping climbing Emilie Lee, Jonathan Copp, Andrew areas open and conserving the climbing environment. Vertical Times is the Kornylak, Eric Draper. membership newsletter of the Access Fund published six times a year in February, April, June, August, October, and December. Printed with 100% soy based inks on 10% recycled fiber paper.

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