Climber: Angela Payne at Hound Ears Comp Photo: John Heisel

2001-20022001-2002 BoulderingBouldering CampaignCampaign

The Access Fund’s bouldering campaign hit bouldering products. Access Fund corporate and the ground running last month when a number community partners enthusiastically expressed of well-known climbers signed on to lend their their support for the goals and initiatives of support for our nationwide effort to: the bouldering campaign at the August •Raise awareness about bouldering among land Outdoor Retailer Trade Show held in Salt Lake managers and the public City. •Promote care and respect for natural places As part of our effort to preserve opportuni- visited by boulderers ties for bouldering, a portion of our grants pro- •Mobilize the community to act gram will be targeted toward projects which responsibly and work cooperatively with land specifically address bouldering issues. Already, managers and land owners two grants that improve access and opportuni- •To protect and rehabilitate bouldering ties for bouldering have been awarded (more resources details about those grants can be found in this •Preserve bouldering access issue.) Grants will also be given to projects that •Help raise awareness and spread the message involve reducing recreational impacts at boul- about the campaign, inspirational posters fea- dering sites. The next deadline for grant appli- turing Tommy Caldwell, Lisa Rands and Dave cations is February 15, 2002. Graham are being produced that will include a Another key initiative of the bouldering simple bouldering “code of ethics” that encour- campaign is the acquisition of a significant ages climbers to: •Pad Lightly bouldering area under threat. There are a num- •Climb Invisibly ber of areas currently under consideration. If •Leave it Natural you know of an area where access to a boulder- The posters will also include logos of promi- ing area is threatened, please contact acquisi- nent climbing industry manufacturers who have tions director Shawn Tierney at endorsed the campaign. Look for the posters at [email protected]. Visit our web site at events and in climbing gyms and retail shops www.accessfund.org soon. Additional education and outreach mate- and click on rials to be developed in the coming months “Projects” to learn include stickers and laminated tags with the more about the campaign message to be used on sales tags of campaign. Letter from Sam Davidson, AF Executive Director It’s November, and that means great weather and colors here along the Front Range in . Change is in the air, and each day seems full of potential. THE BIG STORY Change is also evident in our newsletter, as 2000-2001 Bouldering Campaign . . . .p. 1 you no doubt have noticed. We have gone to a different design to improve readability, reproduc- LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR tion of photos and images, and to reduce mailing Sam Davidson discusses the Vertical Times costs – the new format will save us as much as $500 per issue. These improvements can be attrib- redesign and climbing freedoms . . .p. 2 uted largely to the talents of our Publications POLICY UPDATE Director, John Heisel. Use Fees, Oregon Caves ...... p. 3-4 We are continually striving to upgrade the quality and effectiveness of our outreach to the AREA REPORTS climbing community. I invite you to tell us what Regional access news across the nation more – or less—you would like to see in our newsletter. Send us an e-mail at info@access- ...... p. 5-6 fund.org, or call 888-863-6237. RESOURCE UPDATE Autumn has always been my favorite time of Fourth Cycle 2001 Grants, New AF year, and my favorite season for climbing. This year, of course, things seem different, as a conse- Publication, Rare Plants & Rock quence of the events of September 11. At times Climbing...... p. 7-8 like this, we may begin to question whether activities like climbing are really as important as we thought they were. CORPORATE PARTNERS Over my 25 years of climbing, guiding, and Access Fund Corporate Partners . . . . .p. 9 activism, I have too often observed the transfor- mative power of climbing to doubt its signifi- cance, even now. Moreover, America’s mountains, ADOPT-A-CRAG ...... crags and boulders represent what is most beauti- 2nd Annual Event a Success! ...... p. 12 ful and enduring in our society – they are sym- bols of our nation’s achievements, and havens we The Access Fund is a national, nonprofit visit to nurture and restore our spirits. dedicated to keeping climbing areas open Now, more than ever, America’s climbing areas & conserving the climbing environment. must be protected, and our opportunities to Since its incorporation in 1990, the Access enjoy them preserved. Fund has provided more than $1 million As we approach the end of 2001, I urge you to for climbing conservation and education remember the crucial role that non-profit organi- across the US. We’ve paid for land pur- zations, such as the Access Fund, play in our chases, climbers’ campgrounds, education- society and their reliance on individual dona- al brochures, toilets, signs, and scientific tions. I hope you will reaffirm your support for research on climbers’ impact on birds of worthy causes which contribute to a better stan- prey and cliff-dwelling plants. For more dard of living, a cleaner and healthier environ- information, please contact us. ment, and which help preserve the personal free- doms which are the heritage of all Americans. It www.accessfund.org is these freedoms, after all, which distinguish our nation from all others. phone: 303-545-6772 I wish you rewarding climbing and safe returns address: P.O. Box 17010 to your family and friends, now and in the future. Boulder, CO 80308 Best regards, Vertical Times is the membership newsletter of the Access Fund published six times a year in January, March, May, July, September and November. Authorizing organization: the Access Fund, 2475 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80304. This issue date: November 1, 2001. Volume #43. Price: $30/yr. Editorial Director: Sam Davidson Editor: John Heisel

Exceeds 50 percent recycled content John Heisel Access Fund Helps to Congress should provide sufficient funding for Reduce Fee Demo the protection and maintenance of our public Extension from Four to lands through annual budget appropriations. Two Years and Increase Congress initially authorized Fee Demo in Appropriations for Land 1996 for a three-year test period. Following Agencies this “test” Congress extended the program for On October 10, the successive one-year periods, and recently pro- House and Senate posed a longer four-year extension. However, Interior Appropriations after strenuous lobbying by human-powered Subcommittees extended recreation groups, including the AF, Congress the Recreation Fee reduced the extension to two years. Congress Demonstration Program provided this extension “to allow the authoriz- (“Fee Demo”) for two ing committees to continue their assessment of years instead of the four years initially pro- this program and to provide for a permanent posed. This scaling back of Fee Demo is a victo- solution to this issue.” ry resulting from concerted lobbying efforts by Furthermore, Congress strongly encouraged the Access Fund, the Outdoor Industry “the agencies implementing this program to Association, American Whitewater, American focus on public service, work closely with local Hiking Society, , Outward communities and the recreational industry, and Bound, and others. to use the receipts to enhance visitor services Fee Demo imposes fees on certain recreation- and reduce the backlog in deferred mainte- al users of lands managed by the federal land nance.” Significantly, the FY 2002 Interior management agencies. This is not an entrance Appropriations bill also increased general fee but a use fee for simply walking, paddling, appropriations to the federal land management climbing, fishing or biking on public lands. The agencies as advocated by the Access Fund and Fee Demo program was intended to supplement, others. not supplant, the general appropriations While the human-powered recreation com- approved by Congress to support our public munity succeeded in limiting the extension of lands. Fee Demo, however, has been plagued Fee Demo and increasing general appropria- with problems related to implementation, tions, there is more work to be done. Jason agency accountability, and fairness. Public sup- Keith, AF Policy Analyst, attended the port for the program has decreased consider- September 25, 2001 Oversight Hearing on Fee ably. Demo held by the House Subcommittee on The Access Fund opposes the implementa- Forests & Forest Health, and submitted testimo- tion of use fees to access wilderness areas and ny for that hearing. He also lobbied Congress other backcountry areas where significant about restructuring the Fee Demo program to administrative support is neither required nor reflect the policy position of the Access Fund. desired by visitors. There should be no “pay-to- For more info see www.accessfund.org. play” where “playing” costs virtually nothing. America’s national parks, forests, wildlife Access Fund Appeals Climbing Closure refuges, recreation areas and open spaces are at the Road 18 Caves Near Bend, OR the heritage of every citizen and access to On October 11, 2001, the Access Fund filed these lands should be equally available to all. an administrative appeal of a US Forest Reese Martin

Climbers at the entrance of the Road 18 Caves near Bend, Oregon. The Access Fund recently filed an administrative appeal of a US Forest Service decision to remove bolted routes and ban chalk use at the caves. Service (USFS) decision for the Road 18 Caves near Bend, Oregon to remove bolted Access Fund Board routes, ban chalk use and prohibit any President type of climbing in Hidden Forest Cave. Becky Hall, CO–The Nature Conservancy The decision failed to provide evidence Vice President that climbing should be treated differently than uses such as caving and hiking, Mark Kroese–Author & Climber Activist which are not subject ot the same level of Secretary restriction. Some of these other activities Eric Hobday, UT–Wichita Mountain make use of ladders, handrails, and other Climbers Coalition metal implements far greater in size, visi- Treasurer bility, and damage to the natural resource than climbing bolts. The USFS Decision was Leslie Brown, WA–Climber Activist based primarily on feedback from the Board of Directors Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs, , CA– which “hold Hidden Forest Cave in high Chris Archer, CO–Attorney regard as a spiritual site.” Kathleen Beamer–REI The Access Fund supports the manage- Andy Carson, WY–Trad Climber ment of recreational uses of public lands Ken Cline, CO–Computer Consultant to balance Native American religious and Andy Fitz, WA–Asst. Attorney General cultural concerns with recreational oppor- Charlotte Fox, CO–High Altitude Climber tunities. The Access Fund works to educate Larry Gustafson, TX–Attorney climbers about Native American spiritual Pat Jodice, OR–Oregon Cooperative values and to encourage them to respect Fish & Wildlife Unit these values by voluntarily not climbing Michael Kennedy, CO–Honorary during ceremonial periods and by not dis- Gene Kistler–Blue Ridge Outdoors turbing rock art, prayer bundles, and other Sam Ligtner, Jr.–Climber Activist Kastle Lund–The Boojum Institute cultural resources. However, we do not Bob Margulis–Climber Activist support mandatory restrictions on climbing Reese Martin, CO–Sempra Energy based on Native American religious con- Chris McNamara, CA–SuperTopo, LLC cerns unless there is compelling evidence Armando Menocal, WY–Honorary Board that climbing violates these concerns. Member & Founder The Road 18 Caves are a unique climbing Dave Rosenstein, NY–Campmor resource, unlike any other in Kurt Smith–Rancho Cerro Gordo the United States. The climbing takes Shannon Stuart Smith, KY–Attorney place only on the walls and ceilings of the Jeff Widen, CO–CO Environmental mouths of several caves where natural Coalition light penetrates. The Access Fund has been closely Access Fund Staff involved with the planning process for the Executive Director Road 18 Caves Environmental Assessment. Sam Davidson. . . . [email protected] We offered funding to pay for scientific Development Director studies of climbing impacts, and for Heather Clark . [email protected] resource improvement/restoration projects. The Access Fund and local climbers previ- Conservation Director Kath Pyke . [email protected] ously supported the closure of one cave for the re-establishment of a bat colony. We Access & Acquisitions Director also endorsed a variety of management Shawn Tierney. . [email protected] responses that would protect cave Policy Analyst resources while permitting some limited Jason Keith. . . . [email protected] climbing in the Road 18 Caves. However, the Forest Service’s eleventh-hour switch Publications Director John Heisel...... [email protected] from a position favoring retention of some climbing opportunities to elimination of Membership Director climbing was made without sufficient Kerry Cowan. . . . [email protected] objective analysis of relative recreational Office Manager impacts and is fundamentally unfair. Aimee Baker. . . . [email protected] kiosk at the climbing area. There have apparently been problems with an inordinate number of hunters in the area and the caretaker intends to lock the gate at the ranch entrance for the remainder of hunt- ing season. It is presently unclear how long the gate will remain locked, but it will most likely be through the end of the “climbing season” as well. Please contact Bryan Pletta at Stone Age Climbing Gym (phone 505-341-2016 or e-mail [email protected]) for current status of the gate and access information if you plan on climbing NORTHEAST at the Tower. Also, remember to keep your speed below 15 Skytop, New York MPH through the ranch and avoid driving (Report provided by Regional Coordinator Russ through late at night. Clune) Representatives from the Mohonk Preserve and the Access Fund met recently with the president of the Mohonk Mountain House, Bert Smiley. Mr. Smiley has received numerous let- ters in the past few months regarding re-open- ing Skytop to climbing. Most of the letters described the historical significance Skytop holds for climbers. Mr. Smiley remains opti- mistic that climbing in some fashion will one day be allowed at Skytop, but cannot commit to when that may happen. Among the many hurdles to overcome are insurance costs, lack of adequate New York State liability statutes and stewardship issues. A continued letter writing campaign directed at the Mountain House is not presently recommended since Mr. Smiley John Heisel understands climbers’ stance on the subject. Dialogue will continue between the Mountain House, the Preserve and the Access Fund.

New sign at Enchanted Tower, New Mexico

Help Wanted in Northern California Activist climber to serve as a volunteer Regional Coordinator for northern California. Handle access and conservation issues in some of the nation’s finest climbing areas. Background in law, public policy and/or public lands management a plus. If interested, e-mail WEST Paul Minault at ([email protected]). Enchanted Tower, New Mexico Bishop BLM gear up for winter (Report provided by Regional Coordinator Bryan bouldering visitors Pletta) The Bishop Bureau of Land Management Climbers in New Mexico replaced the old reports that following the popularity of the wooden sign new sign with a new one provided Pleasant Valley Campground in 2001 they will by the Access Fund on October 21. The sign be expanding the area and adding additional directs climbers along the private road through sites. The BLM are pleased at the high number the Cleaveland. The owners and caretaker were of climbers using the site which by focusing pleased with the look of the new sign and the visitor use in one area reduces impacts to the outreach efforts of New Mexico CRAG and the more sensitive high desert habitat of the Access Fund. Also, a smaller version of the sign Volcanic Tablelands surrounding the site. with similar text was installed on the trailhead Similar to last year the campground facilities include toilets, communal fire pit, dumpster, recycling facilities and message notice board. Visitors will be asked to contribute $1.00/night for camping towards campground maintenance. For more information on camping, access and other work of the BLM around bouldering areas on the Volcanic Tablelands check out the website: www.ca.blm.gov/bishop/bouldering.html

Plan to move the Sad Boulders parking point The BLM also plans to move the current Photography: Wills Young Creative: Ousley parking area for the Sad Boulders which pro- vides access for 8 cars on the top of the Volcanic Tablelands to an expanded site down on the Chalk Bluffs Road. There is already climber access from this point. The move is another measure to reduce impacts to the Volcanic Tablelands area, which is a designated Wilderness Study Area.

LISA RANDS BOULDERING POSTER ORDER THIS INSPIRA- TIONAL 16.5” X 24” SOUTHEAST Obed, TN POSTER - ALL PROCEEDS Scoping work for the forthcoming Climbing Management Plan for the Obed Scenic River is WILL BENEFIT THE ACCESS now complete. The NPS worked with climbers FUND 2001-2002 and other local interest groups through a work- ing committee to develop management options. BOULDERING CAMPAIGN The Environmental Assessment and draft plan CLIMBING ADVOCACY AND with the preferred management alternative will be released for public review in early November. CONSERVATION PROJECTS. Climbers are encouraged to view the document at www.nps.gov/obed and submit their com- ments within the 45-day review period. PRICE: $9.95 Foster Falls, Tennessee (PLUS SHIPPING AND HANDLING) Due to the financial crunch in Tennessee all non-resort parks in the state are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays until further notice. Fourteen parks will be closed at the end of Call 303-545-6772(x107) November. For more information see news or e-mail release at (www.friendsofscsra.org/news.htm). Volunteers are needed as parking lot greeters [email protected] at Foster Falls State Park. If you are interested to order your in volunteering please e-mail Mary Priestley at ([email protected]). poster today Access Fund Grants Volcanic Tablelands. This area includes the pop- Program Awards ular bouldering areas the Happy and Sad Over $70K in 2001 Boulders and the newly established Pleasant With the announce- Valley Campground. Funds will be directed ment of its final towards a number of projects, which include Climbing Preservation campground maintenance, education, outreach Grants cycle for 2001, and cultural resource surveys. The BLM are the Access Fund increas- anticipating 14,000 climbing visitors to this es its total distribution fragile high desert area this season. Funds for the year to $70,250. directed towards these projects will reduce In recognition of the organization’s newly vehicle and camping impacts on the Tablelands launched bouldering campaign, support of while supporting climbing access. bouldering-related projects featured prominent- •Saddle Park Boulders Acquisition, CA ly in this cycle. Awarded four times annually, $5,000 to the Truckee Donner Land Trust to these grants provide financial assistance for preserve access to Saddle Boulders. The preser- projects that preserve or enhance climbing vation of this bouldering area is part of a opportunities and conserve the climbing envi- 2,500-acre expansion to Donner Memorial State ronment in the United States. Grants approved Park. The project will more than double the for this cycle totaled $29,339 and were distrib- size of the Park, protect Schallenberger Ridge uted to support five separate projects by local (a stunning backdrop to Donner Lake) and climbing organizations, public agencies, and ensure continued access to Saddle Boulders. conservation groups. Twenty of 27 applications The bouldering is on steep granite, has poten- were approved this year. tial for scores of problems of varying difficulty “This round of grants is an important one and offers a welcome alternative to the popular for climbers and the Access Fund. When we nearby Donner Summit. launched our bouldering campaign several •Salt Lake City Climbing Areas Access months ago we pledged to increase our funding Brochure, UT of bouldering projects and we’ve accomplished $3,389 to the newly formed group, Salt Lake that by funding three initiatives relating Climbers Alliance for a 16 panel, color directly to this cause,” said Kath Pyke, brochure, which will contain quality photo- Conservation Director. “Our distribution of over graphs and a map pinpointing locations for $70K in grants this year is proof that our rock, ice and alpine climbing as well as boul- grants program continues to grow thanks to dering. The brochure will provide information the generosity of our members and corporate to climbers on climbing locations in the Salt partners and the valuable work completed by Lake City Wasatch region as well as details on past grant recipients.”Recent grants included: access requirements and Leave No Trace prac- tices. The project has received tremendous sup- •Solar composting toilet for the Trapps port from the local community with well- climbing area of the Mohonk Preserve, NY known photographers, locally based manufac- $10,000 to the Mohonk Preserve for installa- turers, climbing gyms and land managing agen- tion of a solar composting toilet in the Trapps cies throwing their support behind the project. climbing area. This sum was matched with an Climbers should look for the glossy brochure in additional $10,000 from an Access Fund Board February 2002. of Directors member. The unit will be installed •Study on Climber Abilities to Assess Route on Undercliff Carriage Road and is targeted for Difficulty, MN spring 2002. This popular area receives over $1,200 to Hamline University to survey 55,000 visits per year, with an average of 600- climbers’ abilities to estimate route difficulty. 800 climbers per weekend day. Until now the Photographs will be shown to climbers who will Preserve has maintained portable toilets. then determine the of the routes shown. Installation of a permanent solar-composting Supplementary data on age, sex, and experi- facility will eliminate the environmental ence levels will also be gathered. The resulting impacts created by large trucks servicing the data will help land managers and climbing unit as well as damage caused by their weight advocacy groups more accurately determine the to the Preserve’s historic carriage roads. ecological impacts of climbers on cliff systems •BLM Bouldering Management Project based on predictions of route choice. Bishop, CA Researcher and climber, Dr Mike Farris, who has $9,750 to the Bureau of Land Management previously published in science journals on Bishop field office to help towards bouldering climbing and vegetation issues, will carry out management and resource protection on the the project. In case you that climbers can be conservation-minded. missed it... Custer State Park has no regulations to protect Copies of the publi- rare plants, and there is no threat that climb- cation Climbing ing areas will be closed. With this project, Management: a Guide climbers have taken the lead in conserving rare to Climbing Issues and plants while keeping areas open to climbing. the Production of a Hollis Marriot is a professional field botanist Climbing Management and Access Fund member. She has worked with the Plan are still available Access Fund as an advisor on vegetation manage- from the Access Fund. ment issues, as well as on vegetation projects on New Access Fund This new publication Devils Tower, WY. publication provides the first-ever overview of climbing issues and management approaches in the United States. With other 50 illustrations and a comprehensive reference section this document is designed as a resource for land managers and climbing representatives working on access issues. A summary and table of contents can be previewed at http://www.accessfund.org. Copies cost $20.00 (shipping and handling inclusive) and can be paid for by check or cred- it card. A limited number of complimentary copies are available to those currently working John Heisel on climbing issues. Contact Kath Pyke, Conservation Director: [email protected] with your request.

Rock Climbing and Rare Plants in the Cheryl Mayer and Daryl Stisser after the trail stablization project last summer at the Black Hills Black Hills Needles, CA Needles, South Dakota. (report by Hollis Marriot) This past summer, climber/botanist Hollis Marriott surveyed access routes in climbing Events areas in Custer State Park for rare plants. A Climbing Preservation Grant from the Access 11/11 Vail, CO climbing comp, Vail Fund and a small grant from the Wildlife Athletic Club - , Mark Division of the SD Dept. of Game, Fish and Krasnow, (970) 477-3239 Parks funded the project. Other cooperators included Custer State Park and members of the 11/17 Enchanted Rock, TX, trail project, local climbing community. Texas Mountaineers - Friends of Enchanted The intent of the project was to minimize Rock, Michael Lewis, (210) 682-4480 further climber impact on rare plants. Climbing areas at higher elevations in the Black Hills 11/17 Bloomington, IL - Hangdog provide habitat for at least six rare plant Jamboree, Upper Limits, Jody Furr, species. These are relics of the last ice age in (800) 964-7814 North America, persisting in cool moist shaded sites. They grow on mats of mosses, sedges and 11/17 Santa Clara, CA - Cranberry Crank, grasses in narrow gullies and drainage bottoms. Planet Granite, Lea Nesbitt, Without protective measures, climbers access- (408) 727-2777 ing routes can severely impact this habitat. Where existing or potential conflicts were 11/17 Seattle, WA – Seattle Bouldering identified, possible solutions were developed. Challenge, Stone Gardens, Jason After consulting with Park staff, volunteers Duckowitz, (206) 781-9828 Cheryl Mayer, Daryl Stisser and Marriott installed signs and stabilized access trails in 12/15 Enchanted Rock, TX trail project, three different areas with rare plant popula- Texas Mountaineers – Friends of tions. Additional projects are planned for 2002. Enchanted Rock, Michael Lewis, In addition to protecting the natural her- (210) 682-4480 itage of the area, this project demonstrates 2001 CORPORATE PARTNERS The Access Fund sends great thanks to industry members and like- minded businesses for partnering with the Access Fund this year. PLEASE SUPPORT THEM

Diamond Partners •Corplan Contributing Partners $20,000 •Eagle Creek $500+ •Black Diamond, •Entre Prises USA •All Terrain Bibler/Scarpa •Falcon Publishing •Alpine Ascents •Climbing •Gregory Mtn. Products International •Galyan’s •Kelty •Bearing Images •REI • Systems •Cloudveil Mountain •Rock & Ice •Metolius Works •Maxim Ropes •Excalibur DMM Platinum+ Partners •Misty Mountain •Flannel Design $15,000+ Threadworks •Gravity Kills Company •Hothouse Design & •New Belgium Brewing •Greischar Dungan Advertising Co. Architects •Omega Pacific •Sterling Rope •Jackson Hole Mountain •Weathered Stone Guides Platinum Partners Major Partners 1,000+ •Jagged Edge $10,000+ •Altrec.com Mountain Gear •The North Face •American Bouldering •Joshua Tree Rock Series Climbing School Gold Plus Partners •Arc’teryx •Megalith $7,500+ •Cascade Designs/ •Mountain Madness •CLIF Bar Therm-a-Rest •Mountain Tools •Patagonia •Cordless •Nicros •Polartec/Malden Mills •Hi-Tec Sports •Philadelphia Rock Gym •W.L. Gore •Jansport •Ropegun •Marmot •Seattle Manufacturing Gold Partners $5,000+ •Mercer Capital Group Corporation •Campmor •Mountain Gear •Shoreline Mountain •Crazy Creek Products •Mountain Hardwear Products •Five.Ten •Outside •Sickle Climbing • •Outdoor Research •Soma Entertainment • Climb High/Mammut •Phoenix Bouldering •Stone Age Climbing •Nalgene Comp •T.K. Michaels D.D.S., • America •Phoenix Rock Gym P.S. •PrAna •PMI •VooDoo Holds •Trango USA & •PuR •Ushba Mountain Works Stonewear Designs •Red Point, Inc. •ZuluSports.com •Royal Robbins Silver Partners Media Partners 2,500+ •Sport Chalet •Advanced Base Camp •Sun & Ski Sports •Blue •BlueWater •/Red Chili •Elevation •Boreal USA •Freeskier •Boulder Rock Club •Yates Gear •Southeastern Adventures Thanks to all who made Adopt-a-Crag Day 2001 a huge success! Galyan’s- Title Sponsor and CLIF Bar- Supporting Sponsor, Zion National Park, Cindy Purcell, Jill Sheesley, Hurst Stores, Outdoor Outlet, Zion Outdoor, Kevin Siebke, Mountain Sports-WY, High Plains Climbers, Atlanta Climbing Club, Gary Latimer, Bob Broilo, Kevin Carson, Wisconsin Outdoor Access, Stuart Rudolph, Steve Frye, Gary Pate, Urban Outpost, Eman Lacoste, Scott Sandberg, Boone Climbers Coalition, Alicia Toomey, Ron Dawson, Heather Hibbard, Josh Baker, Colgate University, Adirondack Mtn. Club, The Mountaineer, EMS, Rock & River, Central Rockies Section-AAC, Greg Sievers, Rocky Mountain National Park, Mike Sauter, BLM-Bishop, Scott Justham, Rock Fax, Wilson’s Eastside Sports, CU Alpine Club, Todd Battey, Sport Chalet, Mike Stokes, Ragged Mtn. Foundation, Bob Hostetler, David Dogruel, Los Alamos Mountaineers, San Diego Climbers Coalition, Art Messier, Terry Dash, Aram Attarian, Carolina Climbers Coaltion, NC State U, Pilot Mtn. State Park, Crowders Mtn. State Park, Sean Coburn, AMC, Cristin Bailey, Eastern Iowa CC, Evan Fales, Active Endeavors, Fin & Feather, Friends of Stoney Point, Real Cheap Sports, The Outland Mountain Shop, REI-Ventura, Ghia Burch, Brie Scott, Black Hills Climbers Coalition, Toni Brumbaugh, Louie Anderson, Devils Tower National Monument, Scott Brown, Lara Pearson, Alpine Skills International, Dan Zimmerlin, Cragmont Climbing Club, NACC, Kerry Nodal, Tuscon Climbers Coalition, Arizona Mountaineering Club, Brad McLeod, Southeast Climbers Coalition, Joe McLoughlin, Newenglandbouldering.com, Tasha Waugh, City of Rifle, Dana Knight, Eldorado State Park, Neptune Mountaineering, climbingboulder.com, Myke Komarnitsky, CAMM, Steve Hollis, Flatirons Climbing Council, Mountain Sports-Boulder, Holly Scherbo, Petra Rock Gym, Frank Harvey, Red River Gorge Climbers Co., Shannon Stuart-Smith, Julia Fain, Bryan Pletta, Stone Age Climbing Gym, Jeff Achey, Michelle Fisher, Acadia Mountain Guides, Central Texas Climbing Committee, Mike Lewis, Cross Country Connection, Wade Griffith, Idaho State University, Peter Joyce, Friends of Joshua Tree, Mike Crowder, Robert Smith, Bernard Wolfe, Lance Brock, Joshua Houdek, Gene Kistler, Blue Ridge Outdoors, Charlotte Fox, Reese Martin, Andy Fitz, Frenchman’s Coulee Climber’s Coalition, Gary Rall, Ian Caldwell, Portland Rock Gym, Nico Cauchy, Aaron Gibson, Wichita Mountains Climbers Coalition, Kim Lamarre, All Outdoors and all the Access Fund corporate sponsors who supported these events with product!! Thank you! ADOPT-A-CRAG 2001 PHOTO GALLERY Kerry Nodal John Heisel

Hammond Pond, Massachussets Jonathan cleaning chalk: Flagstaff, Arizona Kerry Nodal

Photos from top: Flagstaff, Arizona; Palisades Park, Alabama; Black Hills, South Dakota; Piute Butte, California Adopt-a-Crag Day 2001 Declared a Success! Climbers and volunteers across the country cel- ebrated the second annual Adopt-a-Crag day at 67 PAID

areas in 25 states. Over 2,000 people united to US Postage MPC Permit MPC Permit build and restore 150 miles of trail and clear Org. Non-Profit thousands of bags of trash from crags. Erosion control and trash removal was the focus of most events as climbers worked with land managers in the nationwide climbers stewardship event. Areas saw improvements in trail maintenance and con- struction, chalk clean-ups, regrading of switch- backs, building of retaining walls, clearing of drainages and water bar construction, re-rocking of parking areas, mulching and stabilization of belay areas, cliff top enhancment, replace- ment and much more. According to post-event surveys, most events enhanced public relations with land managers and improved the image of climbers. Adopt-a-Crag Day is aimed at educating the climbing community about the importance of stewardship and of teaching climbers the skills needed to maintain their local climbing areas. Major highlights included: Hammond Pond, MA – over 90 volunteers between the ages of three and 65 participated in Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Massachusetts to improve trails, mitigate erosion and remove trash. Particpants learned about Leave No Trace and were encouraged to write to Congress regarding Fee Demo. Independence Pass, CO – climbers worked in conjunction with the Forest Service and the Independence Pass Foundation at the International Outdoor Festival in Aspen Colorado to plant 170 trees on a steep slope at the eleva- tion of 11,600 feet. Palisades Park, AL – 41 very organized climbers joined together to clean up this park just outside of Birmingham, AL. These project involved and strengthened relationships with the park employees, board and park superintendent. Adopt-a-Crag of the Year Award - Adirondack Adopt-a-Crag. This event was a collective effort utilizing 61 people at two major crags in the Adirondack State Park. Josh Baker from Colgate University and Heather Hibbard, Access Fund Regional Coordinator, were the main organizers. This event succeeded through the support of the volunteers and the Mountaineer, Adirondack Rock and River, Lake Placid EMS retailers. Many stu- dents from five area universities began driving at 5am to reach the event by 8:30am. Five crews worked on 1000+ feet of trail, built rock steps,

installed cedar-log revetments and blocked off 17010 PO Box Fund, Access The CO 80308 Boulder, Service Requested Address goat trails. They built a new vertical path leading through a ravine that had become an erosion wash. This event epitomizes the purpose of Adopt-a-Crag day: to bring all aspects of the climbing community together in an event that provides grassroots support and activism at local climbing areas.