Ep.41 w/ Access Fund's Mike Morin & Amanda Peterson

On the subtleties of responsible trail building, climbing area stewardship, and how to responsibly develop climbing areas

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Show Notes for episode with Access Fund:

Where they are currently in their almost 2 year long Access Fund road trip, and what they are doing
How to get involved with one of the Access Fund’s Stewardship programs
The agenda of a three day Access Fund Stewardship Program
How to effectively build a stone wall or retaining wall on a trail that will stand the test of time
How Access Fund seeks to succeed in its main objective of keeping climbing areas open
How a local community should approach a land manager or land owner about access issues
How climbers can minimize their effect when going to the crag to avoid access issues
What to do about popular climbing areas that are being overrun week after week
Where to find information on where it’s okay to camp or hike or access crags so we aren’t exacerbating access issues
Some advice to consider for climbing area developers to decrease the impact on an area
Some of their favorite spots around the U.S.