We’ve all been there before.
You pull up in the parking lot and shed a lonesome tear of remorse as you realize you didn’t remember your reusable bags.
You’re not alone.
The key to successfully always having your own bag is to create a solid system of habit.
Dear Climbers,
Our crags need you. Our planet needs you.
Here are some small small steps you can take to be a more sustainable rock climber.
With outdoor sports like hiking, climbing, and backpacking becoming increasingly popular every year, it’s more important than ever to be mindful of how we’re effecting outdoor spaces.
The better we can adventure in alignment with the Leave No Trace 7 Principles, the better we can minimize our impacts and protect our precious outdoor spaces.
Let’s give back to the beautiful outdoors by packing out ALL of our trash and starting conversations with our friends to do the same.
To ensure long term sustainability for our public lands, packing out all toilet paper is a necessary practice so we can enjoy our wild spaces for generations to come.
Here are 5 reasons to start packing out your toilet paper instead of burying it!
Here are the 5 best TED talks about sustainability. They cover topics like zero waste, climate change, protecting our oceans, growing your own food, and being mindful users, not just collectors, of our things.
Our bathrooms are a mecca of plastic, and often toxic, products. Not only are the products harmful to our health and the health of our family, but all the plastic packaging is having a massive, detrimental effect on our planet.
Let’s vote with our dollars and show companies we’re not messing around when we say we want less plastic and more biodegradable products!
Here are some of my favorite budget friendly zero bathroom waste swaps you can add to your amazon cart next time you place an order.
Don’t want to spend $20 on spiritually-marketed baby wipes or a plastic bottle of something that looks like it should go in your car.
Learn how you can clean your yoga mat with safe, simple ingredients that you probably already have at home.
Going zero waste can seem overwhelming and nearly impossible in a culture where buying and throwing away a coffee cup every single day is so normal that nobody bats an eye or even questions the sensibility behind it.
Here are some step by step video tutorials on small changes you can try out in your life to make a big difference in the amount of waste you create.
Common chemicals found in commercial cleaners are no joke and can present nasty health risks with repeated exposure. Citrus is a great all-natural ingredient to have in your zero-waste cleaning arsenal. Citrus fruits like lemons, limes, and grapefruits contains a natural solvent called d-limonene that works wonders when it comes to cutting grease and washing away dirt. Not to mention the citrus smell is refreshing and can help neutralize the vinegar odor in this recipe.
Human influx on rock climbing areas have impacted the environment hard.
So much so that in some areas, climbing access has been completely denied by land managers not liking how their land has been treated and transformed over time as a popular climbing destination.
Access Fund has created The Climber’s Pact: 13 responsible and sensible commitments that climbers pledge to abide by in efforts to protect our climbing lands.