Trailbuilding day set for July 18th – SEE BELOW FOR MORE. This spring, a tremendous SWPACC volunteer effort (over 289 hours logged) has brought us a new roped climbing area at the Laurelville Retreat Center (LRC) in Mt. Pleasant, PA. With formal permission from LRC, over 25 climbs have been Read more…
They say time flies when you’re having fun. We’d be remiss if we did not acknowledge all we accomplished during our crag stewardship days earlier this Spring. As usual, none of it would be possible without the help of volunteers. SWPACC hosted work days at three of our main climbing Read more…
4/27: Access + Stewardship Committee Meeting A&S meeting at East End Brewing, 7-8p Monday, April 27! We have a few “new” climbing areas coming online this year that we’ll be talking about and a couple more work days to plan. We’ll also be doing some climbing at Ascend Point Breeze Read more…
Come hang out! Join members of the Southwestern PA Climbers Coalition on Monday, November 17 from 7pm-9pm at Velum Fermentation for an evening of celebration and camaraderie! An opportunity to meet each other and socialize, the meeting will also feature a brief year-in-review by SWPACC board president Ginette Walker Vinski Read more…
Making Our Voices Heard: A Big Step for Pittsburgh Climbing Access NOTE: The climbing at this site is not yet officially sanctioned. Please do not climb there or share its location with others. We are counting on the entire climbing community Read more…
See Below For: 8-27-25 Update on Continued Closure of SGL 138 and 51 to Climbing A helpful timeline of the history of climbing areas in State Game Lands 51 and 138 Links to previous SGL closure related posts made by SWPACC 8-27-25 Update on Continued Closure of SGL 138 and Read more…
Since 2020, the Southwestern PA Climbers Coalition has instituted an annual election program for its board of directors. The board is the governing body of the organization, responsible for carrying out SWPACC’s mission and managing its financial operations. Each year, a number of board terms expire, triggering a nomination and Read more…
Updates On The State Game Land Closure Posted November 21, 2024 Decision reached regarding closure of SGL 138 and 51 to climbing. This past weekend, SWPACC received word from Harrisburg that State Game Lands 51 and 138 will remain closed to climbing activities. This is per the recommendation of the Read more…
Breakneck Climbing Area – Fall 2024 – Update From SWPACC Over 70% of survey respondents who took our survey this year climb or want to climb at Breakneck – here is some important crag information and a few key point that are CRITICAL to keeping this climbing area open for Read more…
Members of both Access Fund and the American Alpine Club are in Washington, D.C. this week, meeting with legislators to advocate for the passing of the Protect America’s Rock Climbing Act (PARC Act). If passed, the legislation would safeguard climbing in areas including Joshua Tree National Park, the Diamond on Read more…