Climber Survey Summary Reports

2022 Survey on Permits, Fees, & Quotas

This survey, conducted in collaboration with Access Fund, documents reported perceptions and attitudes towards, as well as experiences with, climbing permits, fees, and quotas in public land areas. The report details findings from the 1,739 completed surveys.

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2021 Indian Creek Survey

This survey, conducted in collaboration with Access Fund, documents reported practices, perceptions, and management preferences of Indian Creek climbers. The report details findings from the 1,847 completed surveys received from respondents who reported climbing in Indian Creek.

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2019 Access Fund Survey

This survey, conducted in collaboration with Access Fund, examined climbing backgrounds, concerns, and preferences for climbing stewardship and advocacy in the U.S. Data from 3,166 climbers nationally were collected.

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2019 Washington Climber Survey

This survey, conducted in collaboration with the Washington Climbers Coalition, examined the climbing backgrounds, concerns, and preferences regarding stewardship and resource management of Washington State climbers. Data from a total of 1,032 climbers were collected.

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2019 Front Range Climber Survey

This survey, conducted in collaboration with the Boulder Climbing Community, examined the climbing backgrounds, concerns, and preferences regarding stewardship and resource management of Front Range climbers. Data from a total of 630 climbers were collected.

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2019 Wasatch Climber Survey

This survey, conducted in collaboration with the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance, examined Wasatch area climbers' engagement with, and perspectives on, the SLCA's stewardship and advocacy efforts. Data from a total of 1,132 climbers were collected.

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2018 Wasatch Climber Survey

This survey, conducted in collaboration with the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance, examined the climbing backgrounds, concerns, and preferences regarding stewardship and resource management of Wasatch area climbers. Data from a total of 799 climbers were collected.