Recreation Climbing Organizations, Associations, and Rock Climbing Clubs
Recreation Climbing Organizations.
Consists of organizations support and promoting aspects of recreation rock or mountain climbing.
Rock Climbing Clubs.
Climbing clubs are diverse. While some focus on team competition and training, others provide wilderness preservation service to an site or region.
Mountain Rescue Associations.
Discusses and promotes mountain rescue issues, climbing statistics, high altitude rescue, high altitude training, issues with high altitude pulmonary edema and high altitude sickness.
Climbing Wall Associations.
Promotes the indoor climbing wall industry with safety issues, currency and support.
Recreation Climbing Organizations and Rock Climbing Clubs:
Access Fundhttp://www.accessfund.org/Dedicated to keeping rock climbing areas open and to conserving the climbing environment.
American Mountain Guides Associationwww.amga.com/ Seeks to represent the interests of American mountain guides by providing support, education, and standards.
American Safe Climbing Organizationhttp://www.safeclimbing.org/ An organization of climbers who are dedicated to making the sport safer by replacing unsafe bolts and anchors and by educating climbers, land managers and the public about climbing and anchor safety.
Canadian Competition Climbing Committee http://www.cec.homestead.com Sanctions competitions in Canada. Tracks points to select the Canadian Youths who will represent Canada at ICC sanctioned world competitions.
Colmcille Climbers Club http://www.pete-smith.co.uk Climbing in Donegal, Ireland. Cool recreational climbing organization for Derry,
Northern Ireland and climbing in counties of Derry, Donegal and Antrim. Has a database of climbs in Donegal.
Mountain Rescue Associationhttp://www.mra.org The Mountain Rescue Association.
Nepal Mountaineering Association http://www.nepalmountaineering.org National Alpine Club of Nepal. Organization for mountain tourism and environmental protection in Nepal.
Outdoor Action Guide to High Altitudewww.princeton.edu/~oa/altitude.html Very good guide to high altitude acclimatization and illnesses. Discusses high altitude sickness and pulmonary edema issues for mountaineering.
Rock Climb Texaswww.rockclimbtexas.com - Rock climbing club providing discussion forum to find the best climbing in Texas. Organized forum will help you locate climbing spots in & around Texas, locate climbing partners & even buy/sell climbing equipment.
Southern California Mountaineers' Associationhttp://www.rockclimbing.org/ SCMA was founded in 1986. It evolved from the Rock Climbing section of the Sierra Club, making them one of the oldest rock climbing clubs in the nation. It's purpose is to provide an organization for meeting other experienced climbers of all abilities, to promote our sport and to foster safe climbing.
IFSC http://www.ifsc-climbing.org/ The IFSC is a continuation of the ICC, now the world organization that represents sport competition climbing.
USA Climbingwww.usaclimbing.org, and The USA National Governing Body for competition climbing. USA Climbing has three tracks Youth, Adult Recreational and Adult Open. It offers a wide variety of competition series for youth and adults in the recreational and elite class of climber.
Victorian Climbing Clubhttp://www.vicclimb.org.au/ Promotes the sport of climbing in Australia in a number of areas. Services include access negotiation, club trip.
