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Arkansas Climbers Coalition

The Arkansas Climbers Coaltion is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting climbing areas in The Natural State.

08/24/2026

This weekend the ARCC had our annual meeting. We reflected on previous year’s goals and made new goals to better protect and preserve the future of climbing in Arkansas. Our board members are entirely volunteer and dedicate their time purely out of love for rock climbing and the community that comes with it!

We are especially thankful to Petit Jean state park for hosting us and providing a meeting space. If you haven’t checked out the climbing at Petit Jean yet, we highly encourage you to! While you’re at it, attend one of the presentations by a park interpreter like Joe or Carrie to learn more about Arkansas first state park!

If you are already a member of the ARCC, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all of your support. If you’re not, and would like to support our mission, follow the link in our bio to become one today!

08/14/2026

Every pristine piece of sandstone, every well-maintained approach trail, and every safe anchor we clip into doesn’t just happen by magic. It exists because climbers step up to protect, maintain, and advocate for the places we love.

For the last 9 years, I’ve had the absolute honor of serving on the board and as President of the Arkansas Climbers Coalition (ARCC). Per our bylaws, August marks the end of my time on the board—and while stepping down is bittersweet, it’s a powerful reminder of why community involvement is so vital. Organizations need fresh energy, new perspectives, and passionate voices to keep moving forward.

Whether it’s securing access right here in Arkansas or protecting public lands across the United States, climbing advocacy is a team sport. Groups like the ARCC and our national partners at the Access Fund rely on everyday climbers—people like you—to keep these places open and thriving.

You don’t need years of experience or technical skills to make a massive impact. Community stewardship takes all kinds of hands:

🔵Show up for trail days to keep our crag environments clean and sustainable.

🔵Be an advocate by practicing Leave No Trace and mentoring new climbers.

🔵Step up to serve on the ARCC board, volunteer committees, or at events—your unique skills are always needed!

🔵Support access organizations through membership or donations.

Our climbing community is only as strong as our willingness to care for it. I’m stepping down from the board, but I’m not going anywhere—and I can’t wait to support our next ARCC President. JD Borgeson, and the Community.

Ready to get involved? Drop a comment, shoot me a message David Thompson or reach out to the ARCC to see how you can lend a hand.

Let’s keep Arkansas climbing strong!
-David Thompson David Thompson

08/03/2026

Support your local climbing organization Friday, September 11th and hang out with friends!

🫂 Climb Conway will discount ARCC members’ day passes by $5

💸 Climb Conway will donate $1 to the ARCC per day pass sold

🍺 Rogue Roundabout will make a custom brown ale for the ARCC, and is putting us in their private event room to enjoy it!

07/30/2026

Climb, Clink, and support your LCO! Coming up quick is our first central AR meetup this summer Sunday August 9th starting at 4pm!

🧗 LRCC is offering discounted day passes to non-members at just $13 including rentals! Bring a friend!

🤠 Grab a drink with us at Southern Tail and hear about upcoming events, grants, and news from your local climbing advocates.

07/14/2026

Join us for another ARCC fundraiser: climb and pint night!

Climb Bentonville is offering the following perks:

☕ Buy an ARCC mug get a free Climb guest pass
👕 Buy a Climb membership get a free ARCC tshirt

Stoic Brews Alternative is our awesome cohost for this event, and are committing to donate $1.00 per pint to the ARCC on everything, including kombucha!

Fundraisers like these are what allows us to keep climbing safe and accessible, we couldn’t be more thankful for a community that is willing to host these socials and give back!

07/13/2026

ARCC Fundraiser - Climb & Pint Night!
Support your local climbing organization and hang out with friends!

🧋 All B&B coffees/espressos on 7/26 donate $1 to the ARCC
🧗 All B&B day passes bought on 7/26 donate $3 to the ARCC
☕ Buy an ARCC coffee mug, and get a free coffee in it!

We’ll mozy to Fossil Cove afterwards to grab a drink (and/or pizza at Wicked Wood food truck) and hang

06/23/2026

We couldn’t have asked for a better day to be on the trail. ARCC adopted a section of the Buffalo National River Trail and we all got out there Saturday to give it some love.

The trail building crew added some erosion reinforcement and fixed up three water breaks to help guide rain runoff.

The looper crew trimmed and whacked away branches, grasses, and leaves to ensure the hike is nice and open.

We finished it off with lunch and a swim and climb at Kyle’s Landing. Thank you to for providing us with ice cold beverages.

Above all else, thank you to the over 20 volunteers that came out to support ARCC and Without y’all none of this is possible!

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06/13/2026

Last minute addition to the festivities at Climb Conway's annual Birthday Bash competition this year! Stick around after the Arky, Vol. 1 showing, and we will show Jonathan Childs's Documentary, Crystal Bluff! We are super excited to see everyone at the comp., stoked to check out the Arky film, and super psyched to share our project with the community as well. See you all there!

05/08/2026

Catch us out at the Buffalo National Rive on June 20th for arguably one of the most beautiful trail days we could have! Sign up at the link in our bio to let us know you’l be there!

04/22/2026

Today is a good day to get an ARCC membership! To join the largest group of climbing advocates in the state! (or just pick up some trash next time you’re out climbing, and test yourself by trying to recite the LNT principals)

Get your ARCC membership at the link in our bio!

Address

Harrison, AR
72641

Website

http://www.arkansasclimbers.org/

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