About Our Organization

We are long time climbers and advocates. Individually, we have all been doing work on our own or in small groups for many years. It took a global pandemic to afford us the time to bring our passions together.

We created EPAC as a means of pooling our resources so that Eastern Pennsylvania could have a united voice and shared energy. We have laid the foundation. We are excited to grow this organization with the help of the climbing community.

Access. It is a word often found in the world of climbing. For many folks it means gaining or maintaining access to a climbing area. However, access has come to mean something far greater – While climbing areas may be open, they are not equally accessible to all.

The founding members are committed to making our organization diverse both in its leadership and in the community we build. We are striving for representation of all types of climbers and all types of people. We are mindful that we are not there yet. We are looking for individuals to help EPAC get there.

• We have begun a JEDI Committee that includes Local Climbing Organizations across the state of Pennsylvania. Our goal is to share resources and begin initiatives. We will empower our community and help all people visiting Pennsylvania climbing areas feel welcome and safe.
• Our Community Engagement Committee has reached out to multiple affinity groups to meet and begin developing partnerships.
• We successfully supported multiple local climbers who reached out for help getting offensive and racist route names changed.
• We have started organizing educational roundtable discussions for the fall.
• We have continued to educate ourselves and compiling resources to share