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CRAG Vermont is an organization created and run entirely by climbers and for climbers. Our efforts go directly to conserving, protecting and expanding access to climbing in Vermont.

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VT Climbing Festival

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This year’s Vermont Climbing Festival is September 19 – 21, 2025 – Mark your calendars!

2025 Member Meet-ups!

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Let’s climb together! CRAG-VT is again hosting our monthly member meet-ups. These are a great opportunity to get to know other local climbers, find partners, share beta, and try hard together. Member meetups are hosted on a rotating basis between Petra Cliffs, Metro Rock, BurlyBloc, and when weather permits, our outdoor crags. These gatherings are free and open to any CRAG-VT member. If you’re not a member yet, sign up at the meet up! Time: 5:30 – 8:00pm.

Kingdom Climbing Weekend

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The Kingdom Climbing Weekend is scheduled for October 3-5, 2025. Keep an eye out for ways to get involved!

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There are many ways to support Vermont Climbing. Click here to learn more about becoming a corporate partner, major donor, or member.

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A Few of our accomplishments

A brief look at the many milestones of CRAG Vermont

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2003 – Lower West

Lower West was donated to the newly formed CRAG-VT (2003)

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2004 – The Bolton Quarry

Purchased the Bolton Quarry and acquired a conservation easement to ensure permanent climbing protections (2004)

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2008 – The 82 Crag

Acquired a conservation easement for the 82 Crag to ensure permanent climbing protections (2008)

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2009 – Upper West Bolton

Purchased Upper West Bolton and acquired a conservation easement to ensure permanent climbing protections (2009)

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2010 – Carcass Crag

Purchased the Carcass Crag and added the cliff to the Bolton Quarry Conservation Easement (2010)

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2012 – Quarry Driveway Repairs

Rebuilt the driveway to the Bolton Quarry (2012)

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2016 – Agency of Natural Resources

Developed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Climbing Management Plan with the State of Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (2016). This 5 year effort established CRAG-VT as the de facto liaison between the State and the climbing community, and helps in the management of areas including: Mt. Pisgah, Smugglers’ Notch, Mount Wheeler, and Marshfield Ledge.

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2017 – Lone Rock Point

Formed a relationship with the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont at Rock point and opened Lone Rock Point to climbing (2017)

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2017 – The Bolton Dome

Purchased and permanently protected the Bolton Dome (2017)

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2019 – Vermont Climbing Festival

Hosted inaugural Vermont Climbing Festival (2019)

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created by climbers, for climbers

CRAG Vermont

As a non-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, our mission is to support Vermont’s climbing community by securing, protecting & conserving access to cliffs and other climbing resources.

We Secure Access to Vermont Cliffs

We build long-term relationships with landowners to maintain access to cliffs located on private property
We collaborate with the VT Agency of Natural Resources to ensure that climbing on state lands is done so responsibly and in alignment with environmental and recreation management plans
When necessary, we purchase property & obtain conservation easements to ensure long term access to threatened climbing areas

We Steward Vermont Climbing

We organize and conduct trail maintenance and volunteer clean-ups
We collaborate with the Vermont Nongame and Natural Heritage Program to protect the threatened and endangered species that live in cliff ecosystems
We inform climbers, land managers and the public of access, environmental and historical climbing information