Author Bio

Holly Smolenski

Holly Smolenski is Communications & Marketing Director at the Access Fund, the non-profit advocacy group that keeps U.S. climbing areas open and conserves the climbing environment. She’s been an avid climber for 15 years, establishing her love of the outdoors in her home state of New Hampshire. She has been with the Access Fund for over half a decade, and is passionate about using her communications and marketing background to raise awareness about the protection of America’s climbing resources. Holly lives with her husband, daughter, and two dogs in the Colorado Front Range. REI Member since 2004.

Stories by Holly Smolenski...

Five Things Making Our Crags Dirty and What You Can Do to Help

Holly Smolenski|February 21, 2015

You might be surprised to learn that the biggest environmental and social impacts at climbing areas are not caused by blatant misbehavior, but by the often over...