Partners
Climbers need partners and these organizations know it. The organizations below support the access and stewardship efforts of the CCC on a continual basis. We plan to refresh this list on an annual basis. Note; organizations who sponsored a specific event like the Rumble are not listed here. If you are an avocate of outdoor access, consider supporting these great businesses! If you are a business who wishes to join the businesses below in support of the CCC's efforts, visit our Business Partners page with premiums listed.
$20,000+
- Trango, (2023-2025)
- OnX Maps (2025)
- Dr. Dave (2025)
- Pickens County Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (2024)
- RHI Legacy Foundation (2022)
- Rutherford County TDA (2023)
- Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (2023, 2025)
- Palmetto Conservancy (2025)
- North Carolina Recreational Trails Program (2024, 2025)
$10,000+
- Boulder Garden (2025)
- Triangle Rock Club (2022-2024)
- Trango, (2018-2022)
- Rutherford County TDA (2021, 2024)
- National Forest Foundation (2024)
- Conserving Carolina (2025)
$5,000+
- Soddy Daisy International Climbing Festival (2025)
- Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (2025)
- Outdoor Research (2024)
- American Alpine Club (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
- Access Fund (2019-2023)
- Inner Peaks (2024, 2025)
- Dr. Dave (2021-2026)
- Southeastern Trust for Parks and Land (2021-2023)
- YMCA Camp Hanes (2024)
- Hickory Nut Gorge Foundation (2024)
- Caterpillar Foundation (2025)
$1000+
- Ultimate Climbing Gym (2025)
- Preserving a Picturesque America (2026)
- Appalachian Climbing School (2025)
- Brayack Media (2021-2024)
- Apotheca (2024, 2025)
- Burlaep Printing (2024)
- Inner Peaks (2018-2023)
- Duke Climbing Club (2024)
- Central Rock Gym (2024)
- Hickory Nut Gorge Foundation (2023)
- Tanger Family Foundation (2025)
- Rock Therapy (2023)
- First Hand Climbing (2022-2024)
- Coastal Climbing (2022, 2024)
- Ground Up Publishing (2018-2025)
- Ground Up Collective (2026)
- Climb@Blue Ridge (2019-2023)
- Cultivate Climbing (2022-2024)
- Black Dome Mountain Sports (2019-2024)
- Royal Landscape Services (2020, 2023)
- Southeastern Climbers Coalition (2024)
- Sierra Nevada Brewing (2020)
- Fox Mountain Guides (2020-2025)
- Project ROCK (2024)
- Triple Crown Bouldering Series (2019-2025)
- Rutherford County TDA (2025)
- Ann and Adam Boyd Charitable Fund (2025)
- In Honor of Brady Murphy (2025)
- Kenneth Kratz Family Foundation (2023)
- Johnston Family Foundation (2025)
- Howard Construction in memory of Jim Okel/ Ralph Fickel/ Lee Carter/ Roger Stevens/ Dan Perry (2023)
- Stephen M. Bailey and Lucia H Bailey Family Foundation (2022-2023)
- Clemson Climbing Club (2023-2025)
- Duke Energy (2023)
- Hupp Construction (2023)
- In memory of Fred Hutchinson (2024)
- Kelleher-Sohn Family Fund (2026)
$500+
- Acorn-Alcinda Foundation (2024, 2025)
- Great Outdoor Sport Provision (2025)
- Townsend Family Endowment, a fund administered by the North Carolina Community Foundation (2025)
- SKAN US in honor of Colen Hudson (2025)
- In memory of Danny McCracken (2024, 2025)
- Burts Bees Foundation (2025)
- Appalachian Mountain Brewery (2023-2025)
- Misty Mountain Threadworks (2025)
- Mast General Store (2021-2025)
- ReGear Outdoors (2024)
- Progression Climbing Gym (2021-2024)
- Hickory Nut Falls Family Campground (2024)
- Mtn Dog T-Shirt Co (2024)
- Ugly Dog Cafe (2025)