Who We Are

Mission

Our mission is to protect access to climbing in Southern Nevada by encouraging responsible stewardship and community involvement among local climbers.

Overview

​The Southern Nevada Climber’s Coalition (SNCC) is a grassroots affiliate of the Access Fund. We advocate for rock climbers in Southern Nevada by promoting responsible stewardship of local resources and cultivating greater community awareness and involvement.

The SNCC provides an avenue for constructive dialogue between climbers and local land managers, as well as a resource for local and visiting climbers seeking information about the world-class climbing destinations in Southern Nevada.

Funding for SNCC projects comes primarily from members and partnering organizations such the Access Fund, American Alpine Club (AAC) and the American Safe Climbing Association (ASCA). We are fortunate enough to have support from organizations like the American Alpine Institute (AAI), American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) and many local businesses.

Board of Directors

  • As the new SNCC President, Bryan plans to bolster our collective voice by reinforcing relationships among our government agencies through open dialogue between group leaders and supporters. He wants to continue to advocate for climbers, promote our projects, and continue to create events that bring together our community.

  • A long-time Board Member, Leici now serves as the SNCC’s Vice President. She wants to continue the amazing work that the SNCC like trail work and bolt maintenance, increase our education efforts, and host community events that bring climbers together to celebrate what we have in Southern Nevada. She also runs a marketing consulting business and is an Executive Producer for the podcast Climbing Gold!

  • Jorge is a long-time SNCC Board Member. We’re grateful to have his passion, knowledge, and dedication to his climbing community on the board.

  • We’re lucky to have Alicia as our Secretary for another year! She plays a pivotal role on our Board with recording minutes during our meetings, maintaining records and documentation, and keeps us as an organization up to compliance.

  • Rae brings professional fundraising experience and has some awesome plans in mind for growing and maintaining our members! Rae has been actively engaging members with our incredible newsletters!

  • Jonathan wants to leverage his connections in the climbing industry to gather support, in any way possible, for SNCC events, volunteers and giveaways! We’re lucky to have him on the board to offer expertise as a passionate climber of almost 20 years.

  • An exceptionally talented videographer and photographer, Miguel creates incredible content to showcase events, projects, and our amazing climbing community! If you see him at Refuge creating fun videos, make sure to say “hi”!

  • If you interact with any of our social media platforms, you have more than likely engaged with Stefani! She’s been an incredible asset to our Board in creating fun posts that really showcase our SNCC members and what we do! Interesting fact about Stefani: she and her husband Rick put out those incredibly helpful and fun maps, Climb On Maps!

  • Cat is a new board member that is super passionate about how to be responsible climbers in Southern Nevada including how to properly interact with our desert environment!

  • Lisa has been climbing since she was a toddler! This a Vegas-born teacher wants to advocate for our climbing areas with increased partnerships with other great organizations and help with projects that help protect and maintain our desert crags.

    Longtime Vegas resident and your favorite underground Moonboarder, Ravioli Biceps, has joined Lisa in helping coordinate our volunteer efforts.

  • Fish’s goal this year is to ensure that climbing access stays open for all the local and traveling climbers coming to the area and have a safe, enjoyable time in the desert!

    You may have seen Justin at the Refuge, and we’re grateful to have him on our board to help with community events!

  • Dana’s goals are to create an easily accessible and usable website for the SNCC for anyone to find updated information about current issues, events, and membership. She’s a librarian that’s passionate about climber advocacy and preservation.

  • Xiao is a tech expert that helps us move our board into the 21st century in how we communicate with each other and our members.

  • Sean is a new Vegas resident that wants to keep our climbing areas clean and preserve this beautiful part of the world both through his actions, and to provide visitors with the tools and information they need to do the same.

    Joe is the coordinator for the Las Vegas chapter of Climbers for Christ. He’s new to the SNCC board, and we’re lucky to have him!

  • Cassy’s goal this year is to find ways to help decrease impact while preserving the desert environment. She hopes to help with access for backcountry areas, and access in general.

    Dave has been instrumental in engaging our local businesses and organizations with our events and projects!