Alliances
We are proud to partner with the following like-minded organizations:
Access Fund
Access Fund is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to keeping climbing areas open and to conserving the climbing environment. As the proud recipient of the Sharp End Award, prAna looks forward to its continued support of the Access Funds' outreach programs and conservation efforts.
www.accessfund.org
Conservation Alliance
Conservation Alliance is a non-profit organization of outdoor businesses whose collective annual membership dues support grassroots citizen-action groups and their efforts to protect wild and natural areas.
www.conservationalliance.com
HERA – Climb For Life
The HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation was founded by Sean Patrick, an ovarian cancer survivor and climber. HERA is an all volunteer organization enabling the foundation to give at least 85% of the money raised directly to ovarian cancer research and to aid women and their families battling this disease. prAna athletes have continually supported the HERA events with climbing clinics and yoga instruction.
www.herafoundation.org
Organic Exchange
Organic Exchange is a non-profit business organization focused on creating environmental and social benefits through the expansion of organic agriculture. Organic Exchange brings together brands and retailers with their business partners and key stakeholders to learn more about the social and environmental benefits of organic agriculture, and to develop new business models and tools that support greater use of organic materials.
www.organicexchange.org
The Outdoor Foundation
The Outdoor Foundation is a national not-for-profit organization established to inspire and grow future generations of outdoor enthusiasts and environmental stewards. The foundation works with the public and private sectors to spur a massive increase in outdoor recreation, particularly among youth. The Outdoor Foundation focuses its efforts on three core areas: ground-breaking research, youth empowerment and broad-based outreach and education.
www.outdoorfoundation.org
Groups we support and respect
American Alpine Club
American Alpine Club was founded in 1902 and is the leading national organization in the United States devoted to mountaineering, climbing, and the multitude of issues facing climbers. The organization provides knowledge and inspiration, conservation and advocacy, and logistical support to the climbing community.
www.americanalpineclub.org
California Wild Heritage Coalition
California Wild Heritage Coalition is a broad-based coalition with only one goal – to preserve California’s unprotected wilderness and wild rivers for future generations to enjoy. After years of lobbying – two of which prAna actively participated in – the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act passed as a critical conservation measure. The Act designates roughly 275,000 acres in California’s North Coast as wilderness and grants wild scenic status to 21 miles of the Black Butte River.
www.californiawild.org
Friends of Joshua Tree
Friends of Joshua Tree is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the historical tradition of climbing in Joshua Tree National Park. Friends of Joshua Tree advocates, communicates, and encourages ethical and environmentally sound climbing practices, and works to shape park policy on climbing and climbing-related issues. The Friends of Joshua Tree acts as the liaison between the climbing community and the National Park service to keep the rock in Joshua Tree National Park open to climbers. prAna has worked with Friends of Josh in the development of environmental initiatives, the annual Climb Smart event and service projects.
www.friendsofjosh.org
American Mountain Guides Association
For over 30 years, the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) has been dedicated to supporting the guiding community through excellence in education, standards and certification to enhance the quality of services provided to the public, while serving as a resource for accessing and protecting the natural environment. As a group the AMGA presents a strong, unified voice for high standards of the professionalism of guiding and climbing instruction in the United States. The AMGA is an organization grounded in powerful tradition that continues to evolve with the ever changing arena of mountain guiding and climbing instruction. We offer a series of training courses and exams designed to certify guides and climbing instructors to the highly respected, internationally recognized, standards of the AMGA. The AMGA is US representative to the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA), the international governing body responsible for guiding standards and education around the world.
www.amga.com
Green Yoga Association
Green Yoga Association is a community whose mission is to foster ecological consciousness, reverence, and action within the yoga community.
www.greenyoga.org
International Mountain Bike Association
IMBA was founded in 1988 by a group of California mountain bike clubs concerned about the closure of trails to cyclists. These pioneering clubs believed that mountain biker-education programs and innovative trail management solutions should be developed and promoted. While this first wave of threatened trail access was concentrated in California, IMBA’s pioneers saw that crowded trails and trail-user conflict were fast becoming worldwide recreation issues. This is why they chose “International Mountain Bicycling Association” as the organization’s name. IMBA’s mission has always been to protect, create, and enhance quality trail experiences for mountain bikers worldwide. In addition, actively promote responsible mountain biking, support volunteer trailwork, assist land managers with trail management issues, and improve relations among trail user groups.
www.imba.com
Paradox Sports
Paradox Sports provides inspiration, opportunities, and adaptive equipment to the disabled community, empowering their pursuit of a life of excellence through human-powered outdoor sports.
www.paradoxsports.org
Ouray Ice Festival
Ouray Ice Festival held in January, is an international gathering of ice climbers, gear manufacturing exhibitors, and ice climbing voyeurs simply thrilled to watch at a safe distance from the precipitous edges. The festival was first held in January of 1996 and promoted by ice climbing pioneer Jeff Lowe. Events over the weekend include various climbing clinics from beginning to advanced, an opportunity to check out and try the latest and greatest gear and catch up with some of the world’s most famous and experienced climbers.
www.ourayicefestival.com
Outdoor Industry Association
Outdoor Industry Association is the trade association for companies in the active outdoor recreation business. OIA works diligently to raise the standards of the industry, increase participation in outdoor recreation to strengthen business markets, provide support services to improve member profitability, represent member interests in the legislative/regulatory process, promote professional training and education, and support innovation.
www.outdoorindustry.org
New River Alliance of Climbers
New River Alliance of Climbers is a local non-profit climber group in the New River Gorge area. The organization began in the 1990’s to be the voice of the climbing community in the area and advocate to the local park service. In May, the New River Alliance of Climbers puts on their annual fundraising gig called the New River Rendezvous. It’s a fun and friendly three-day celebration of climbers, climbing and the New River Gorge.
www.newriverclimbing.net
Shakti Rising
Shakti Rising is a social change organization transforming the lives of women, girls, and the larger community. They cultivate health and emerging leadership in women and girls, ultimately empowering them to utilize their personal transformation as a catalyst for positive change in their families and communities, yoga being one of their tools. This creates gradual cultural change that supports sustainable, cooperative, healthy societies.
www.shaktirising.org
Sierra Club
Sierra Club has been working to protect communities, wild places, and the planet itself since 1892. The Sierra Club is the oldest, largest, and one of the most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. Founded by John Muir, the organization works towards a safe and healthy community in which to live, smart energy solutions to combat global warming, and an enduring legacy for America’s wild places.
www.sierraclub.org
Southeast Climbers Coalition
Southeast Climbers Coalition is a non-profit corporation dedicated to preserving climbing access in the Southeast. They started in 1993 when a group of climbers banded together to help out with ongoing access issues at Sunset Rock, atop Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Southeastern Climbers Coalition aims to provide an ongoing means for climbers throughout the area to come together and respond effectively to access threats to crags, as well as the impacts of increasing use.
www.seclimbers.org
Red River Climbers Coalition
Red River Climbers Coalition values rock climbing as a form of recreation that is good for both individuals and local communities. Red River Climbers Coalition’s mission is to ensure open, public access to ample, quality outdoor rock climbing opportunities to meet the needs of current and future climbers and to encourage the conservation of the natural environment, on publicly managed and privately owned land by protecting, promoting, and ensuring responsible climbing.
www.rrgcc.org
USA Climbing
USA Climbing is the national governing body of competition climbing in the United States. Its mission is to ensure the success and growth of the sport of climbing. They promote three competition disciplines: bouldering, sport and speed climbing.
www.usaclimbing.org
Youths Outdoors Legacy Fund
Founded by Dennis Madsen, retired CEO of REI, the Youth Outdoors Legacy Fund relies on donations from individuals and businesses. Administered by the Seattle Foundation, the fund makes the most of every dollar to help as many kids as possible experience the great outdoors. prAna is proud to support a program that assists outdoor youth programs across the nation.
www.youthoutdoorslegacyfund.com
