The Chemeketans
The Chemeketans are a nonprofit, member based, outdoor club founded in 1928 and based in our hometown of Salem, Oregon.
Friends works to protect, preserve, and steward the Columbia Gorge for future generations. Ensuring the Gorge remains a vibrant, living place—wondrous, wild, and open to all—is at the core of what we do.
Portland Area Climber’s Coalition (PACC) is a relatively new member-based non-profit made up of local climbers with the goal of land-stewardship and maintaining access to Portland area crags. Their mission is, “to make the Portland area a better place to climb through advocacy, stewardship, and education.”