Policy Rx with the Rock Doc
Policy Rx with the Rock Doc
Podcast Description
Policy Rx is a limited series from Access Fund, created by Dr. Erik Murdock, our Deputy Director of Programs, Policy, and Government Affairs. Each episode serves up a digestible dose of the policies shaping climbing, as Erik sits down with insiders, lawmakers, and pro climbers to break it all down.
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The show focuses on climbing advocacy, public lands, trade impacts, and environmental policy, with episodes such as discussions on the importance of advocacy with Kai Lightner and the implications of tariffs with leaders from Black Diamond, showcasing how these policies influence the climbing community.

Policy Rx is a limited series from Access Fund, created by Dr. Erik Murdock, our Deputy Director of Programs, Policy, and Government Affairs. Each episode serves up a digestible dose of the policies shaping climbing, as Erik sits down with insiders, lawmakers, and pro climbers to break it all down.
Professional climber and adaptive athlete Quinn Brett joins the Rock Doc for a candid conversation about how her life-altering injury reshaped her relationship with the outdoors—and ignited her advocacy for disability access in wild places. In this episode of Policy Rx, Quinn and Erik dig into why mobility devices like offroad wheelchairs and handcycles belong in Wilderness, how outdated perceptions limit access, and the role the climbing community can play in pushing for a more inclusive future outdoors.

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