Filming in National Parks Just Got Easier—Expect More Climbing Content

On January 4, 2025, President Biden signed the bipartisan EXPLORE Act into U.S. law, ending a year-long panic over a proposed bolting ban in national parks. The new legislation evoked a near–unanimous celebration by the American climbing community.

One of the lesser-known changes to the law, however, was Section 125, the Federal Interior Land Media (“FILM”) Act, which the North American Nature Photography Association and several other photography organizations lobbied for two years to include.