Volunteers Needed:
Throughout the year, Mid-Atlantic Climbers will host and participate in a number of events to engage the local climbing community. The events range from working with the local gyms during climbing comps to participating at service days, including the Adopt-a-Crag and Rockfest. Volunteers work with a wide array of folks in the community; gym personnel, State and National Park service officials, land managers national and local businesses and most importantly, climbers. The goal is to ensure our climbing community will foster responsible recreation.
To apply please email: volunteers@midatlanticclimbers.org.
Mid-Atlantic Crag Inventory:
New in 2010, Mid-Atlantic Climbers is looking to start a program geared in getting the input, thoughts and opinions of individuals that climb in the local areas. This project will consist of taking an inventory of as many of the local crags possible and assessing the health of the area; ideally tell us what is going on in your back yard crag. This opportunity is very flexible and can be as intensive as you make it. As we are growing this project, this is your opportunity to get in on the ground level and help this become a very successful project.
To assist in the creation of this project, please email: volunteers@midatlanticclimbers.org
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DC Abopt-A-Crag History
Adopt-a-Crag, the Access Fund’s signature event, brings climbing community members together to preserve and maintain national parks. The volunteers work with the park service personnel on cliff cleanup, erosion control, trail maintenance, and other projects to ensure the resources at these national parks remain accessible to all visitors. This year, Adopt-a-Crag will produce trail restoration projects and crag clean-ups at over 100 climbing areas around the country.
This is the start of our sixth year that DC area rock climbers are hosting an Adopt-A-Crag event. Last year, over 150 volunteers participated in the DC area Adopt-A-Crag events. In years past climbers helped lay down over four tons of gravel, 2 tons of wood chips, and collected several thousand pounds of trash. Climbers also helped to maintain several miles of trails and wilderness areas.
Since 1990, the Access Fund has been the only national advocacy organization that keeps climbing areas open and conserves the climbing environment. The Access Fund supports and represents over 1.6 million climbers nationwide in ALL forms of climbing; Rock Climbing, Ice Climbing, Mountaineering, and Bouldering. The organization works in cooperation with climbers, other recreational users, public land managers, and private landowners to promote the responsible use and sound management of climbing resources throughout the United States.
Photos from past events: ( password: thinmint )
Shenandoah Rock Fest 2009
Great Falls Park, VA 2008
Carderock, MD 2008
Northwest Branch, MD 2008
Videos from past events:
Great Falls Park, VA Sep 15, 2007
Great Falls, VA Sept 9, 2006
Please support our Past Sponsors:
2009 Adopt-A-Crag Sponsors
Award:
Mid-Atlantic Climbers were awared The Access Fund 2008 Stewardship Award |
