Springfield Boulders is a small bouldering crag located near Accotink Creek. Located in Fairfax County, this urban crag is a popular spot for local boulderers. We started having events there in fall 2022 and have continued to revisit this spot to clean up trash, glass, and graffiti. In our trash cleanup event in April, we noticed new graffiti on the bouldering wall as well as on top of the boulders. We will be tackling the new graffiti. This is the first time we’ve seen new graffiti at the crag in several years! One of the best deterrents for ongoing graffiti is quick removal.
Please note that we are looking for a maximum of 14 people at this event and you must be 18 or older to attend. If you find out later that you can no longer attend, please contact us so we can make the spot available for someone else.
Registration in advance is required – register here!
Schedule:
- Registration, Waivers, Carpool: 9:00am
- Project work: 9:30am-12:30pm
- Raffle: 12:30pm
Where To Meet/How To Get There:
Due to the limited parking available, we’ll be meeting at the Hooes Road Park parking area and carpooling the short distance to the pull off for Springfield Boulders.
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Once we arrive, it is a short few minute walk along the side of the road from the parking pulloff to the crag.
What We’ll be Doing:
The primary focus of this project graffiti removal using Elephant Snot, scrubbing the paint with provided brushes, and using a pressure washer to remove the paint & product. We will be focusing on two areas: the right-side bouldering wall, and the top out area above the boulders.
What to Bring:
Because this is a graffiti project, wear clothing you don’t mind getting dirty in. We recommend long pants and long sleeves, as some volunteers have reported minor skin irritation due to prolonged skin contact with the graffiti removal product we will be using. We provide all PPE (goggles, gloves, masks) but if you have your own working gloves in your preferred size, please bring them along.
- Food and water for the day
- Good sturdy boots
- Long pants, long sleeve shirt
- Working gloves (if you have them)
Questions?
E-mail us at adoptacrag@midatlanticclimbers.org.