Join the Iowa Climbers Coalition for an Adopt a Crag at Pictured Rocks County Park. This is a great opportunity to help maintain and improve the trails, ensuring that this beloved Iowa climbing area remains accessible and enjoyable for everyone.

Work will begin at 9am underneath the main pavillion.

For all Adopt a Crag events, please keep the following in mind:

• Wear closed toed shoes. Long sleeves and pants are recommended.

• Bring water, snacks, and extra layers for the elements.

• Be prepared to be challenged, work hard, and gain sending karma points!

Questions? Email raudkashef@gmail.com.

Join the Allied Climbers of San Diego (ACSD) for a community clean-up at Santee Boulders!

What to Expect:
We'll be working together to clean up the area and do some paint removal to help preserve this beloved climbing spot, and give back to our outdoor spaces.

Meeting & Parking Location:
Please park at West Hills Park
8790 Mast Blvd, Santee, CA 92071

For all Adopt a Crag events, please keep in mind the following:

• Wear closed toed shoes. Long sleeves and pants are recommended.

• Bring water, snacks, and extra layers for the elements.

• Be prepared to be challenged, work hard, and gain sending karma points!

If you have any questions, please email margarita.bellah@gmail.com.

Join the Mid Atlantic Climbers Coalition in a trail day at Northwest Branch. Volunteers will be doing graffiti removal on boulders that were recently tagged, trail work, and trash cleanup.

Where To Meet/How To Get There:

If using GPS, the parking area is located at Burnt Mills East Special Park. We will be meeting in at the trailhead in the far corner of the lot.

What to Bring:

• Good sturdy boots

• Long pants

• Long sleeved shirt

• Working gloves (if you have them)

• Clothes you don’t mind getting dirty

For all Adopt a Crag events, please keep in mind the following:

• Wear closed toed shoes. Long sleeves and pants are recommended.

• Bring water, snacks, and extra layers for the elements.

• Be prepared to be challenged, work hard, and gain sending karma points!

If you have any questions, please contact adoptacrag@midatlanticclimbers.org

Join the Ohio Climbers Coalition for an Adopt a Crag at John Bryan State Park. This trail day will focus on improving trails and access to the established climbing areas. Post work, volunteers are invited to climb and enjoy a cookout to celebrate the important conservation work done John Bryan State Park!

Volunteers should plan to meet at the Wingo Picnic Area parking lot at 10am to complete waivers and gather supplies for the workday before heading out to the various worksites. The OCC will have some personal protective equipment available for volunteers to use (work gloves, eye protection, and ear protection if necessary), but please wear closed toed shoes and clothes that you are comfortable working in. The OCC will also have extra water and snacks to share during the workday, but please bring your own reusable water bottle to refill.

For all Adopt a Crag events, please keep the following in mind:

• Wear closed toed shoes. Long sleeves and pants are recommended.

• Bring water, snacks, and extra layers for the elements.

• Be prepared to be challenged, work hard, and gain sending karma points!

Questions? Email courtney@ohioclimberscoalition.org.

Please join Eastern Missouri Climbers Association on Sunday, October 19, 2025 for an Adopt a Crag!

The purpose of this event is to better the local crags. There are times when debris collects in holds, trails erode, or new trails need to be built, promoting better crags improves climber experience, and it's a fun way to experience new areas with others!

Volunteers will focus on a few tasks:

• trail maintenance

• route cleaning

• boulder cleaning

• campground maintenance

Schedule:

• 11am meet near stairs

• 11:15am-2pm break out into groups for different tasks

• 2pm-til sunset free climbing for volunteers

• Campfire and BYOB drinks after.

For all Adopt a Crag events, please keep in mind the following:

• Wear closed toed shoes. Long sleeves and pants are recommended.

• Bring water, snacks, and extra layers for the elements.

• Be prepared to be challenged, work hard, and gain sending karma points!

If you have any questions, please contact nick.richards@emclimbers.com.

Join the Access Fund Conservation Team and the Upper Peninsula Climber’s Coalition at Silver Mountain, MI for some trail work!

With support from Athletic Brewing Company, the Ottawa National Forest, and generous fundraising efforts, the Upper Peninsula Climbers Coalition (UPCC) has partnered with the Access Fund Conservation Team to improve climber access at Silver Mountain.

Dates: Saturdays and Sundays, October 5 - 18, 2025.

Meeting Time & Location: 

Meet at 9am at Silver Mountain, MI parking area. Work wraps up around 3pm.

Feel free to bring your climbing gear to get some post-volunteer pitches!

Project: We will work on building critical infrastructure to retain staging areas and create sustainable cliffside approach trails.

Camping: Limited camping is available at Silver Mountain.

Don’t see a date that works for you but still want to provide a helping hand? Our team works Thursday through Sunday each week they’re on the project and would love your help! Reach out to Access Fund to coordinate.

For all Adopt a Crag events, please keep in mind the following:

Wear closed toed shoes. Long sleeves and pants are recommended.

Bring water, snacks, and extra layers for the elements.

Be prepared to be challenged, work hard, and gain karma points!

Work includes lifting and carrying up to 50-100 pounds, walking on unstable terrain, and being exposed to the elements (sun, rain, heat, cold, everything in between and beyond.)

If you have any questions, please contact stewardship@accessfund.org or or upccboard@gmail.com

All volunteers must complete the Access Fund waiver prior to volunteering. Volunteers also must agree to Access Fund’s Code of Conduct.

Join the Ohio Climbers Coalition for an Adopt a Crag at Flat Rocks (Keller-Kirn) climbing area in Lancaster, Ohio. Projects will focus on graffiti removal, trail development, and other area improvements.

Climbers will meet at the main parking lot area of Keller-Kirn before heading out to the climbing areas to start the workday. The OCC will supply some personal protective equipment that will be necessary for the workday (gloves, protective eyewear, and ear protection if needed), but attendees should come with closed toed shoes and clothes that they are comfortable working in. The OCC will supply extra water and snacks for volunteers to enjoy, but please bring a reusable water bottle to fill up.

For all Adopt a Crag events, please keep the following in mind:

• Wear closed toed shoes. Long sleeves and pants are recommended.

• Bring water, snacks, and extra layers for the elements.

• Be prepared to be challenged, work hard, and gain sending karma points!

Questions? Email courtney@ohioclimberscoalition.org.

The New Mexico Climbers Resource and Advocacy Group (NMCRAG) and NM Mountain Club's Climb Section (NMMC), in partnership with Santa Fe National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management, are calling on all climbers to come volunteer for a work day!

With great privilege comes great responsibility. The canyon needs your love and care—trash is piling up, trails are wearing down, and belay platforms need stabilizing. Help protect climbing access to this incredible area! Make sure to wear long pants, work gloves, eye protection (sun glasses ok), and bring lunch, lots of water & sunscreen!

For all Adopt a Crag events, please keep the following in mind:

• Wear closed toed shoes. Long sleeves and pants are recommended.

• Bring water, snacks, and extra layers for the elements.

• Be prepared to be challenged, work hard, and gain sending karma points!

Questions? Email info@nmcrag.org.

Join the Access Fund Conservation Team and the Upper Peninsula Climber’s Coalition at Silver Mountain, MI for some trail work!

With support from Athletic Brewing Company, the Ottawa National Forest, and generous fundraising efforts, the Upper Peninsula Climbers Coalition (UPCC) has partnered with the Access Fund Conservation Team to improve climber access at Silver Mountain.

Dates: Saturdays and Sundays, October 5 - 18, 2025.

Meeting Time & Location: 

Meet at 9am at Silver Mountain, MI parking area. Work wraps up around 3pm.

Feel free to bring your climbing gear to get some post-volunteer pitches!

Project: We will work on building critical infrastructure to retain staging areas and create sustainable cliffside approach trails.

Camping: Limited camping is available at Silver Mountain.

Don’t see a date that works for you but still want to provide a helping hand? Our team works Thursday through Sunday each week they’re on the project and would love your help! Reach out to Access Fund to coordinate.

For all Adopt a Crag events, please keep in mind the following:

Wear closed toed shoes. Long sleeves and pants are recommended.

Bring water, snacks, and extra layers for the elements.

Be prepared to be challenged, work hard, and gain karma points!

Work includes lifting and carrying up to 50-100 pounds, walking on unstable terrain, and being exposed to the elements (sun, rain, heat, cold, everything in between and beyond.)

If you have any questions, please contact stewardship@accessfund.org or or upccboard@gmail.com

All volunteers must complete the Access Fund waiver prior to volunteering. Volunteers also must agree to Access Fund’s Code of Conduct.

Join the East Tennessee Climbers Coalition for an Adopt a Crag at Obed Wild and Scenic Area! Volunteers will spend the day working on clean up projects, trail maintenance, and erosion control! Bring sack lunch, snacks, water, long pants, closed-toed shoes, bug spray/sunscreen, climbing gear (there will be time for fun!), bowl/utensils for dinner (let’s reduce together). Dinner is provided for all volunteers.

Please park at the South Clear Creek Trail head then walk across the street to Lilypad Hopyard Brewery to get assignments.

For all Adopt a Crag events, please keep the following in mind:

• Wear closed toed shoes. Long sleeves and pants are recommended.

• Bring water, snacks, and extra layers for the elements.

• Be prepared to be challenged, work hard, and gain sending karma points!

Questions? Email audiesmith@aol.com.

Please join Birdsboro Area Climbers Association Saturday, September 13, 2025 for an Adopt a Crag!

Volunteers will meet at the Crusher Building at the Quarry and will spend the day doing graffiti removal, poison ivy removal, and trail building and maintenance. Lunch will provided!

For all Adopt a Crag events, please keep in mind the following:

• Wear closed toed shoes. Long sleeves and pants are recommended.

• Bring water, snacks, and extra layers for the elements.

• Be prepared to be challenged, work hard, and gain sending karma points!

If you have any questions, please contact birdsbororockquarry@gmail.com.

Join Torne Valley Climbers' Coalition on Saturday, June 14th, 2025 for a day of trail maintenance and crag clean up followed by a BBQ and climbing!

Timeline:

• 9am: Meet at the Saltbox parking area on Torne Valley Road for registration and check-in.

• 10am – 1pm: Trail maintenance and crag clean-up.

• 1pm – 2pm: BBQ (in Salt Box parking lot).

• 2pm – 5pm: Social climbing and bouldering.

What should I bring?

Make sure to bring the usual outdoor essentials: water, sunscreen, bug spray, and snacks. Work gloves, rakes, buckets, and other yard tools will be provided – but if you have your own, please bring them. And don’t forget your climbing gear!

Ready to register? Email Jon Crefeld at jcrefeld@gmail.com.

For all Adopt a Crag events, please remember:

• Wear closed toed shoes. Long sleeves and pants are recommended.

• Bring water, snacks, and extra layers for the elements.

• Be prepared to be challenged, work hard, and gain karma points!

• ​​Although we'll be outside, if you are feeling ill or have had any recent exposure to Covid please reconsider and stay home to rest up!

If you have any questions, please contact jcrefeld@gmail.com.

Please join the Minnesota Climbers Association for the 2025 Ḣe Mni Caŋ Adopt-a-Crag.

Meet up in Red Wing at the trailhead of Ḣe Mni Caŋ (also know as, Barn Bluff) at 10:00am on Saturday, June 7th.

Come prepared for a day outside. Bring your climbing gear for some après work sends. This is a fantastic opportunity for new climbers to get involved in our vibrant and growing climbing community.

They’ve been working with the city and they have identified a few goals of the day:

#1 – Buckthorn Remoival – Removal of buckthorn from around the quarry area, and the trail up to the bluff. Move buckthorn debris to the park entrance with city-provided tarps.

#2- General trash pick up - focusing on areas adjacent to Highway 61

We are guests here. Say "thank you" to our hosts, The Bdewakantunwan Dakota and the city of Red Wing, by helping out on this day of stewardship.

For all Adopt a Crag events, please keep in mind the following:

• Wear closed toed shoes. Long sleeves and pants are recommended.

• Bring water, snacks, and extra layers for the elements.

• Be prepared to be challenged, work hard, and gain sending karma points!

If you have any questions, please contact plenz0017@gmail.com.

Join the Conservation Team and SLCA at Gate Buttress in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT!

The team will work on the approach to The Fin on the west side of the Gate Buttress property in order to reduce erosion and soil loss as well as delineate the trail and keep climbers from unintentionally crossing church property.

Meet at 9am at the Gate Buttress Parking area. Carpooling is recommended as it is a small parking lot. Work wraps up around 3pm.

For all Adopt a Crag events, please keep in mind the following:

• Wear closed toed shoes. Long sleeves and pants are recommended.

• Bring water, snacks, and extra layers for the elements.

• Be prepared to be challenged, work hard, and gain sending karma points!

If you have any questions, please contact stewardship@accessfund.org or SLCA.

All volunteers must complete an Access Fund waiver and SLCA waiver prior to volunteering. Volunteers also must agree to Access Fund’s Code of Conduct.