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The work day at The Pit will begin at 8am and run until 1pm or longer if necessary on September 26. The focus of the day will be on the trail system leading to the base of the cliffs. Areas of concern are the main trail trending left towards the Swiss Tower and the erosion gully left and below the Sun Tower. These areas are getting hammered from climbers and hikers and the main goal will be to limit the erosion and block off unnecessary ’social’ trails that have been created from short cuts. We need to work together to keep our land managers happy with climbers and keep our climbing areas open. The Northern Arizona Climbers Coalition and the Access Fund will be sponsoring the event. The U.S. Forest Service is supporting this event, they love it when users give back to the forest. Come show your local support and come with a pair of gloves and some tools like shovels, rakes, pick axes, etc. Plan for a day of hard work and fun by dressing appropriately for the weather and bringing plenty of food and water. Keep an eye out for more information about the clean up. Will Cobb (Access Fund Regional Coordinator for Northern AZ) and I have a meeting with some Forest Service officials this week at The Pit to find out exactly what they will let us do. We will keep you posted on what the plan is. This climbing community is one of the best around, I know this will be a success and can’t wait to see everyone out there!
Chris Tatum
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