The Beacon Rock Climbing Association is happy to announce that it will be hosting a Trail Maintenance Day at Beacon Rock State Park on October 27th, 2012 starting at 9 a.m.
This is a great opportunity for volunteers to give back to the park and to meet new and old school climbers!
If you are interested in becoming a Beacon Rock volunteer on Trail Maintenance Day, please feel free to join one of 3 Teams dedicated to 3 Projects lasting (approximately) 3 Hours:
3 PROJECTS:
1. SW Face Climbers' Trail - this area is in need of some attention as years of blanket closures due to Peregrine Falcon nesting have left it a bit neglected. This old climbers' trail leads to the SW Face where a handful of established routes wait to see climbers again ... someday. We plan to attack poison oak (without the use of herbicide) and move some stone & dirt to prevent erosion.
2. Hikers' Trail - the superhighway to the top of Beacon Rock is in need of attention as well. Some loose boards and nails pose a slight hazard to hikers, runners and so forth. We'll also be picking up trash which accumulates throughout the busy summer season.
3. South Face Climbers' Trail (Free For All to Jensen's Ridge) - this area near the "Arena of Terror" is over grown and erosion has taken its toll. Poison oak eradication and moving stone.
Join any team and afterwards we'll get together for climbing and a BBQ. Rain or shine, we are hoping to have a positive event to support such an amazing state park!
Your comments are greatly appreciated or find us out on Facebook!
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Friends of Beacon Rock Organizing Event & BBQ
The BRCA hosted an organizing event and BBQ on Saturday that was attended by local climbers from the Portland - Vancouver - Gorge areas.
The goal of the event was to discuss the work the BRCA has been doing since last October in updating the Climbing Management Plan and to brainstorm ideas on how to create a greater balance between park use and habitat management at Beacon Rock.
Thanks to the Access Fund, the Source Climbing Gym and the Mazamas for attending and supporting technical rock climbing at Beacon Rock!
For more information and to share your thoughts, check out the Facebook page
The goal of the event was to discuss the work the BRCA has been doing since last October in updating the Climbing Management Plan and to brainstorm ideas on how to create a greater balance between park use and habitat management at Beacon Rock.
Thanks to the Access Fund, the Source Climbing Gym and the Mazamas for attending and supporting technical rock climbing at Beacon Rock!
For more information and to share your thoughts, check out the Facebook page
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