Newlin Adopt a Crag Day!

SoCO CRAG (Southern Colorado Climber's Resource & Action Group) is proud to partner with the USFS to host Newlin Creek Adopt-A-Crag on Saturday, September 18 as part of the Access Fund’s 7th Annual Adopt-a-Crag, presented by Title Sponsor Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), Presenting Sponsor W.L. Gore, and Contributing Sponsor CLIF BAR.

Adopt-a-Crag, the Access Fund’s signature event, is a national commitment by the climbing community to natural resource stewardship and volunteerism. Activities often include litter clean-ups, visual impact mitigation, trail construction and restoration, erosion control, and wildlife monitoring. This year during the month of September, the Access Fund expects Adopt-a-Crag will produce trail restoration projects and crag clean-ups at over 100 climbing areas around the country. The Newlin Creek Adopt-A Crag will include litter clean-up as well as trail restoration and erosion control. Just bring your work gloves and boots and we'll meet in the Newlin Creek trailhead parking lot at 9am. The Forest Service will supply all the tools.

“Adopt-a-Crag would not be possible without the generous financial support of outdoor industry leaders REI, W.L. Gore, and CLIF BAR,” said Adopt-a-Crag Coordinator Kristo Torgersen. “The commitment of these three companies to support grassroots activism to protect our climbing resources and climbers’ access is outstanding.”

SoCO CRAG is a conservation group dedicated to preserving natural resources while maintaining public access for responsible climbing in the Wet Mountains and surrounding areas.