Front Range Crag Care: Trail Building Workshop 3, July 20, 2013

Join us at Eldorado Canyon State Park on July 20th, at 8 AM for a morning session focused on techniques used in the construction of stone stairs.

We'll look at everything from stone selection, tools, transportation methods, rigging and highline systems, and construction considerations. Come prepared for a morning of hands on learning in beautiful Eldorado Canyon.

To sign up click here and fill out the online registration form.

If you have any questions please contact, Mike Morin, Outdoor Recreation Management Coordinator, Jefferson County Open Space at mmorin@jeffco.us.

These workshops are the result of a partnership between Jefferson County Open Space, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Boulder Climbing Community, The American Alpine Club, and The Access Fund.

Bump

Week of the workshop bump.

I'm knott in that category, Locker, but I'll be there!

How about a roller coaster ride instead?

Thank you to everyone that came out to to learn about working with stone. Thanks also to Eldorado Canyon S.P. for hosting our third workshop!

That was a great workshop, and I'm proud to have been a part of it.

Volunteers spent four hours learning:

• rigging, drags and lifting
• splitting with feathers and wedges
• how to operate a pretty burly rotary hammer
• shaping tools

In the rigging workshop, we got 500+ pound rocks in the air and set pulley systems to move them. All with packable gear. Not trivial.

The participants are going to be a very valuable asset to sustainable climbing access trails (and mountain bike trails - there was a COMBA rep in the hizzle!). Thank you for donating your morning - I'll hoist one with you guys any damn day.