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RockCreek Sponsors Sunset Park Improvements
Chattanooga, TN, November 12, 2007 - Close to 50 volunteers gathered at Sunset Park, a segment of the Chickamauga/Chattanooga National Military Park located atop Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, to complete different trail maintenance initiatives.
Spearheaded by the Southeastern Climbers Coalition and the National Park Service, the day was sponsored in part by The Access Fund, Rock/Creek, PMI, Earthscapes, Black Diamond Equipment, with grants and funding provided by Patagonia and Chaco. Climbers joined with trail runners, hikers, and other trail users to improve the existing trail and repair sections that had been damaged.
Projects included the mulching of a significant portion of the Mountain Beautiful Trail, the repair and establishment of waterbars, rock walls and belay spaces in high traffic climbing areas, repair and painting of the information kiosk at the base of the headwall, and the closing off of several trail cuts.
The majority of the volunteers worked from 8am until noon. At that time, trail day prizes were drawn, and included a 60m rope from PMI, Chaco sandals, Black Diamond equipment, and Nalgene bottles from the Access Fund. Afterwards, a core group worked until well after dark on Saturday, and representatives from Rock/Creek, PMI, Earthscapes and the Southeastern Climbers Coalition worked again on Sunday.
Samantha Christen, the Sunset Park Representative for the SCC, emphasized the importance of the volunteers and sponsors: "Many thanks and much appreciation go out to the National Park Service for all of their support, encouragement and hard work, and to The Access Fund, Patagonia, Chaco, Black Diamond Equipment, The Southeastern Climbers Coalition, Rock/Creek, PMI, Earthscapes, Covenant College Outdoor Club, The McCallie School and all of the individual local and regional climbers who came out to support this effort."
Photography available on flickr:
http://flickr.com/photos/rockcreek/sets/72157603109734728/
Join the Southeastern Climbers Coalition online:
http://seclimbers.org
Learn more about the historical significance of Sunset Park:
http://www.rockcreek.com/articles/climbing/sunset-rock.asp
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