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McGee Creek Trail and climbing area cleanup day was a success! Though it may have been a bit hot for some folks (101 degrees lol), we still managed to make a great day of it yesterday. We visited every major climbing area of the park and cleaned trash off the trails, from the base of the walls, and also from the parking lot! 
In addition, we still managed to get some good climbing in and put up some new first ascents, which I will add to MountainProject and Kaya, soon! 

Here were some of our key takeaways from our cleanup:

-The highest volume of trash tends to be in the parking lot. This is likely not all trash left by climbers, but keep an eye out when you visit and please pick up any trash you see when you are getting your gear ready to hike to the walls!

-Drinks and Climbing Tape tends to be what we find left behind near the walls. It can be easy to forget a plastic water bottle or a can you’ve finished when you’re tired, and tape can be hard to spot when looking around at the end of the day. We recommend bringing a plastic bag with you and placing any trash like tape or other waste into it right away when done with it to ensure climbers leave no trace. 

-Lots of tick marks were left behind on popular climbs. You don’t spray people down at the gym without asking, right? Some climbers seek out the opportunity to figure out how to climb something themselves. Please try to scrub away any chalk ticks when you are done climbing! If someone wants your beta, they’ll look up your sends online!

Thanks for reading! We can’t wait to see the rest of the community at our next cleanup day!
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