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AMC's 34th Annual Grand Canyon Over-the-Rim Cleanup 2025
Details
Join us for AMC’s annual Grand Canyon Over-The-Rim Clean-Up on Saturday, September 27! This is our 34th year of providing this valuable public service at the Grand Canyon and we are looking forward to continuing our stewardship of this wonderful place.
Event description
Participants will work in pairs under the direction of AMC Outing Leaders to set anchors and rappel over the South Rim to pick up trash. All rappels will be backed up by a top-belay. Additional participants will assist the Outing Leaders with functions above the Rim and a small group will also do a short cleanup on Sunday, September 28 if needed.
Please read the information below before responding.
Group Size
This event is limited to 34-40 participants, with final participant count to be determined by the Event Organizer.
Lodging
We have a limited number of campsites available for participants for the nights of Friday, September 26 and Saturday, September 27. If you would like to make other lodging arrangements, you may do so at your own expense. We are unable to accommodate guests or non-participants in the provided campsites.
Participation requirements
Participants must meet the following criteria:
• Current 2025 AMC Member with liability waiver on file.
• Completed AMC's Basic Outdoor Rock Climbing School and/or participated in a prior Cleanup.
• Must be proficient in prusiking/ascending skills if going below the Rim.
• Must have completed AMC's Anchors School, or partner with another participant who has done so, if on a rappel/belay team. This requirement may limit the number of participants.
• Regardless of participation in prior Cleanups, all participants wishing to be part of a rappel/belay team must attend one of the skill review sessions, which will be scheduled separately on Aug. 23 and Sept. 13.
• Must comply with all relevant rules and regulations — including any public health regulations — in effect at the time of the event, which may include: federal, state, local, tribal, National Park Service, and AMC requirements.
• Must provide their own food, camping gear, and personal hygiene supplies to ensure compliance with the above. Provide their own climbing safety equipment to include: helmet, harness and everything on the required gear list to be given later.
• Must purchase and wear the event t-shirt during the event. Approximate cost: $20.
• Must Comply with all instructions provided by Event Organizer, Outing Leaders, and NPS personnel.
• Must respond in a timely manner to all communications related to this event. Failure to do so may result in being removed from the event.
Registration
Anyone interested in participating should RSVP here and note if you are interested in volunteering “above the Rim” or on a “rappel/belay team.” Each individual must sign up separately.
Prospective participants will be placed on the Wait List pending review by the Event Organizer. By placing your name on the Wait List, you are agreeing to abide by the requirements outlined above, as well as those that may be added or revised to ensure the safety of the Grand Canyon visitors, National Park Service personnel, and other AMC participants.
Participant Selection
The wait list will be reviewed, requirements verified, and a final list of paired participants will be selected and notified. Selection for participation and assignments at the event are at the sole discretion of the Event Organizer. Due to space limitations, not all qualified participants may be selected.
Disclaimer
Climbing is a personal choice and requires personal responsibility. Climbing and associate activities are dangerous and can result in injury and/or death. Climbing exposes you to risks. Risks are not eliminated by training, or skill. By your participation in any AMC activity or event, you accept and assume any and all risks, including those created by negligence, connected to such activity or event.
Questions? Contact the Event Organizer at the email address below. Do not rely on MeetUp's message service.
Event Organizer:
Deborah Roether Fallon
deborahlroether@gmail.com

This is DAY 1 of a 4 session AMC advanced climbing school.
If you are enrolling as a student, DO NOT RSVP! Please visit http://arizonamountaineeringclub.net/schools/lead-climbing-school/ and follow all instructions to register for the class. You are not officially on the student list until we receive your class registration/payment. Club membership for 2025 can also be updated with your registration if you have not already paid your 2025 AMC member dues.

Experience required:
AMC Outdoor Rock Climbing School and AMC Anchors School or equivalent experience. This includes solid basic rock climbing, belaying, and rappelling skills, all basic climbing knots and the ability to build solid trad anchors. Please see additional details regarding prerequisite rock climbing and anchor skills in course details available at http://arizonamountaineeringclub.net/schools/lead-climbing-school/

All aspects of lead climbing will be addressed with a strong emphasis on multi-pitch trad climbing. Topics include gear (ropes and pro), the dynamics of lead falls, solid gear placement, rope management, anchors, and the mental as well as physical aspects of sport and trad leading. This class is for every competent climber. Even if you do not plan on leading, you will learn and understand the dynamics of lead climbing, and it will make you a more knowledgeable and capable climber and second. There will be no “true” lead climbs during the class – all lead climbing experiences in this class will be protected with a top-rope (mock leads).

Class meets Tuesday and Thursday evenings and all day Saturday & Sunday.

For additional class details and payment registration, please visit http://arizonamountaineeringclub.net/schools/lead-climbing-school/