Celebrate Eldorado History

As a result of Eldorado Canyon State Park's willingness to work with the climbing community to allow the continued establishment of new routes, climbers organized the first Eldorado chalk cleanup in 1991. ACE took over the chalk cleanup in 1992 and expanded the event over the years to become Celebrate Eldorado, a weekend-long gathering of volunteers, fundraising, and celebration. Activities at Celebrate Eldorado have taken many forms, including fixed hardware replacement, trail work, chalk cleanup, fundraising Climbathons, replanting efforts, and various gala events that feature fundraising auctions of donated gear. Since its inception, ACE has raised a total of over $143,000 for Eldorado through Celebrate Eldorado and other private fundraising efforts.

Revised 16 April 2002