Hi. We're Scouts from Santa Rosa, and in March we're climbing in Joshua Tree for four days. We started this crew ourselves and we're learning the ropes every Monday night. The one thing we can't do ourselves is buy the gear.
So we split the rack into pieces. Pick one, pick how many, and it goes on a Scout's harness with your name on our thank-you board. Thank you.
The gear, and what it does for us
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Locking carabiner
$11We need 10
Every anchor we hang from gets two of these. Sponsor one and we'll tell you which of us is carrying it.
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Quickdraw
$10We need 6
What the rope clips into on the way up a route. Six more gives us a full rack of twelve.
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Rope tarp
$18We need 3
Joshua Tree is sand, and sand wears out ropes. Eighteen dollars protecting a two-hundred-dollar rope.
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Alpine draw
$20We need 8
A long sling that keeps the rope running straight so our gear stays put. For the day we climb on gear we place ourselves.
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25 feet of climbing rope
$25We need 230 feet
The thing that actually catches a fall. Nine sponsors and the whole rope is paid for.
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Guide day for one Scout
$120We need 14
One Scout, one day with a certified Joshua Tree guide, because nobody should learn this by guessing.
Why it matters
We're teenagers running our own crew: we choose the trips, raise the money, and teach each other the skills. Joshua Tree is the biggest thing we've taken on. The gear you sponsor stays with the crew for every Scout who comes after us.
How sponsoring works
Tap the button, pick items and quantities, and pay by card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. You get a receipt, we get your name for the thank-you board, and after the trip you get a photo of the crew on the rock with the gear you bought.