Yosemite Facelift Hosts First Virtual Cleanup Event

Yosemite Facelift is an annual event dedicated to cleaning up Yosemite National Park. Ken Yager, who first visited visited Yosemite in 1972 and founded the Yosemite Climbing Association in 2003, began the event because he was simply sick of walking through toilet paper on his way to his climbs. The 2020 Yosemite Facelift will be the 17th annual event, and the first that will be hosted virtually and globally. Attendees have picked up over 1 million pounds of trash since the conception of Yosemite Facelift.

From September 22nd-27th, 2020 the team at Yosemite Facelift is asking people from around the world to take the pledge and clean up their local area.

The online event is also offering outdoors films, presentations by climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell, and more. Find the full schedule of films and presentations here. All programming will be available live at: Yosemite Facelift YouTube channel.

Want to join the clean up fun?

Start by reviewing the Yosemite Facelift 2020 Toolkit, making sure to watch the videos Archaeology and Leave No Trace.

Then take the pledge (adult pledge | child pledge), pick a place to clean up, download the Litterati app and join the Facelift: Act Local Challenge with the code: ACTLOCAL, and share your photos online with #FaceliftActLocal.

Follow @yosemitefacelift for more information.

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We would like to take a moment to thank our generous sponsors for this years #FaceliftActLocal. Without their help and support Yosemite Facelift would not be possible. Thank you to The Yosemite Climbing Association, @TheNorthFace, co-sponsor of Yosemite Facelift, and @subaru_usa, co-host and official vehicle of Yosemite Facelift, @blackdiamond, @Google, @ParksProject, @AthleticBrewing, @TiogaSequoia, @team_edelrid, @drbronner, and Jeff Elfont. This year we are hosting our first ever virtual event! We aim to take the spirit of Yosemite Facelift and bring it locally to your home crag, neighborhood park, or even your own backyard. We are encouraging everyone to 1) Take the pledge (link in our bio!) 2) Pick a place to clean up. 3) Bring a few friends and (safely!) clean up trash during the 22nd-27th of September. 4) Post a photo online and let us know you participated! We have evening programs streaming on our YouTube channel and we will be doing daily giveaways on our Instagram and Facebook pages. Please visit YosemiteFacelift.com/Toolkit for more information on how you can be a part of Facelift: Act Local this year!

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