Trails leading to the crags were not designed and constructed by trained trail crews; they rather were simply "used into existence" by climbers and other hikers. Steep sections were eroding; other portions were slick and dangerous when wet. With the increase in the area's use, it became apparent to local area climbers and land managers that something needed to be done.

Last summer, the groups joined forces to launch a major volunteer effort aimed at improving the trails. Gary Long and Kate Zachritz of the Lander Field Office led the federal agency effort with planning, coordination, and trail design. The BLM also provided hand tools as well as supplies and materials. The Forest Service and Sinks Canyon State Park provided additional assistance.

Eight volunteers recruited through the American Hiking Society were the first to join the effort. This group of volunteers was composed of retired people from the Midwestern United States. They spent a week developing an improved trail route, building drainage crossings, and installing trailhead signs.

Their efforts were followed a week later by those of 65 volunteers recruited from the International Climbers Festival, an event held annually in Lander. This ambitious crew groomed the entire trail, built retaining walls, water bars, and steps; and stabilized several side trails leading up to the rocks.

Zachritz and Long, along with several of the more experience volunteers, supervised individual groups.

Long said, "This was a difficult project overall, but the volunteers attacked it with enthusiasm and boundless energy." He added that several plan to return to Lander next summer to work on similar projects.