S.W.E.A.T. 2013

Sign up for a session with the S.W.E.A.T. Crew this season! 

We Have a New Home!

Thanks to a generous assignment from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the S.W.E.A.T. Crew has a new home! While we all loved Big Creek, the "ATC Base Camp at Soak Ash Creek" is a few steps up. Complete with a workshop and a site for a future classroom, this is 5-star accommodation for any trail crew.

 

Come join us in 2012 and be the first crew to make Soak Ash Creek our home!

Become part of the A.T. Family!

The S.W.E.A.T. Crew is something different! Created in 2005 to meet the demands of maintaining the Appalachian Trail in the deep backcountry of the Smokies, the S.W.E.A.T. Crew is comprised of folks just like you who get together and protect this great American legacy.

Go on a S.W.E.A.T. Crew trip and you might clear blowdowns with cross-cut saws, repair sections of damaged trail, or complete any number of tasks vital to the health of the Appalachian Trail.

The A.T. is the first National Scenic Trail, a legacy of wilderness for future generations and because we're lucky enough to have it in our back yard, it's our responsibility to make sure that travelers on the A.T. from all over the world have a great experience.

How does it work?

Getting out from in front of your computer to some sweet A.T. that you just built is simple.

The S.W.E.A.T. Crew season works for a week at a time, camping and working on the trail in the summer (see 2010 dates on the right), a great oppurtunity for college students!

The S.W.E.A.T. Club is for folks who have an interest in year-round stewardship. Plan a trip on your schedule with your freinds and new faces.

Drop an e-mail to Andrew at adowns@appalachiantrail.org and let him know you are interested.

Together, we'll determine how you want to help and start you on the right path. You could personally adopt a section of the Appalachian Trail or sign up for a SWEAT Crew session and live the job for a week.




S.W.E.A.T. Crew in Action!













Check out more photos of the SWEAT crew here.