Frank Sanders, 57, owns Devils Tower Lodge, a guide service and basecamp for climbers located a few hundred yards away from the crack climbing kingdom of Devils Tower National Monument in Northeast Wyoming. Frank succeeded in climbing on the tower every day (except for five days when his back was out). Despite this small hurdle he still managed to top out 365 times. He shared the experience with more than 200 partners in perfect weather and brutal winter conditions. He also succeeded in a climbing four new routes along his year-long adventure.

“Project 365” began on July 4, 2007, and ended July 3, 2008 and was designed to draw attention to the Native Americans on the reservations around Devils Tower. His final climb, late on the evening of July 3rd, was not prety, but he still kept climbing. He had Colorado Tick Fever, which left him, in Frank's words, "... not hitting on all of the cylinders…" His lover Juliana Byrd and Devils Tower Lodge Hostess Kristin Rothaupt brought flute and drum to the base of the tower and during his final climb, in the dark, played music as he reached the end of his year long goal.

An annual voluntary climbing ban occurs in June on Devils Tower that many folks comply with. Others, like Frank, find the tower to be a sacred place in their own belief system and see that climbing can be a sacred activity as well. Frank hoped to unite the many people who find Devils Tower a sacred place in aiding the Native Americans in the region. As Frank puts it: “This is not El Cap in 2.5 Hours. It’s more like Three Cups of Tea and it is what one soul has been doing for his 57th year on this planet.” His “not-for-profit” organization is www.devilstower-sacredtomanypeople.org