Half Way to the River!

My brother came up this weekend and helped us dig out stairs in our bank. The drop is about 30 feet and it took 23 steps. Once you get down to the plateau, it's another 30 foot straight drop. We don't have a cost effective idea on how to actually get down to the river.

The pic on the right is halfway down the stairs. The pic on the left if from the bottom of the stairs to the top. You can see we dug out the dirt then used 2*8 treated wood and rebar to hold the dirt. Then gravel on top. We next plan to put in a rope railing.

Below is the view from the plateau. We plan on some form of comfortable chairs, picnic table, or some sort.