Event Category: Climbing

Leaderless Local Area Toproping – July 25 -26

This is a top roping trip to a local area – Great Falls/Sugarloaf/Annapolis Rocks/Thurmont Watershed on July 25 or 26 Great Falls is in Virginia and the other three destinations are in Maryland and  all offer 40 – 50ft routes on good rock. It is being run as a ‘ leaderless’ Club trip where there (more…)

  • Local Area Toproping
     July 25, 2026 - July 26, 2026
     8:00 am - 8:00 pm
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Shaffer Rocks Top Roping Sunday July 26

(Rescheduled from June 27) Shaffer Rocks is predominantly a top-roping crag located in Michaux State Forest in Pennsylvania, about 90 minutes from the beltway at Bethesda. The crag has 30+ routes around 60ft in height from 5.3 to 5.11+. The classics are generally 5.6 to 5.10.The rock is a good quality Weverton quartzite that dries quickly (more…)

  • Shaffer Rocks TR
     July 26, 2026
     8:00 am - 5:05 pm
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Friends and Family New Climbers Day Sun September 13

Put Sunday September 13 on your calendar please!  PMC is bringing Friends and Family New Climbers Day back!  Carderock is the place. 7:30 am to set up ropes, event opens at 8:30.  We’ll need volunteer belayers, volunteers to fit the new climbers with shoes and harnesses, volunteers to organize said gear, fetch it from the (more…)

  •  September 13, 2026
     8:30 am - 1:00 pm
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New Trip Leader Training Saturday September 26

We are excited to announce that we are hosting new trip leader training on Saturday September 26th at Sugarloaf.  Meet at the West View Parking lot – see directions below – at 8.30am. Car pooling will be arranged closer to the date. We are encouraging PMC members, who once took their first outdoor trip with (more…)

  • New Leader Trip Training
     September 26, 2026
     8:30 am - 4:00 pm
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Chili Cook Off-The Gendarme Seneca Rocks, WVA Oct. 16-18th 2026

The annual chili cook-off will be held October 17 at the Gendarme.  Bring your best chili effort, pay $5 to enter, and take home the pot if your recipe wows the judges. (you don’t have to, you can just come, climb, eat, climb and go home).  There’s also, of course, climbing, with camping provided by (more…)

  •  October 16, 2026 - October 18, 2026
     8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Old Rag Climbing (Reflector Oven) – Sat Nov 1

**This event is not for novice climbers** From Mountain Project: “Old Rag is the traditional climbing crown of Virginia. For those willing to brave the somewhat lengthy approach with a full rack and rope, gorgeous single pitch, Joshua Tree-esque granite awaits you. Classic splitters, corners and faces on very old and bomber rock define this area. Choose wisely, because an (more…)

  •  November 1, 2026
     7:00 am - 5:00 pm