Event Type: single-event

Women & Gender Expansive Intro to Rappelling August 16

Join PATC-MS Women & Gender Expansive (WGE) group and learn to rappel at Sugarloaf! Who:  This event is open to femme and genderqueer climbers. WGE events are designed to create a safe space for people who are historically underrepresented. Participants MUST have belaying experience. When:  Meet at the Sugarloaf povilian by 9:00 AM! The lot (more…)

  • WGE Intro to Rappelling Aug 16
     August 16, 2025
     9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Alpine Skills Weekend 2026

Alpine Skills Weekend (ASW) is PATC-MS’s flagship winter mountaineering clinic — four days of hands-on instruction, team-building, and Type II fun in one of the most rugged and legendary mountain environments on the East Coast: Mt. Washington, home of “the world’s worst weather.” Led by experienced PATC-MS trip leaders, you’ll cover foundational and intermediate alpine (more…)

  •  January 29, 2026 - February 1, 2026
     8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Red River Gorge Nov 7-11

**This event is for climbers that know how to lead, belay, and clean for either sport or trad.** **Please note that you will need to fill out a separate Google Form application in order to be considered for the trip which you can fill out here: https://forms.gle/1upUgSR5iQdjk1qu9 . After you fill out the form, we’ll (more…)

  • Red River Gorge
     November 7, 2025 - November 11, 2025
     8:00 am - 9:00 pm

Climb at Buzzard Rocks – Sunday July 20

**This is not a trip for people brand new to climbing** Important Details: As noted in the venue description, there is a 45-60 minute uphill walk to get to the climbs, and we will be up there in the heat for a good part of the day.  Make sure to bring enough food, water (especially (more…)

  •  July 20, 2025
     8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Pride Climb at Carderock (Rescheduled!)

Join PATC-MS for an evening of climbing at Carderock to celebrate Pride month! We’ll meet up in the climber’s parking lot, later arrivals can meet us at the crag.  Who: Our LGBTQ+ and Ally members! Join to celebrate Pride month with us. Bring your climbing shoes, harness, and belay device. If you have any/all of these items, (more…)

  • Pride Climb at Carderock
     July 23, 2025
     4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Transitioning from Single Pitch to Multi-Pitch Trad Leading – June 28

Clinic Details This clinic is for experienced single pitch trad leaders looking to make the transition from leading single pitch routes to leading multi-pitch routes. The clinic would also benefit newish multi-pitch trad leaders who have perhaps already experienced minor “epics” and/or inefficient leads/belays/rappels.   Climic will be held Saturday June 28  at Sugarloaf.   (more…)

  • Multi Pitch Trad Leading
     June 28, 2025
     8:30 am - 5:00 pm
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Trip Leader Training for WGE Group – June 7

This trip leader training event is being held on Saturday, June 7th, at Sugarloaf. It is for members of the WGE – women and gender expansive – group. We’ll meet at the West Parking Lot shortly after Sugarloaf opens at 8am.  Car pooling will be arranged closer to the date of the event, so please (more…)

  • WGE Trip Leader Training
     May 7, 2025
     8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Great Falls Toproping – Sunday June 29

It is a toproping trip to Great Falls, most likely to the Aid Box area.  Trip is limited to ten people and you need to be able to belay to participate. Meet at 8am in the climbers’ parking lot just past the entrance booth. Closer to the trip date, car pooling will be suggested as (more…)

  • Great Falls Toproping
     June 29, 2025
     8:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Women & Gender Expansive Climbing at Buzzard Rocks

Join PATC-MS Women & Gender Expansive (WGE) group for a day of sport climbing at Buzzard Rocks at the Elizabeth Furnace Recreation Area. Route info on Buzzard Rocks is available on Mountain Project: https://www.mountainproject.com/area/106152557/buzzard-rocks Who:  This event is open to women, fem-identifying, transgender, gender non-binary, and gender non-conforming individuals. WGE events are designed to create a (more…)

  •  April 20, 2025
     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, 2025
     7:00 am - 5:00 pm