This is the Washington DC area premiere of  ‘Catching Pinecones’, the story of Jan and Herb Conn.  Also showing is Will Gadd’s latest offering ‘Wall of Walls’.  These films are being shown at the AFI cinema in downtown Silver Spring MD on March 11 from 6:30-8:30. There will be a Q and A after the (more…)

As many of you know, last year we ran a number of ‘leaderless’ top roping trips to local areas such as Great Falls, Sugarloaf, Annapolis Rocks and the Thurmont watershed. As the weather warms up, in April and even possibly March, we wlll start organizing these again. These ‘leaderless’ trips are typically 8-10 people.  We (more…)

Applications for the Spring 2026 PMC Mountaineering Conditioning Program (MCon) are being accepted from January 16 8:00am until January 25th 5:00pm. This year’s mentors – Ana Mills, Chris Close, Nishan Kulatilaka, and Guille Calles are 12/10 stoked for the 2026 season! We have new trail combinations, a bonus camping and skill building weekend, and not (more…)

Join PMC for a monthly Women’s Climbing Meetup at the Movement Crystal City gym on Friday Jan 23 from 6 – 9 pm. This event is intended to support a community of women-identifying climbers and is inclusive of cisgender and transgender women, as well as gender-expansive individuals who are most comfortable in a woman-oriented setting. (more…)

Sundays at Rio Itching to get outside but the weather isn’t cooperating? This is an Outdoor Climbers Meet up hosted by the Potomac Mountain Club at 10am every Sunday until the end of March i.e. Jan 11, 18, 25;  Feb 1, 8, 15, 22;  March 1, 8, 22, 29 unless cancelled…no climbing Sunday March 15 (more…)

**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…)

Join PATC-MS for a monthly Women & Gender-Expansive Indoor Climbing Meetup. The December Meetup will be on Thursday, December 18th from 6 – 9 pm at Sportrock Sterling. This space is intended to support a community of women-identifying climbers and is inclusive of cisgender and transgender women, as well as gender-expansive individuals who are most (more…)