Rock Climbing Self-Rescue: A Scenario-Based Approach Saturday November 21

Time and Location This clinic will be held on Saturday November 21 at Carderock Maryland. This clinic is for climbers who are experienced in trad climbing and multi-pitch climbing and who are looking to learn or sharpen their self-rescue skills. It is NOT for beginner climbers. Topics covered may change.   Purpose The clinic will (more…)

  • Self Rescue Clinic
     November 21, 2026
     8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Friends and Family New Climbers Day Sun September 13

https://forms.gle/kJWPG2Ruk5pUZi2Y8 Link to register GUESTS.  Do NOT register guests here.  This is for VOLUNTEERS ONLY. 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 (more…)

  •  September 13, 2026
     8:30 am - 1:00 pm
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John Gregory Memorial – Carderock Thursday July 23

On July 23, please join the DC climbing community to remember John Gregory and all that he did for climbing in the region. Meet at the Carderock picnic pavilion  between 5 and 5.30pm. This is near the first parking lot, so turn left at the stop sign when entering the park. The memorial service and (more…)

  • John Gregory Memorial
     July 23, 2026
     5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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New Trad Climber Weekend Seneca Rocks Aug 21 – 23

This experience is for people with NO Trad climbing experience, yet would really like to dip your toes into trad and see what it’s all about.  The weekend offers twelve new trad climbers an opportunity to climb with experienced PMC members at Seneca Rocks, a premier trad climbing destination in West Virginia. This training is (more…)

  • Trad Climber Weekend
     August 21, 2026 - August 23, 2026
     5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Carderock Climbing – Monday Afternoon July 13

The Club is reinstituting the tradition of Wednesday (or other days of the week depending on how brutal the weather is) climbing at Carderock.  From 3:30 onwards there will be several experienced PMC members setting up topropes for members to climb.  If you have a toprope setup please bring this…..and if you are not familiar (more…)

  • Carderock Wednesday
     July 15, 2026
     3:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Carderock Climbing – Wednesday Afternoon July 8

The Club is reinstituting the tradition of Wednesday climbing at Carderock.  From 3:30 onwards there will be several experienced PMC members setting up topropes for members to climb.  If you have a toprope setup please bring this…..and if you are not familiar with Carderock ask the people present what you should set up. This event (more…)

  • Carderock Wednesday
     July 8, 2026
     3:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Carderock Climbing – Wednesday Afternoon July 1

The Club is reinstituting the tradition of Wednesday climbing at Carderock.  From 3:30 onwards there will be several experienced PMC members setting up topropes for members to climb.  If you have a toprope setup please bring this…..and if you are not familiar with Carderock ask the people present what you should set up. This event (more…)

  • Carderock Wednesday
     July 1, 2026
     3:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Coopers Rock/Cheat River Canyon July 24 – 26

This trip is currently full. Coopers Rock and the Cheat River Canyon area offer a range of gritstone climbing 3 hours from DC. Most climbers in the area are aware of the bouldering at Coopers Rock, but there is also plentiful sport, trad, and toprope climbing available as well. This trip is open to club (more…)

  • Coopers Rock
     July 24, 2026 - July 26, 2026
     5:00 pm
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Leaderless Local Area Toproping – August 1 -2

This is a top roping trip to a local area – Great Falls/Sugarloaf/Annapolis Rocks/Thurmont Watershed on August 1 or 2 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
     August 1, 2026 - August 2, 2026
     8:00 am - 8:00 pm
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Leaderless Local Area Toproping – July 11 -12

This is a top roping trip to a local area – Great Falls/Sugarloaf/Annapolis Rocks/Thurmont Watershed on July 11 or 12 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 11, 2026 - July 12, 2026
     8:00 am - 8:00 pm
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