Events

Carderock Climbing – Wednesday Afternoon June 24

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
     June 24, 2026
     3:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Shaffer Rocks Top Roping Saturday June 27

This event is on Saturday June 27 from 8am – 5pm. 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 (more…)

  • Shaffer Rocks TR
     June 27, 2026
     8:00 am - 5:00 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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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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New Trip Leader Training Sunday September 27

We are excited to announce that we are hosting new trip leader training on Sunday September 27th 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 27, 2026
     8:30 am - 4:00 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

Alpine Skills Weekend Jan 28 – 31, 2027

Alpine Skills Weekend (ASW) is the Club’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 club members, you’ll cover foundational and intermediate alpine (more…)

  •  January 28, 2027 - January 31, 2027
     8:00 am - 5:00 pm