Events

Carderock Weekday Climbing – Tuesday, September 1

PMC offers Carderock Weekday Climbing.  The event is listed for Tuesday, but due to factors such as rain, heat, and smoke, we may move the climbing day to the day with the best weather. Bring your climbing shoes, harness, and helmet. Please wear your red PMC shirt if you have it, or any red shirt. (more…)

  • Carderock Weekday Climbing
     September 1, 2026
     3:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Carderock Weekday Climbing – Tuesday, September 8

PMC offers Carderock Weekday Climbing.  The event is listed for Tuesday, but due to factors such as rain or heat, we may move the climbing day to the day with the best weather. Bring your climbing shoes, harness, and helmet. Please wear your red PMC shirt if you have it, or any red shirt. From (more…)

  • Carderock Weekday Climbing
     September 8, 2026
     3:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration


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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Admissionshow details + $0.00 USD  

Carderock Weekday Climbing – Tuesday, September 15

PMC offers Carderock Weekday Climbing.  The event is listed for Tuesday, but due to factors such as rain or heat, we may move the climbing day to the day with the best weather. Bring your climbing shoes, harness, and helmet. Please wear your red PMC shirt if you have it, or any red shirt. From (more…)

  • Carderock Weekday Climbing
     September 15, 2026
     3:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration


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 – Seneca Rocks Oct 16-18th 2026

This year the annual Chili Cook-Off will be held October 17 at the Gendarme at Seneca Rocks. 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 enter, you can just come, climb, eat chili, climb and go home. This event (more…)

  • Chili Cook Off
     October 16, 2026 - October 18, 2026
     5:00 pm
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September 1, 2026

Vaso Island 2026 – October 24

Ever wonder what Carderock rock was like before every nubbin and crimp was worn smooth? Come find out! We’re planning a trip to Vaso (Herzog in the old days) Island to climb Knubble Face, Salad Bar, Chairman’s Chimney, and more.  The tallest climbs are about 70 feet and almost all of them are directly above (more…)

  • Vaso Island
     October 24, 2026
     8:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Registrationshow details + $0.00 USD   Goes On Sale
October 5, 2026

Quarterly Club Meeting Saturday October 31 – Sportrock Rio

The next Quarterly Club Meeting will be at Sportrock Rio on Saturday October 31 from 10 am – 12 noon. Sportrock Rio is roughly 40 min from DC and can be reached from I270. Sportrock members can use their passes and non-gym members can get a discounted day pass for $15 if they say at (more…)

  • Quarterly Club Meeting
     October 31, 2026
     10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Registration


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

Rock Climbing Self-Rescue: A Scenario-Based Approach Saturday November 7

Time and Location This clinic will be held on Saturday November 7 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 7, 2026
     8:00 am - 4:00 pm