Events

Film Event – Arlington Drafthouse Monday April 28

The Volunteers: Mountain Rescue Brings Us Home Experience gripping true stories of courage, teamwork, and resilience in The Volunteers: Mountain Rescue Brings Us Home, a powerful documentary showcasing the dedication of mountain rescue teams. Two mountain rescue organizations—one near Seattle, Washington, the other in Tyrol, Austria—are linked by a surprising connection. Take a journey with (more…)

  • Film Screening
     April 28, 2025
     6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Weekday Gunks Climbing May 12- 14

Avoid the crowds at the Gunks!  Join a group of work-free old-timers and other PATC members for weekday trad climbing in the Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, New York. The Gunks has some of the best trad climbing on the East Coast, and has many high quality routes in the 5.2 to 5.5 range for (more…)

  • Gunks Weekday
     May 11, 2025 - May 14, 2025
     8:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Registration


Speaker Sarah Yun – Eat, Sleep, Breath: A Holistic Approach to Mountain Training

Join us on Google Meet for the Mountain Fitness Speaker Series, where top experts share their knowledge on training smarter, climbing stronger, and performing better at altitude. Whether you’re a weekend hiker, backcountry skier, or preparing for your first big mountain expedition, this series is designed for you! Attendees will receive the Google Meet link after registering. Sarah (more…)

  • Sarah Yun
     May 12, 2025
     7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Admission


Speaker Dr. Tracee Metcalfe – Step by Step: From Hills to the Himalaya

Join us on Google Meet for the Mountain Fitness Speaker Series, where top experts share their knowledge on training smarter, climbing stronger, and performing better at altitude. Whether you’re a weekend hiker, backcountry skier, or preparing for your first big mountain expedition, this series is designed for you! Attendees will receive the Google Meet link after registering.   (more…)

  • Tracee Metcalfe
     May 19, 2025
     7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Admission


Introduction to Top Rope Setup

We are excited to offer a natural top rope anchor building clinic on Saturday, May 31. Topics will cover knots, anchors, rope management  & care, edge safety, and anchor-building practice. The clinic will be at the usual climbing area at Carderock.  Meet at 8 a.m. in the normal parking lot.  If you are not sure (more…)

  •  May 31, 2025
     8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Admission

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Smoke Hole Sport Climbing Trip June 6 – 8

Trip Details Join PATC-MS for a weekend of sport climbing at Smoke Hole Canyon! This is a PATC-MS members only trip. This is not an instructional clinic/event, and participants are expected to be familiar with lead/sport climbing and how to set / clean anchors.  In addition to any camping and food/water supplies for the weekend, (more…)

  • Smokehole Canyon
     June 6, 2025 - June 8, 2025
     5:00 pm
Smokehole Sign Up

Goes On Sale
May 9, 2025

Trip Leader Training

The rescheduled trip leader training will now be on Sunday, June 8th, at Sugarloaf. We are encouraging PATC-MS members to become trip leaders themselves and offer their knowledge and expertise to our climbing community. We will discuss important topics necessary to being a trip leader. You will learn how to assess new belayers, inspect top (more…)

  • Trip Leader Training
     June 8, 2025
     8:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Seneca Rocks Trad Climbing June 14 -15

We’ll be visiting Seneca Rocks for a weekend of trad climbing. You should have basic outdoor climbing experience and trad climbing equipment – it’s not a trip for beginner climbers. Please do not register if you don’t meet this requirement…if in doubt contact the trip leaders. Ideally you should come with a climbing partner but (more…)

  • Seneca Rocks Trad Climbing
     June 13, 2025 - June 15, 2025
     5:00 pm
Admission

Goes On Sale
May 24, 2025

Rock Climbing Self-Rescue: A Scenario-Based Approach July 12

Time and Location This clinic will be held on Saturday July 12 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.   Purpose The clinic will focus on scenarios in (more…)

  • Self Rescue Clinic
     July 12, 2025
     8:00 am - 4:00 pm