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, 15, 22, 29 unless cancelled Sundays at Rio (more…)

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…)

**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…)