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 gear locker, return it to the gear locker, and make sure waivers are filled out. It’s a fun half day of service, and a great way to get your friends and family to dip their toes in outdoor climbing. It’s free! It’s fun! If you’d like to volunteer let me know through the new group F&F day volunteers on WhatsApp.
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September 13, 2026
8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Venue: Carderock
Venue Website: https://www.canaltrust.org/pyv/carderock-climbing-area/
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Description:
Carderock Recreation Area is on the Potomac River just outside the 495 Beltway. Carderock is part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and is well known for top rope climbing and hiking. The Potomac Mountain Club has published a guidebook to Carderock.
To access the climbing at Carderock, park in the north most parking lot and follow the trail westwards past the toilet that leads down to the base of the cliffs. The climbing is only several hundred yards from the parking lot.
Note that cars have been broken into in this parking lot so do not leave valuables in your car.
PMC Social Events are often held at the Carderock Pavilion. This is near the parking lots you first encounter when entering Carderock