This is a top roping trip to a local area – likely Great Falls/Sugarloaf/Annapolis Rocks/Thurmont Watershed on March 21 or 22. 

As it’s early in the year it may be too cold that weekend in which case relocation to a local gym may be an option.

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 is no formal leader [currently] assigned.  The intention is for the trip to be managed by the members signing up, so we need someone to step up and act as – at minimum – a coordinator to arrange car pooling, ensure there are sufficient TR setups etc, possibly set up a WhatsApp chat group for those registering.

There are a number of questions at registration that need to be answered – failure to do so will result in your registration being cancelled.  The questions are intended to ensure there is sufficient experience and TR setups amongst those attending.

Date and destination will be chosen based on the answers to the registration questions.

Great Falls is the closest crag and is a National Park in Virginia just outside the Beltway

Sugarloaf is  just north of Germantown and is roughly an hour’s drive from DC.  The climbing is a short walk from the parking lot.

Thurmont Watershed is near Frederick MD and is roughly an hour’s drive from DC and a 20 minute walk from the parking lot.

Annapolis Rocks is near Hagerstown an hour’s drive from DC followed by an hour’s walk along the Appalachian trail.

The event may be cancelled if the experience level of participants isn’t adequate, because of low participation, weather conditions [rain/too hot], or the lack of a coordinator.

Questions? Contact the webmaster at webmaster at potomacmountainclub.org

Cancellations

Please cancel your registration if you are no longer able to attend  so that someone else can have your spot.  To do this, contact the trip organizer and the webmaster.

If you do not contact the trip organizer or webmaster, this counts as a no-show. If you no show once, you will get an email from the Chair. If you do not show up twice, you will not be allowed to sign up for another event for 3 months. If you continue to not show up, your membership will be cancelled and refunded.

Please note that this is not a guided event and none of our trip organizers are professional guides. You will be climbing with members of the club who are hobby climbers and not professionals. Climbing is an inherently dangerous sport and you do so at your own risk. You are responsible for yourself and your own safety at all times.