This is a top roping trip to Carderock on April 4. Meet at 8am in the parking lot
Given recent rockfalls at Great Falls, we will not be scheduling events there until the situation has been resolved.
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.
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.
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Local Area Toproping
April 4, 2026 - April 5, 2026
8:00 am - 5:00 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