Mid Atlantic Climbers is excited to feature this guest blog post by local climber John Kelbel. This post is the first in a series focusing on some of the great climbing in and around the Mid Atlantic region. Climbing in Patapsco State Park Part 1 Patapsco State Park encompasses 16,043 acres of woodlands along 32 […]
Climbing’s Past and Future in Patapsco State Park part 1 Read More »
Effective March 1st, 2016 A temporary and partial closure is in effect for Maryland Heights to protect nesting peregrine falcons. All climbing routes on the Gully, the Sign Wall and the ABC Ramps are closed. A portion of the top of the cliff above these walls (accessible by hikers) is also closed to visitors. This temporary
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On Saturday, November 14th, Mid Atlantic Climbers swarmed the boulders at Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park in Silver Spring, MD. More than 40 volunteers came out for a morning of trail work, graffiti removal, trash clean-up, and even the hard work of invasive species removal. After all the work was completed, volunteers enjoyed pizza, some
An Epic Fall Season Caps off a Year of Stewardship Read More »
The last Saturday of August was a beautiful day at Coopers Rock, WV, and climbers from DC, MD, VA, WV and PA gathered at the Trout Pond for a day of trail work and maintenance projects at one of the regions premiere bouldering destinations. In coordination with the Coopers Rock Foundation, Mid Atlantic Climbers hosted their
Rockfest Recap 2015 Read More »
Thursday, August 8th was a sad day for one of our favorite local climbing areas. A large portion of the X-Face at Carderock was vandalized. Names, simple shapes, and scratch-outs were carved into the rock face using smaller rocks as carving tools. Some of the damage is superficial but some of the gouges are deep
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Heads up! Due to a winter full of freezes and thaws, there has been significant rockfall at the Mary’s Rock tunnel on Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park will be closing Skyline Drive between mile marker 31.7 and 33 to perform maintenance at the tunnel. The park will begin work on May 4th and estimates the closure will
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UPDATE August 11, 2015: All climbing routes at Harpers Ferry/Maryland Heights are OPEN. Thank you for your cooperation. UPDATE June 2, 2015: The National Park Service has expanded the closure to include the ABC Ramps. See new picture below. The National Park Service has instituted a temporary and partial closure of Maryland Heights. All climbing
Temporary Closure at Harper’s Ferry/Maryland Heights Summer 2015 Read More »
Another fall season is in the history books, and along with some great days spent rock climbing, Mid Atlantic Climbers were busy preserving climbing access through stewardship events, education, and outreach. Thanks to the amazing efforts of our volunteers, Mid Atlantic Climbers hosted three Adopt-a-Crag events showing the climbing community’s continued commitment to the stewardship
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The temperature is dropping, and the leaves are changing. It is autumn in the Mid Atlantic and it’s prime time to climb. But before you go tromping through the woods, become access aware. Understand the land owners and land managers rules, and follow Leave-No-Trace practices. Observing closures and restrictions, and helping to spread the word about
Catoctin Mountain Park Closed to Bouldering Read More »
A very special thank you to everyone who came out to last Monday’s Mid Atlantic Climbers happy hour at Penn Social. Penn Social is known as somewhat of an “activities and games” bar. Being climbers, we brought some of our own strength and dexterity games to the bar! Loyal MAC volunteer and Earth Treks Employee
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