This April, Mid Atlantic Climbers is celebrating Earth Month out at the crag! Join us as we work to preserve access to climbing areas by promoting responsible climbing and environmental stewardship in the Mid Atlantic, like our recent Adopt a Crag at Rachel Carson Conservation Park. Here are 3 easy ways you can support climbing access […]
3 Ways to Protect Mid Atlantic Climbing this Earth Month Read More »
In the DMV area, we have many bouldering crags that may not be “destination” spots, but they provide locals with areas to recreate and climb outside without having to travel hours to the more well-known areas such as the New River Gorge, Mt. Gretna, or Cooper’s Rock. Some of these bouldering crags have been around
Rachel Carson Adopt a Crag Recap! Read More »
Mark your calendars for our Spring 2024 Adopt a Crags This spring, join Mid Atlantic Climbers in protecting your favorite crag! Our Spring Adopt a Crags season is already in bloom, so be sure to sign up and reserve your spot today. Sunday, March 24: Rachel Carson Conservation Park Adopt a Crag (Olney, MD) focusing
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Blue paint is hard. So is black. Don’t get the paint remover on your skin, it burns. After a certain point, expect diminishing returns. Is the paint coming off? Or are we just making it brighter in cleaning off one layer at a time? Climbers are generally bullheaded people, and none of this seemed
Coming Together: Stewardship and the Climbing Community in the Midst of COVID-19 Read More »
As many of you may be aware, Great Falls Park has seen a significant outbreak of graffiti vandalism this season. Thankfully, the National Park Service is partnering with the climbing community to support multiple small cleanup events throughout the fall…and we need volunteers! The NPS has agreed to facilitate volunteer cleanup events every week between
Volunteer for Graffiti Cleanups at Great Falls! Read More »
Whether your favorite climbing area is a crag adjacent to the city, deep in the backcountry, or somewhere in between, we as climbers have all been significantly impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 health emergency. Every state in the mid-Atlantic region currently has a stay at home order in place which limits travel and our daily
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Usually this is the time of the year Mid Atlantic Climbers announces our full Spring Adopt a Crag schedule and invites volunteers to sign up. Over the past few months, our leadership team has worked with local land managers and partners to plan six events to help conserve climbing resources and maintain good relationships with
Mid Atlantic Climbers Spring Adopt a Crag Update Read More »
Spring is here, and with it comes another season of Adopt a Crags. We’re excited to have partnered with the South Central Pennsylvania Climbers at Governor Stable on March 30, and we’re looking forward to working at Annapolis Rocks for the first time. In addition to these excellent events, we’ve been approved for some immediate work
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Mid Atlantic Climbers is excited to host a public meeting at the new REI Flagship store in Washington, DC. This meeting is open to everyone regardless of membership status. It will be a great opportunity to find out what Mid Atlantic Climbers is all about and what events and projects we have in the works. It
MAC Open Meeting – The Future of Climbing Needs Your Voice! Read More »
2016 was another banner year for climbing access in the mid-Atlantic region. Thanks to the support of Mid Atlantic Climbers members and volunteers, last year we continued to expand our community of climbing stewards and build relationships with local land managers in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. MAC volunteers put in 816 hours of
Looking Ahead to Another Year of Climbing Stewardship Read More »
