Attention climbers! Enjoy a happy hour with friends while supporting local climbing. A percentage of food and alcohol purchases (between 5-9pm) will go to Mid-Atlantic Climbers. We’ll be raffling off some great gear so stop by and enjoy a cold one! RSVP at our Facebook event.
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Our friends the Mountaineering Section of the Potomac Appalachian Mountain Club (PATC) are hosting a cleanup event at Sugarloaf Mountain near Comus, Maryland. The focus of the event will be trash removal from the base of the Boy Scout Ledges and Middle Earth climbing areas. After a morning of good deeds, folks are encouraged to
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Mid Atlantic Climbers Photo Contestwith prizes every month and grand prizes! June 1st – August 31st, 2011 We would like to see your best photographs of the Mid-Atlantic Region, whether doing work, climbing or just hanging around. Help us promote the area and the organizations that want to give back to our climbing community. Grand
The temporary rock climbing closure of the Dead Tree Wall and Summit Crag climbing areas on Old Rag Mountain has been lifted. The Peregrine Falcons are no longer nesting in this area. Thanks to everyone’s cooperation. Climb hard!
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Thank Goodness for Good Weather Hot off the heels of last month’s epic Rockfest 2011, Mid-Atlantic Climbers enjoyed beautiful weather Saturday May 7th at the first ever Adopt-a-Crag at the Ilchester Crag in Patapsco State Park. Twenty-five volunteers came together and scoured the hillside beneath the cliff, removing a ton of broken glass and trash.
Keepin’ The Hits Coming – Ilchester Cleanup Recap Read More »
It was amazing; 33 MPH wind, 18 hours of rain, 2 tornado warnings. Despite these extreme conditions, Rockfest 2011 was a great success. As one enthusiastic volunteer put it, “Rockfest, not just a service day but an adventure.” Rockfest 2011 ranks as one of the most memorable events in Mid-Atlantic Climbers history. Nearly 50 volunteers
Straight off of the heels of Shenandoah Rockfest, Mid Atlantic Climbers and Earthtreks are hosting an Adopt-a-Crag at Ilchester crag in the Patapsco Valley State Park. The focus of this event with be litter removal from the base of the crag, and the hillside down towards the Patapsco River. This is the first event of
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We had a crazy idea. We hope you like it! Post a picture of yourself or a friend wearing an Adopt-a-Crag, Rockfest or Mid Atlantic Climbers T-Shirt on the wall of our event page on Facebook. Everyone who posts a photo will automatically get a free raffle ticket and whoever posts a photo with the
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We’re getting really excited about our upcoming event. Check out The Rockfest Page for all the details!
Rockfest 2 Is Almost Here! Read More »
Fall 2010 has been busy! Here is some info on what the climbers of the Mid Atlantic region were doing! Great Falls, VA Adopt-a-Crag 9/25/10Thanks to everyone who came out! We had over 100 volunteers work to complete many different projects throughout the park. Including: Building an historic fence Invasive species removal Trimming of trails
