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 … Continued
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 … Continued
Significant portions of the climbing areas at both Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and The Narrows (aka Lover’s Leap) in Cumberland, MD are closed to visitors effective February 15- July 31, 2020. These closures occur seasonally to protect Peregrine Falcons … Continued
Maryland Heights Re-opens: Last week, Harpers Ferry National Historic Park removed two temporary closures from the park’s website. Today, park officials confirmed with Mid Atlantic Climbers via email that two of the closures in effect have been lifted. With both … Continued
Hundreds of climbers in the mid-Atlantic region urge the Park to develop a collaborative Climbing Management Plan Hundreds of climbers in the mid-Atlantic region are urging Harpers Ferry National Historical Park to lift its current climbing closures and develop a … Continued
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 … Continued
Earlier this year, we were alerted to temporary climbing access changes at Great Falls National Park. As can be seen from their Facebook post, the park is working to stabilize and preserve Lock 2 of the Patowmack Canal and had … Continued
Effective March 1, 2019 The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has closed a portion of the Cumberland Narrows, aka Lover’s Leap, cliffs in Cumberland Maryland to the public. This seasonal closures exists to protect Peregrine Falcons during their courtship, mating, … Continued
On Friday, February 8, Mid Atlantic Climbers (MAC) and Access Fund (AF) sent a letter to express our disappointment in the continued lack of public engagement in regards to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park’s June 2017 Superintendent’s Compendium, Section 13 that lists rock climbing … Continued
On Monday, July 9, Mid Atlantic Climbers (MAC) and Access Fund (AF) sent a letter to express our disappointment in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park’s June 2017 Superintendent’s Compendium, Section 13 that lists rock climbing access closures and restrictions. The … Continued