Category: Guest blog posts

  • Coming Together: Stewardship and the Climbing Community in the Midst of COVID-19

      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…

  • The Sykesville Secret is Out!

    Mid Atlantic Climbers is excited to feature this guest blog post by local climber John Brunson. This post is the third in a series focusing on some of the great climbing in and around the Mid Atlantic region. The two previous posts explored the historical climbing in Patapsco State Park. Local Bias After living in Sykesville,…

  • Climbing’s Past and Future in Patapsco State Park part 2

    Mid Atlantic Climbers is excited to feature this guest blog post by local climber John Kelbel. This post is the second in a series focusing on some of the great climbing in and around the Mid Atlantic region, you can read the first post here.   Climbing in Patapsco State Park Patapsco State Park encompasses…

  • Climbing’s Past and Future in Patapsco State Park part 1

    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…