Tag: Access Fund

  • Catoctin Mountain Park Access Update

    At the end of 2014, Mid Atlantic Climbers and the Access Fund submitted comments on the 2015 Superintendent’s Compendium for Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland.  Since 2012, bouldering in the park has been effectively disallowed, as park rules have confined all climbing to only Work Rock, a small outcrop in the park.  Mid Atlantic Climbers…

  • Bolting is not allowed at Carderock

    If you’ve never seen a bolt at Carderock, there’s a reason for that. That’s because it is illegal for them to be placed. In early April, however, a MAC member and longtime area climber found two improperly placed bolts at a lesser known climb off the beaten path at the popular Maryland climbing destination. The…

  • Call for Action – Shenandoah Rock Outcrop Management Plan 2012

    As we mentioned last month, Shenandoah National Park released an update to their Rock Outcrop Management Plan (ROMP).  After reading through the document and working with other organizations including the Access Fund, the Mountaineering Section of the PATC, and the American Alpine Club, we feel the following points are the most relevant to climbers.– The…

  • Shenandoah National Park ROMP

  • Do you really care about Climbing?

    Do you want to be able to support local and national climbing access in one easy step? Join, or renew your membership with the Access Fund. If more people support the Access Fund more resources will be given directly to Mid-Atlantic Climbers, helping to ensure local access and funding future service events like Rockfest and…

  • Decision 2013

    Yes, Decision 2013, the time when you get to speak up, make your voice hear, and help decide what what events and climbing areas Mid Atlantic Climbers will work on next year!Mid Atlantic Climbers is starting to put together next year’s event schedule and we need you to tell us what is important to you.…

  • 10th Annual Great Falls Adopt-a-Crag 10/20/12

    10th Annual Adopt-a-Crag Great Falls Saturday, October 20th, 2012.  8am – noon. This is the area’s longest running and largest Adopt-a-Crag events. Volunteers will work on various projects throughout the park in the morning and then be treated to a free BBQ and raffle courtesy of Mid Atlantic Climbers and our generous sponsors. We also…

  • Ilchester Time Lapse

    Our good friend and photographer Indy put together this great video high-lighting the trail work completed at our September 8th, 2012 Ilchester Adopt-A-Crag. Ilchester Trail Work Weekend (9/8/12) – a Time-lapse/slideshow view. from Mark ‘Indy’ Kochte on Vimeo. Makes you want to attend an Adopt-A-Crag, doesn’t it? Good thing we’ve got three more lined up…

  • Hauling Rocks and Building Trail at Ilchester

    The first Adopt-a-Crag of the fall season at Ilchester was a huge success! Mid Atlantic Climbers’ volunteers proved once again that they are some of the toughest, most committed volunteers around!   Thank goodness for climbers and their rigging skills! More than 40 volunteers came out on a warm Saturday morning September 8th to combat…

  • MULCH-fest 2012 aka the Carderock Adopt-a-Crag

    National Public Lands Day / Adopt-a-Crag at Carderock, MD  Saturday, September 29th, 2012. 8am – noonRSVP HERE This year’s Adopt-a-Crag coincides with National Public Lands Day. Our efforts to preserve our local climbing resource will be mirrored by hundreds of projects and thousands of volunteers all across the country.  Carderock is one of the most used climbing…