Tag: cleanup

  • 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…

  • Mark your calendars for Rockfest 2013

    Mark your calendars for Rockfest 2013, one of the best adopt-a-crag events at one of the region’s most beautiful places to climb. The fourth annual event will be held on Saturday, April 27 at Rocks State Park in Jarrettsville, MD. This event brings together rock climbers, hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts for stewardship and outdoor…

  • Northwest Branch needs some Love!

    Northwest Branch Adopt-a-Crag Saturday, November 10th, 2012.8am – noon. Join us for our annual trash pick-up and trail work at this great bouldering area in Silver Spring, MD. Links:Details and RegistrationNorthwest Branch Event on Facebook

  • Northwest Branch 2011 Recap

    Nearly thirty climbers gathered at last weekend to help perform a little maintenance at Northwest Branch, our local bouldering spot. Together built and restored water bars, lopped and cleared trails, and picked up some serious trash that’s collected since our last event here. Thanks to everyone who came out!

  • Sugarloaf Clean & Climb – 06/18/2011

    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…

  • Northwest Branch Adopt-a-Crag

    Northwest Branch has some great boulders with sharp crimps, quartz crystals and unfortunately some graffiti. If you haven’t been, it’s a beautiful wooded and boulder-strewn ravine, nestled between suburban neighborhoods in Silver Spring, MD. Come out and help to preserve and protect this local climbing resource as we clean up trash and debris, and do…