Tag: Ilchester

  • Fall 2012 Adopt-a-Crag Recap

    For ten years, Mid Atlantic Climbers and the Access Fund have been hosting Adopt-a-Crag events in the Greater Washington, D.C. area.  This year, the climbing community showed once again that they are seriously committed to stewardship. At four events this Fall, taking place in Maryland and Virginia, more than 160 volunteers came and gave back…

  • 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…

  • Ilchester Adopt-a-Crag Sat. 9/8/12

    Ilchester Adopt-a-Crag Saturday, September 8th, 2012 8am – noonMeet at the Hilltop Rd Parking area  A beautiful after-work crag in Ellicott City, MD has some serious erosion issues. Volunteers are needed to help install and replace erosion barriers at the cliff base this Saturday! Need some incentive? We’ll have door prizes for ya, and if the work’s…

  • Local climbing organization committed to supporting regional recreation areas

    This fall, more than 100 climbers, outdoor enthusiasts and community members gathered in the fall to support two Maryland recreation areas–Northwest Branch recreational park in Silver Spring and the Patapsco Valley State Park north of Ellicott City. Paul Barringer, a local climber and MAC member who spearheaded planning of the Northwest branch event says that…

  • Keepin’ The Hits Coming – Ilchester Cleanup Recap

    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.…

  • Ilchester Adopt-a-Crag Saturday 5/7/11

    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…