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Hey DMV climbers, check this out! 👇 The John Christian Resource Center (JCRC) on March 11th., at AFI Theatre in Silver Springs, MD from 6:30 pm to 8:30pm is hosting the film event of the season-Catching Pinecones, with Will Gadd’s short Wall of Walls is coming up! If you’ve ever climbed at Carderock or Seneca, or so many other places Jan and Herb put up first ascents, you’ll want to see Catching Pinecones. Honestly even if you’ve never been to those places these two people are some of the most interesting you will ever meet through film.
Tickets are limited! See comments for ticketing link. by @aacdcsection

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8 months ago

It’s SENDING season once again, os join us in enjoying some cooler fall temps while climbing classic routes at Great Falls.

🔗Sign up at the Eventbrite link in Bio🔗

#aacgram #climbing #rockclimbing taken in Great Falls Park by @aacdcsection

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Ready to challenge yourself on harder climbs at Great Falls? Join us for our annual August Challenge Sending Social, where we’ll be aiming to find some shade and set some more difficult climbs (in the 5.8-5.11+ range).

🔗Sign up at the Eventbrite link in Bio🔗

#aacgram #climbing #rockclimbing taken in Great Falls Park by @aacdcsection

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Sending season rolls on through summer this Saturday with the July edition of our monthly Sending Social series. Signup at the link in our bio to join us for another day of fun climbing at Great Falls.

#aacgram #climbing taken in Great Falls Park by @aacdcsection

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On the second day of our New Trad Climber weekend, our mentees tackled anchors; and, after waiting out some rain, enjoyed more instruction and small group climbing with many groups heading for Seneca’s summit.

Thanks again to our Education Chair, Tim Murphy, of @eastoutdoors for leading the event, and to Seneca Rocks Climbing School (aka the Gendarme) @climbseneca for providing classroom space, and to all our mentors for sharing their knowledge and passion:
· Andrew Leich @andrew_leich
· Mikey Barro @mikeybarro
· James Mazzaferro @mamesjassaferro
· Jakob Hagamann
· Matthew O’Brien

We also want to shout out @arcteryxwashingtondc for their continued support of our mentorship programs!

📸 by Tim Murphy, Jacob H, Mikey B, and Kelly E

#climbing #tradclimbing #aacgram taken in Seneca Rocks, West Virginia by @aacdcsection

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At the start of June, 17 AAC members participated our second annual New Trad Climber Weekend at Seneca Rocks. Through two days of mentors, eleven climbers launched their trad climbing journeys.

On day one, the mentees gathered at @thegendarme to learn about gear placements, multi-pitch rappel transitions, and belay transitions before taking their skills to the mountain for custom small group instruction.

Thanks to our Education Chair, Tim Murphy, of @eastoutdoors for leading the event, to Arthur Kearns of @climbseneca for providing classroom space, and to all our mentors for sharing their knowledge and passion:
· Andrew Leich @andrew_leich
· Mikey Barro @mikeybarro
· James Mazzaferro @mamesjassaferro
· Jakob Hagamann
· Matthew O’Brien

We also want to shout out @arcteryxwashingtondc for their continued support of our mentorship programs!

📸 by Kelly E, Lily H, and Sonal G

#americanalpineclub #aacgram #climbing #tradclimbing taken in Seneca Rocks, West Virginia by @aacdcsection

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Summer sending is in full swing, so join us Saturday for a day of climbing together on the cliffs above the river at Great Falls.

Details and signup are on our Eventbrite at the link in our bio.

📸 by @_cynimini_

#aacgram #climbing taken in Great Falls Park by @aacdcsection

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a year ago

DMV don’t miss the North American premiere of EVEREST DARK @dcdoxfest - A Nepalese mountaineer risks everything to retrieve a fallen climber's body and honor the mountain gods, offering a rare local perspective on Everest.

Join us on Sunday June 15 at 11:00am @ Burke Theatre at the US Navy Memorial.
More info and tickets at @dcdoxfest or dcdoxfest.com!

USE CODE “EVEREST” TO GET 10% OFF

#dcdoxfest #everest #nepal #mountain taken in US Navy Memorial by @aacdcsection

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Spring has sprung, and it’s time to kick off the AAC DC Section’s climbing season with our first Sending Social of 2025 this Memorial Day weekend! Sign up at the Eventbrite link in our bio in order & join other local climbers to connect and climb on the cliffs above the Potomac River.

#aacgram #climbing #rockclimbing taken in Great Falls Park by @aacdcsection

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Begin your trad climbing journey with us during our second annual New Trad Climber Weekend at Seneca Rocks this June!

Once again this program will feature two days of clinics and climbing, during which volunteer mentors will explain the gear used to protect trad climbs and give you an opportunity to place and remove trad gear. To top off the weekend, mentees will have an opportunity to follow an experienced mentor on classic trad routes at Seneca.

Details and registration at Eventbrite at link in bio 🔗

🚨Registration opens Friday May 23rd at 12pm, so mark your calendar! 🚨

#aacgram #tradclimbing #mentorship taken in Seneca Rocks, West Virginia by @aacdcsection

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a year ago

Cinco de Mayo - outdoor edition.
Join us Saturday, May 3rd, for a CincoK at Seneca and stay for the weekend! Group camping will be provided by the AAC along with movies, presentations and a raffle to support Friends of Seneca.
More details coming soon but save the date!

#americanalpineclub
#senerarocks by @aacdcsection

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What a way to kick off Women's History Month! 👏
Thanks to the support of @americanalpine and @arcteryxwashingtondc we were able to bring a whole group of all female climbers to the Adirondack Mountains for some ice climbing! Watching these women learn new skills and have fun connecting and bonding over a shared passion was amazing. Can't wait to do it again next year!

Special thanks to our mentors who volunteered their time for this special event:
@specialchance
@_cynimini_
@k8hoss
@climbinghi

#aacgram #americanalpineclub #womenwhoclimb #womenshistorymonth #iceclimbing #iceclinic taken in Adirondack Mountains by @aacdcsection

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