American Alpine Club - Washington DC Section

Chili Cook Off this Saturday. Don't miss the Presentation of the new documentary about Herb and Jan Conn "Catching Pinecones."

Our second annual August CHALLENGE Sending Social will be this Saturday at Great Falls. Join us for a day of challenging ourselves on some harder classic climbs.

Register at the EventBrite link in bio 🔗

A look back at everyone who braved the summer heat for our June & July Sending Socials

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Hoping for a bit of a break in the summer heat waves, we’ll be hosting our July Sending Social next Saturday.

Sign up at link in bio 🔗

at its finest! The first day of our recent New Trad Climber Weekend was all about learning. Led by Tim Murphy, dedicated volunteer mentors shared their knowledge of trad gear, anchors, rappelling, & other multi-pitch techniques at the excellent ground school in Seneca Rocks Climbing School ().

Putting new skills into practice, the new trad climbers moved up to Seneca Rocks to practice placing & pulling trad gear.

We closed out the day around the campfire with burgers grilled by , & a raffle supported by

Thanks to all our volunteer mentors:
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Chris B.
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Thanks to our supporting organizations,



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Last Saturday’s Memorial Day Weekend Sending Social was a great start to the summer sending season!

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Looking to start your journey into trad climbing? Join us for our first educational event of the 2024 rock season in Seneca Rocks, WV!

Over two days of clinics & climbing, volunteer mentors will explain the gear used to protect trad climbs, giving you an opportunity to place and remove gear. The event will be capped by an opportunity for you to follow an experienced mentor on classic trad routes at Seneca.

Registration open now via Eventbrite at link in first comment 🔗

Snow is gonna return! Skis ready!?

WAX AND BREW 2/13
Join us at our Downtown D.C. for a mid-season refresh!

Get your gear ready to get back on the slopes for President’s Day weekend while you enjoy a fresh brew, browse our latest winter solves, and kick back with our local snow community partners!

Stay tuned for prizes and giveaways from and more!

Must RSVP to hold your spot! Check out the link in our bio for more information.

One Ski or Snowboard per person*

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Proposed Climbing Guidance Could Limit Wilderness Climbing — Outdoor Alliance In an effort to create consistent national policy on climbing, the Forest Service and National Park Service have proposed new climbing management guidance, which could curtail climbing opportunities in Wilderness and on other public lands.

Join the Team!

JOIN OUR TEAM! 📣

The American Alpine Club is looking for a New River Gorge Campground Manager to join our team!

If you are passionate about the AAC’s vision, mission, and building community--then this position could be a good fit for you!

👉🏻To learn more about the position and how to apply, visit the link in our bio.

🚨SAVE THE DATE!🚨

Our annual New Ice Climber Weekend will be January 5-8, 2024 in the Adirondack Mountains, NY!

Registration opens November 1st at noon via Eventbrite link in the comments below.

The American Alpine Club The American Alpine Club is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Our vision is a united community of competent climbers and healthy climbing landscapes.

Want to connect with other local ice climbers? Find out about local ice climbing? Or simply learn more about how to put your climbing on ice?

Join us for our annual Ice Climber Social on Sunday October 29th ! More details in the link below.

The American Alpine Club
Potomac Mountain Club
Arc'teryx Washington, DC
Seneca Rocks Climbing School
The Gendarme

Ice Climber Social Connect with the DC area ice climbing community to trade beta, meet partners, plan trips and swap ice climbing gear.

Speak Up for America's Outdoor Recreation Act Congress is considering a package of recreation policy that will expand, enhance, and improve outdoor recreation on public lands. It won’t happen without our voices.

https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/5/2/new-ice-climber-weekend-in-the-adirondacks

The American Alpine Club
Potomac Mountain Club
Arc'teryx Washington, DC
Seneca Rocks Climbing School
The Gendarme
Soul Trak Outdoors


Photo Ben Garza

https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/10/3/connect-undercover-crusher-andrew-leich-talks-developing-in-west-virginia

The American Alpine Club The American Alpine Club is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Our vision is a united community of competent climbers and healthy climbing landscapes.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ice-climber-social-tickets-722916481657?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

The American Alpine Club
Potomac Mountain Club
Arc'teryx Washington, DC

New Fall Adopt a Crag added!

When we were at Patapsco Trail Fest, we noticed this local toproping wall needs some extra help. It's been tagged with quite a bit of graffiti. Join us on Saturday, October 21st for graffiti cleanup, trash pickup, and vegetation trimming (as needed).

Registration required. Link in bio or on our website!

Thanks for hanging with us last weekend at Sportrock Climbing Centers ! A few happy folks picked up DC Section hats and shirts. Over 150 people tried the AAC Hang-Time Challenge! …and we have a NEW RECORD hang time for women! Swipe through to check out the event and see this contest’s winners.

Challenge Winners:
Youth: Hugo Ashmore 0:49
Men’s: Kian McKellar 1:21
Womens: Julie Santos: 1:31

READY ✍🏼 SET 🥾 PLAN 🏔️

Great people and great ideas coming together at our AAC DC Section leadership meeting. Thanks to our section and chapter leaders for making time to connect and to our fearless leader, Piotr Andrzejczak, for moving us forward.

Shout out to sPACYcLOUd for hosting us and for the awesome food, beer, and vibe.