On April 5, 2022, the Pennsylvania Game Commission announced the closure to all rock climbing activities on State Game Lands 51 and 138 in Fayette County. The official statement indicates the reason for the closure is habitat preservation of “several Read more…
The next community committee meeting will be open to the general public; please feel free to drop in and invite some friends! Meeting link: meet.jit.si/swpacc-community-committee At this meeting, we will identify tasks to put into our 6-12 month plan, along Read more…
Climbing, like many outdoor sports, has a high cost of entry: the gear. It ain’t cheap. To boulder in the gym, in addition to a membership (>$60/month), one needs to purchase a chalk bag (cheap) as well as climbing shoes Read more…
The next community committee meeting will be open to the general public; please feel free to drop in and invite some friends! Meeting link: meet.jit.si/swpacc-community-committee Meeting topics: Setting committee goals for 2022 Sketching out a committee budget Identifying a chair/co-chair Read more…
[Okay, actually, send an email 🙂 ] The Background The area known as Locust Grove, just outside of Cumberland, Maryland has a 40-50 year history of rock climbing, albeit as a “secret crag.” Over 70 routes exist on impeccable rock, Read more…
Many hands… On August 28 seven members of the SWPACC Access and Stewardship Committee installed 16 mechanical and 14 glue-in bolts, using all stainless steel bolts to replace rusted bolts across 10 different routes in the main climbing area of Read more…
Building the foundation Over the past several months, the SWPACC Governance Committee has been hard at work with the behind-the-scenes functioning of our growing local climbing organization. With the new committees being formed in the past year, the Governance Committee Read more…
Bringing the climbing community together The community committee has been tabling at a couple of events around the city, ordered new blaze orange merch to be stocked in our shop later this season, and met with cross-state LCOs to discuss Read more…