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Marylandclimber
Sep 5, 2011, 1:08 AM
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I NEED a place in MD to sport climb. Anyone know any spots? I'd like to know some places close to rocks state parik, and carderrock. thankyou!!!
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Rock-Monkey
Sep 7, 2011, 10:28 AM
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I dont have a place in Maryland for you but right across the water in Alexandria VA we have Sport Rock. I climb there normally twice a week, not a bad place at all.
Good luck
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cwo2
Sep 7, 2011, 11:33 AM
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There aren't a lot of sport climbs in MD, but there are some bolted lines out there. The old quarry at Birdsboro, PA is the nearest destination with any concentration of sport routes. Check out http://www.facebook.com/groups/220082188004527/ to network with local climbers. -Carl
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Marylandclimber
Sep 7, 2011, 8:32 PM
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Is it close mto Maryland though?
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cwo2
Sep 7, 2011, 10:00 PM
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Depends on where you are. I haven't been myself, but I believe it is ~2 hrs from the Baltimore area.
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shockabuku
Sep 8, 2011, 5:51 PM
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Marylandclimber wrote: Is it close mto Maryland though?
Is what close? Birdsboro or Sportrock?
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billcoe_
Sep 19, 2011, 10:56 PM
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Marylandclimber wrote: I NEED a place in MD to sport climb. Anyone know any spots? I'd like to know some places close to rocks state parik, and carderrock. thankyou!!!
It took forever to get you this info, (copy and pasted off of google, took 10 seconds) but here you go.
Arnold
Big Vanilla Athletic Club
1209 Ritchie Highway
Arnold, Maryland 21012
(410) 544-2525
http://www.bigvanilla.com
> 40 ft wall with 5 faces.
Baltimore
YMCA at Stadium Place
Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Family Center
900 E. 33rd St.
Baltimore, Maryland 21217
(410) 889-9622
http://ymaryland.org
> 25 foot high indoor climbing wall with four faces. 12 trials ranging from 5.3 to 5.10 in skill level.
Columbia
Earth Treks Climbing Centers
7125-C Columbia Gateway Dr.
Columbia, Maryland 21046
(410) 872-0060
1-800-CLIMB-UP
www.earthtreksclimbing.com/
> Major expansion with new bouldering, lead and top rope walls plus state-of-the-art fitness area. Walls to 44 ft. high and now over 20,000 sq. ft. of climbing wall surface including a huge bouldering cave, overhangs, arętes, roofs, dihedrals, cracks, chimneys, and slabs.
Lifetime Fitness
7220 Lee Deforest Drive
Columbia, Maryland
410-953-0022
www.lifetimefitness.com
> 35-foot high climbing wall features top rope climbing, lead climbing, bouldering and auto-belay options. Climbing routes/problems for beginner and advanced levels of climbing available. The climbing facility is just one part of a full-service state-of-the-art health club which also features pilates, yoga, weight training, aquatics, and more.
Cumberland
Mt. YMCA at the Cumberland YMCA
601 Kelly Rd
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
(301)-777-9622
http://www.cumberlandymca.org/
> +1100 square feet of climbing area with 5 faces, a chimney and new features on the way, Mt YMCA teaches beginners the basics of climbing as well as challenging the seasoned climber.
Rockville
Earth Treks Climbing Center
725 Rockville Pike
Rockville, Maryland 20852
1-800-CLIMB-UP
http://www.earthtreksclimbing.com
> Over 16,000 sq. ft of indoor climbing up to 40 feet tall wall and a huge bouldering cave to 16 feet tall. Facility also includes locker room and a state-of-the-art fitness area with cardio and strength training equipment.
Rockville Civic Center Park
Indoor Rock Climbing Recreation Facilities Building
860 Avery Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(240) 314-8643
http://www.rockvillemd.gov
> The climbing gym is located on the grounds of Rockville's Civic Center Park, behind the Mansion. Open Tuesday and Thursday evenings and its only $10 to climb.
St. Mary's City
Athletics and Recreation Center
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
18952 East Fisher Road
St. Mary's City, Maryland 20686-3001
http://www.smcmathletics.com
> 1,500 square feet of vertical indoor rock climbing wall including cracks, overhangs and a bouldering area with varied terrain.
Timonium
Earth Treks Climbing Centers
1930 Greenspring Dr.
Timonium, Maryland 21093
(410) 560-5665
http://www.earthtreksclimbing.com
> Over 20,000 sq. ft of indoor climbing up to 50 feet tall wall and a huge bouldering cave to 16 feet tall. Facility also includes locker rooms and a complete cardio and strength training area. In 2009 a new top rope wall was introduced adding 2,000 sq. ft. of climbing.
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Marylandclimber
Sep 25, 2011, 3:57 PM
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Thanks!
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billcoe_
Oct 1, 2011, 3:48 AM
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You are welcome! If I can google anything else for you, cause I have that thing pretty much dialed in now - just speak up. Click this link below and go from here. We were all idiots when we were born and are all still struggling to make it past that. Good luck!
http://tinyurl.com/ahrwdf
Take care!
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shellc0de
Dec 3, 2011, 8:30 AM
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It's already been posted but Earth Treks rockville is probably the best indoor climbing place in maryland, and theyre expanding it within the next 6 months or so.
It's got 12m walls and every route has a top rope, and most have fixed quickdraws for sport climbing.
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Marylandclimber
Dec 3, 2011, 3:36 PM
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That's true like i live near a Earth Treks but I'd like to try sport climbing outside.
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brinosaur
Dec 3, 2011, 5:19 PM
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The closest area with a small but decent selection of sport leads is Virginia's Elizabeth Furnace, about 1.2 hours away from Montgomery County. It's a good spot for beginners, with easy toprope access and extremely modeate leads (5.6-5.10+)
Forgive the presumptousness, but from your profile it looks like you are very new to climbing. Sport leads below 5.10 are fairly rare in this region (MD, VA, and WV), and moderate leads tend to be both runout and with lots of bad fall potential (ledges, choss, etc).
Take advantage of your proximity to the Earth Treks facility (are you near Columbia, Timonium, or Rockville?). You can practice leading by borrowing a dynamic rope and clipping in with it while being backed up on toprope. If you are already comfortable with the mechanics of leading, take a lead certification test and crank indoors all winter while waiting for climbing season to start again.
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Marylandclimber
Dec 3, 2011, 10:49 PM
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Thanks! I'm 45 minutes away from Timonium. I have three C4 cams, 12 stoppers, and a pink tricam. Iv'e done more routes and such then my climbing log says though. I never done sport though so that's why I'm interested in finding a spot.
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