2024 Rock Program Schedule
Info night
Info Night will be held virtually on Wednesday February 28th from 7-8pm.
Registration for the program will open immediately after Info Night concludes.
Knots night
Knots Night will be held in-person on Wednesday March 27th from 6:30-9pm.
Program Weekends
There are five weekends, starting in early April and running through early May. To complete the program, students must attend five days of instruction. For the first weekend (Belay & Anchors weekend) both Saturday AND Sunday are required. There are three other required weekends, for which students may choose which day (Saturday OR Sunday) to attend. There is also an (optional) open climbing day at which students can practice skills, and a non-climbing social event.
Each day of the program, students are split into small groups: generally six or fewer students, an instructor, and one or more assistants.
For all instructional days, please plan to arrive at Quincy Quarries by 8:15am.
The optional Open Climbing Day begins at 11:00am, but we encourage you to participate in the Quincy Quarries Cleanup event organized by SNECC. The event runs from 9:00am to 11:00am.
Schedule
| Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Info Night | Wednesday, February 28th, 7-8 PM | Virtual |
| Knots Night | Wednesday, March 27th, 6:30-9 PM | AMC Headquarters 10 City Square, Charlestown |
| Belay & Anchors Weekend | Saturday, April 6th AND Sunday, April 7th |
Quincy Quarries |
| Rappel Weekend | Saturday, April 13th OR Sunday, April 14th |
Quincy Quarries |
| Ascend Weekend | Saturday, April 20th OR Sunday, April 21st |
Quincy Quarries |
| Open Climbing Day | Saturday, April 27th | Quincy Quarries |
| Graduation Weekend | Saturday, May 4th OR Sunday, May 5th |
Quincy Quarries |
Crow Hill Climbing & Potluck BBQ (Saturday May 11th, rain date Sunday May 12th)
To celebrate the conclusion of the Rock Climbing Program, we have traditionally held a casual day of climbing and socializing with a potluck BBQ at Crow Hill.
Crow Hill is in the Leominster State Forest in Leominster, MA, about one hour west of Boston, and features many single-pitch trad climbs as well as toproping.
Post-program Events
These events are not part of the rock program, but we encourage graduates of the program to attend. Mark your calendars!
New Seconds Weekend (May 17th-19th, 2024)
An amazing weekend of multi-pitch trad climbing at the Shawangunks (a.k.a. "The Gunks"), open by invitation to graduates of the Rock Program. Located near New Paltz, NY, the Gunks are a major east coast climbing destination and have a storied history dating back to the 1930's.
Memorial Day Weekend at Acadia National Park (May 25th-27th, 2024)
Acadia National Park features fantastic climbing (usually toproping) on sea cliffs at Otter Cliff and also several other areas for trad climbing and toproping.
Rumney Weekend (TBD)
Come clip bolts with us for a weekend at one of the premier sport climbing destinations in the country: Rumney Rocks in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest. There’s something for everyone, with hundreds of routes ranging from 5.0 all the way up to an intimidating 5.15a. There are also trad climbing opportunities nearby in case sport climbing isn’t your thing, including Kinsman Notch, Echo Crag, and the closest thing New England has to big wall climbing: Cannon Cliff.