2026 Rock Program Schedule

Info night

Info Night will be held virtually on Wednesday, February 26th from 7-8 pm.

Link to WebEx:

https://outdoorsorg.webex.com/outdoorsorg/j.php?MTID=m594007b937dfb02e627fd97bc425996d
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 7:00 PM | 1 hour | (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Meeting number: 2662 029 2705
Password: vjRUi2Ya7j2 (85784292 when dialing from a video system)

Join by video system
Dial 26620292705@outdoorsorg.webex.com
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.

Join by phone
+1 5127951277 Austin_TX

Access code: 266 202 92705

Registration for the program will open immediately after Info Night concludes.

Knots and Logistics night

Knots Night will be held in person on Thursday, April 2nd from 7-9 pm.

Program Weekends

There are four 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. We will plan for concurrent open climb time planned during the Rappel or Ascend weekends where 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.

Schedule

Crow Hill Climbing & Potluck BBQ (Saturday May 9th, rain date Sunday May 10th)

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 16th-17th, 2026, To be confirmed)

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 23rd - 25th, 2026 To be confirmed)

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.