Our sport is growing rapidly. Where can climbers turn for instruction and best practices? By Scott Sampietro

Anne Parmenter spends her summer climbing, running, traveling and saying yes to every opportunity that came her way - including signing up for a 95 mile trail race.

Honest, but not always useful advice from a local climbing instructor. By Matt Conroy.

Join us at your local gym for a fun night of climbing, hosted by REI Coop and Ragged Mountain Foundation.

Trinity College Outdoor Education and Cinestudio presents REEL Rock 14 - a benefit for Ragged Mountain Foundation. November 9 at Cinestudio (Hartford, CT).

Join the Ragged Mountain Foundation Board for FREE BBQ and Ropes Course at Riverside Park in Hartford. Free for all.

The National Trails Weekend in Connecticut is a weekend of trail work, guided hikes and other events that celebrate our wild, recreational spaces. This year the RMF lead two trail work crews with a combined total of thirty-five laborers at Ragged and Pinnacle.

On Earth Day, April 22, 2019 the RMF Board of Directors organized a cleanup at the Ragged Mountain property. A small volunteer crew cleared trails and picked up garbage along the Andrews Street frontage.

Trash Talk: The crag’s not your home, and I ain’t yo momma.

A local rock climber encounters Connecticut’s most common venomous snake. A story by Chad Hussey reproduced with permission from Connecticut Woodlands, Spring 2019.

On a beautiful day of climbing at Ragged Mountains Main Cliff, Mia the dog encounters a copperhead snake.

West Rock Update: The South Buttress of West Rock State Park remains partially closed with climbing access reopened at the ball field slabs and old quarry areas. Read More