Rock Climbing

Come rock climbing with Skyward Mountaineering, our AMGA Rock Guides are expert climbers who are passionate about sharing their local knowledge and teaching new skills to climbers. We have been guiding rock climbing for 30 years and our guides have decades of experience helping climbers learn efficient technical systems and improving their climbing movement. All of our guided rock climbing trips are private bookings, we offer a tailored experience designed to match your skill level and personal ambitions. Whether you’re a beginner looking to learn the basics or an experienced climber seeking challenging routes on your tick list, our guides will share their expertise and provide personalized coaching for your skill development.

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Beginner to advanced rock climbing with toproping and multipitch routes

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No prerequisites needed for beginner level rock climbing

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Full day (8 hours)

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Guided rock climbing available throughout Colorado, Moab, Washington and internationally

Climbing the Vector Traverse on the route Escape Artist in the Black Canyon.

Black Canyon

Intermediate to advanced multipitch rock climbing

Rock climbing in Moab, Utah.

Moab

Beginner toproping to advanced multipitch rock climbing

A climber in a blue helmet is rock climbing up the final pitch on Otto's Route in Colorado National Monument.

Grand Junction

Beginner toproping to advanced multipitch rock climbing

Rock climbing in Ouray, Colorado.

Ouray

Beginner toproping to advanced sport climbing

Rock climbing in Rifle, Colorado.

Rifle Mountain Park

Beginner toproping to advanced sport climbing

The Flatirons in Boulder, Colorado.

Boulder

Beginner toproping to advanced multipitch rock climbing

Skyward Mountaineering offers guided rock climbing throughout Colorado and Utah. Classic rock climbing areas around Boulder such as the Flatirons, Boulder Canyon and Eldorado Canyon provide easy access to fun cragging and multipitch rock climbing on the Front Range. Skyward also offers guided rock climbing in Moab, Utah home to world class crack climbing at areas such as Wall Street and Indian Creek plus the multipitch desert towers in the Fisher Towers and Castle Valley. Our access to these incredible rock climbing venues combined with our decades of experience recreating and guiding on big cliffs provide the backbone for all of our guided rock climbing trips. Skyward’s rock climbing trips and instructional clinics are customized to provide climbers with the unique skillset necessary to climb efficiently and safely on steep rock climbing routes.

  • Skyward Mountaineering is an AMGA Accredited Business, that means we’ve gone through rigorous third party auditing to ensure the highest quality risk management, customer service, ethical business practices, and professionally trained guides.

  • Our guides are expert climbers and skiers with extensive training and personal experience on challenging ascents and descents around the world.

  • We are a small guide service offering customized programs based on decades of guiding and instructional experience.

  • Unparalleled logistics support from start to finish. Our office staff are climbers, skiers and mountain guides so when you call or email us we’ll give you honest and helpful information to increase the success and enjoyment of your trip.