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Best rock guiding service in northeast?
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Hey y'all What recommendations do you have for a learn to lead trad guiding service in driving distance from Boston? How many days would you recommend? I know how to set top rope anchors and sport climb. I'm an occupational therapy student looking to get continue my path into working in the world of adaptive sports and climbing but want to learn how to safely lead multipitch trad before buying my first rack. Also looking to save as much money as possible with all the costs of getting a guide and starter rack...all recs welcome! |
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Give this some serious consideration http://www.amcbostonclimbers.com/rock-program |
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Last summer myself and a couple friends hired Synnott Mountain Guides for a intro to trad lead class. Our class was a full 8 hour day where we did some anchor building, gear placement, and some super easy lead. We had a great time and learned a lot. I would definitely recommend them. |
JohnRoberts wrote: Unfortunately that program is already full this year (2022). I'd recommend Marc Chauvin as a NH guide to get in touch with. |
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Nick Aiello Popeo, New Hampshire. Amazing climber and a humble, good dude. |
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IMCS has been doing it longer than just about anyone else in New England. |
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A couple years back I was in the same situation and went out with Keith Moon, through EMS. I'm not crazy about EMS for a lot of things but Keith was really nice, knew what he was talking about, and tailored what he showed me to what I needed. Met up with him in North Conway. I was really happy with the day out, and thought it was worth it. |
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All great recommendations. I would add "Cathedral Mountain Guides" to the short list. |
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I have been super impressed with kell Rossitier adventurespiritguides.com/g… every time I run into him while he is working I get a good vibe and see that he is doing a great job. he might not be around much in the summer though as he guides internationally. |
Nick Goldsmith wrote: +1... I have climbed with Kel (Adventure Spirit Guides) a few times and he is the epitome of a professional guide. He is also just a super nice, generally fun guy to be around. |
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Michelle Lloyd at The Climbing Connection. I did a two day 16 hour trad class. It was amazing, she super knowledgeable but extremely humble and inclusive. It was slightly under 400. |
Mark Vecchiarelli wrote: I’ve never heard of this company so wanted to check them out. Their website says “private” and the last post on Facebook was 2020. Also, was your $400 for two days private or in a group? |
Mark NH wrote: Group. But there was only three of us. |
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Check out Mooney Mountain guides, I'm not super sure if they do a learn to lead thing but if they do I'd definitely recommend them. I have spent a fair amount of days learning from Alex and he is an incredible teacher and super knowledgeable on top of just being a good being a dude. |
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I'd get a friend group you can learn from free with. But if you're looking for professional instruction I'd recommend Mooney mountain guides. Alex is rad, but so are all the Mooney guides. Honestly, you're not going to go wrong with any of the guiding services in NH though. |
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Hey Zach, |
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Acadia mountain guides gets my vote. I’ve climbed with them and guides that have been trained by them and moved on that are simply the best. I’ve climbed with them for 8 years and have seen what goes into their guide training and I can confidently say that it is the most and best of any service in the northeast. They have an associated gear store and can hook you up for a starter rack at a discount, and frequently have large sales. Acadia is the best place to learn trad as that’s all there is there. |
Jared Cullen wrote: Bump for Mooney Mountain Guides: https://www.mooneymountainguides.com/ Especially Alex and Ted! They are a great company that guides around NoCon and Franconia - ice and rock - and Ted was my instructor on the SPI |
