Guiding Rock Climbing Instruction

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Classic Wasatch Climbs - Utah Rock Climbing

Hire a Guide for a Climb

Custom or private guiding means you have a guide dedicated to you or your group rather than being in a class or clinic that is open to other guests.

UMA's outstanding guides and instructors are available daily to lead climbs and help guests progress in any and all aspects of climbing.

Wasatch Classic Multi-Pitch Rock Climbing

The Salt Lake City area is home to renowned climbs on granite, quartzite and limestone formations. Our guides can guide you on some of the best classic climbs the Wasatch offers.

While we safely get you or your group up pitch after pitch on a classic route, we can also cover topics such as route finding, belay station management, strategies for belaying the second, preventing factor 2 falls, on-route communication, stacking ropes at hanging belays and descending after the climb.

While not all multi-pitch climbs require speed, a focus will be put on efficiency: becoming more efficient at climbing, single leader or swapping leads, quick belay transitions, placing and removing protection efficiently, etc...

Some of our favorite Wasatch Classic Multi-Pitch routes include (details and prices depend on difficulty and length of routes):

Intermediate Climbs:

East Dihedrals/Jig's Up/ Steort's Ridge: 5.6, 4 pitches
Schoolroom: 5.6 to 5.8, 4 pitches
Beckey's Wall: 5.7, 3 pitches
Crescent Crack: 5.7, 3 pitches
Outside Corner: 5.7, 4 pitches
Pentapitch: 5.8, 4 pitches
High Dive/Lord of Long Arms: 5.9+, 3 pitches
The Green Adjective: 5.9, 3 pitches

DETAILS

Difficulty: Climbers should already know the fundamentals of multi-pitch climbing, belaying and rappelling.

Duration: 4-8 hours

Max Ratio: 2:1

Meeting Time: Generally 8am

Meeting Location: Big or Little Cottonwood Park and Ride Lot

What We Provide:

Broadly experienced, highly-trained, professional climbing guides
Helmet, harness (if needed)

What You Need:

Approach shoes & climbing shoes
Lunch, water and snacks
Review the equipment list

How to Register:

RATES

1 person	$450 / person
2 people	$300 / person

State & Local Taxes will be added. Gratuity not included.

Advanced and/or Long Climbs:

Tingey's Terror/Torture: 5.8, 8 pitches
The Thumb: 5.7 to 5.10, 9 pitches
Center Thumb: 5.9, 5 pitches
Sundial, Eleventh Hour: 5.8, 5 pitches (long approach)
The Black Streak: 5.10b, 6 pitches, 700 feet
The Thumb to S-Direct: 5.9+R, 10 pitches, 1100 feet
Stiffler's Mom: 5.11a, 7 pitches
Arm and Hammer: 5.11c, or 5.10 A1, 6 pitches, 600 feet

DETAILS

Difficulty: For experienced multi-pitch climbers

Duration: 8-10 hours

Max Ratio: 3:1

Meeting Time: Generally 8 am

Meeting Location: Big or Little Cottonwood Park and Ride Lot

What We Provide:

Broadly experienced, highly-trained, professional climbing guides
Helmet, harness (if needed)

What You Need:

Approach shoes & climbing shoes
Lunch, water and snacks
Review the equipment list

How to Register:

RATES

1 person	$500 / person
2 people	$350 / person

State & Local Taxes will be added. Gratuity not included.

Testimonials

Thank you. You guys are great. Andy Polloczek is unmatched, a great instructor.

- John Pack

Thanks for a fantastic day. Todd Passey is a world class guide. He found great lines and snow. Most importantly he kept me safe. Todd was so impressive at navigating the elements and knowing all of the variables. Thanks for an experience I will not forget.

- Scott Simon

I wanted to let you know what a fantastic time Janet and I had with Todd Glew. His guiding, route choices and knowledge of the area were excellent and, not least of all, he was great company and we really enjoyed hanging out with him. And as for my last day with Todd skiing the Y Couloir . . . that will forever be one of the most memorable days skiing of my life. Wow!!

- Tim Peckett

Just wanted to say we had a FANTASTIC time today on our first backcountry tour. Eric was a wonderful, knowledgable and high-competent guide who truly made our day the best it could ever be. Thank you!

- Coleen Colahan

Quino is a wonderful guide - did a great job taking us up Cardiff pass, couple runs on the slopes north of the pass, and then back to Alta. Quino was great - easy going, set the right pace so that we could all keep up, picked a good route for us. Just perfect - many thanks for having him guide us.

- Harm Scherpbier

Just wanted to drop a quick note thanking you guys for setting me up with such a great guide yesterday! Colby was great and I had an amazing time in the snow. His expertise, professionalism and knowledge of the area was unprecedented.

- Paul Kronser

You have a great bunch of guys here with these individuals and I am sure the others in your organization are just as pleasant. From the office staff I spoke with to all the guides in the field.

- James Albritton

Utah Mountain Adventures

P.O. Box 521809

Salt Lake City, Utah 84152-1809

Phone: (801) 550 3986

Fax: (801) 486 8505

Email: uma@utahmountainadventures.com

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Rock Climbing - Guiding & Instruction - Utah Mountain Adventures

Join Utah Mountain Adventures for guiding or instruction in Utah's Wasatch range, a world class climbing area with outstanding vertical landscapes of granite, quartzite, limestone and alpine peaks. Learn techniques and routes in Little Cottonwood, Big Cottonwood, Mt. Olympus , Bell's Canyon, etc. Our guides know the routes intimately and can help you excel while making your climb as memorable as the scenery.

Or build skills in a course, such as the Rock Climbing Clinic or Multi-Pitch Rock Climbing Course, Teton Prep, Canyoneering Course, or Learn to Lead. Safety and client satisfaction are paramount at Utah Mountain Adventures. We limit the size of our groups to ensure individual attention from our highly experienced guides.

UMA also specializes in corporate team-building and just-for-fun, group climbing activities. Participants learn trust by belaying and lowering one another under guides' supervision. Climbers overcome fear and push each other while scaling vertical walls and rappelling down. Venues in the Cottonwood Canyons are easily reached, can accommodate large groups, and offer climbing challenges from friendly to 5.13.

View our complete schedule of Salt Lake Rock Climbing Courses.