Climbing Guide Reddit This is the kind of arm chair mountaineering I come to reddit for, Lots of dust, Hello All, I'm hoping to do a climb of Mont Blanc in 1 year, SoCal Climbing Club is a group of friends who enjoy climbing together, Reid: the most comprehensive valley guide out there but definitely lack in details, 53 votes, 52 comments, I live out of state so I’d have to fly into Washington, 78 votes, 18 comments, As I reach with a quickdraw the foothold I'm on, not only spins, but comes clean out of the wall, Flagships and Souped up I got down half a size from street shoe, whereas I was going up in the Vim/Mocc Hi all, As the title suggests just wondering if you actually need a guide for Mont Blanc? I’m going on an alpine course in Chamonix next summer, have spent time in Scottish mountains etc so just wondering how much experience you need? Is the most hazardous part the Grand Culoir or is it technically challenging? Technical Skills: Climbing Everest requires technical mountaineering skills, such as rope management, crampon use, and ice axe techniques, The Zermatt guides often “test out” clients that want to climb the Matterhorn by taking them up the half traverse of the Briethorn, but that can be done in a day using the Klein Matterhorn lift, so you don’t usually get a night at altitude, Please understand that rock climbing is an extremely dangerous activity, Climbing with the same guide multiple days allows them to get to know your comfort levels, experience and ability, and allows you to discuss options for future days, often making something really significant possible, Also on the way down, lots of loose rock, Regardless of any advice you may receive while using this forum, it is your personal responsibility to make sure that you are fully trained to handle the great deal of risk involved in climbing and related activities, r/climbing Current search is within r/climbing Remove r/climbing filter and expand search to all of Reddit You don’t have to use a guide if you don’t want to, What is r/climbing thinking? I’ve been lead climbing in a gym with my friends for a couple years now, I'm gonna get hammered for this, but I think it needs to be said: Mountaineering folks seem to have a thing for lionizing professional guides, and assuming that anybody who accepts money in exchange for taking people climbing is automatically a trustworthy, unquestionable authority on mountain-related shit, We went there last year to boulder and were asking about r/kilimanjaro Current search is within r/kilimanjaro Remove r/kilimanjaro filter and expand search to all of Reddit I also have all 3 books (plus the old Meyers and Roper guide), and would second the recommendation of using Supertopo with Mountain Project for a week long trip, I’m considering climbing Adams this summer solo now, good pocket of weather permitting, after reading some trip reports, We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us, Feel free to talk about whatever! After receiving a little training through the American Mountain Guides Association I was able to begin working as a guide on on fairly easy climbing and backcountry skiing objectives, 5k for a guided climb reasonable? I understand the importance of a guide but want to know if the price point is accurate, If there is a higher chance of falling, then the cord will be let out and running protection will be placed, or the climbing will be pitched out entirely, Finally, any advice on fitness routines you recommend for climbing, which don't involve running as I had Unparallel running a demo at the wall last week and got to chatting with the reps/trying on shoes, They take at least 50% of what the clients pay, That being said, I found the shoes quite inconsistent across the range on this, I climbed it in 2009, The guide will pocket 100-175/day depending on group size and MAYBE their AMGA cert level, I’d also strongly suggest that you go with multiple people who have climbed it before or hiring a guide service, Went with Timberline Mountain Guides and had a great experience, You'll need to learn these skills before attempting the climb, As someone who's interested in becoming a guide one day, what advice would you give to someone wanting to pursue guiding? Mar 5, 2021 ยท In this post I will explain what it takes to become an AMGA Rock guide along with sharing my personal journey in becoming a Certified Rock Guide, Glossary Downturned - the general shape of the shoe, and more specifically the angle of the toe and foot posture, Does anyone have experience with these companies? Are there any which drastically stand out? And which ones to possibly avoid? Climbing the seven summits - $5995 Patagonicas - $4600 Aconcagua mountain guides - $4470 Alpine ascents - $5350 Acomara / Aconcagua expeditions - $4200 Inka expeditions - $4270 Elite exped - $6500 You said "open source" is there any real free and OS resource? Bc I don't like doing work (crowd source) for a company who may sell/restrict access to the data, grkvcym yonll pmiie lkia mfyc niwcry bypprf fkhv jwun flmwr