As a introduction to climbing, I was very pleased with the experience I recieved. My two sons (7), my wife and I all went on a intro together and were able to climb and also learn quite a good deal about it. Its harder than you think! Our guide, Doug, was very calm and collected. He was patient with our children and helped them not feel frightened when on the rocks, while offering information about the area and showing us cool things along the way. Definitely an experience to remember.
What a great excision in Custer at Lake Sylvan. My daughters (12, 14 and 16) were given the choice between biking, ATVIng, and horseback riding. They unanimously chose climbing and I’m so happy that we chose Sylvan Rocks as our outfitter. Chris, Ryan and Bears were able to meet you at your level and provide you with the safe knowledge and comfort to start small and climb BIG! at the end of 4 hours. *CLIMBING EXPERIENCE IS NOT NEEDED! They will meet you where you’re at. At the end of the 4 hours we easily climbed confident and successfully up 6-7 different paths up the spires. I can’t speak highly enough of this outfitter. They were A-amazing! You can’t go wrong with them.
My cousin and I went out for our first climbing experience. We went with Doug as our guide. Doug helped us understand the equipment, the techniques, then used our ability, physical condition, and what we were after and put us on the perfect route on the cathedral spires to cap off the best trip I’ve been on ever. His knowledge, experience and just general calmness made us feel like we had knew him for years and helped calm any nerves. I would recommend this to any thrill seeker or just looking for something different. Doug is the real deal can’t wait to bring my family back out and for sure trying to get Doug.
