Had a great experience learning from Chris! He’s a great teacher and did a really good job of explaining things simply.
Our Guides
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.
We booked a lesson and guided climb on our recent trip to the Black Hills, and LOVED it. I'm a solo dad with three kids (14,12,7) with almost no climbing experience. Our guide, Chris, was exceptional in keeping things on a very beginner level for us, but giving the kids a ton of confidence in what they were doing on the climb (Chris mentioned he's been doing this for 21 years!). On the way home my 12-year-old daughter was literally checking out where she can get into rock climbing in the Twin Cities, she enjoyed it so much. Plus, we climbed at Sylvan Lake, which is an incredibly beautiful setting. Booking was easy. Pricing was very reasonable for a half-day experience, and I mean... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ everything in the Black Hills is "tourist pricing," so if you're going to penny pinch, maybe don't come to the Black Hills. Could not have been happier with the experience, and we will definitely be back.
