Client Testimonials

I just completed the AIARE L1 course in Summit Co with Justin Studt this weekend. The experience was fantastic. Justin did an expert job teaching, helping us manage our group, and ensuring that we had a great time in the mountains. His dry humor and light vibe set the tone for the weekend and made for two awesome days. Thank you all for providing such high-quality instruction and leadership here in Colorado. I’ll certainly be back for more.

Took the AIARE 1 three-day class with CMS and learned so much. Great balance of classroom and field time. There was 1 guide/6 people which was a great ratio. The four guides were all extremely knowledgeable, open to answer any questions, and happy to give suggestions for gear and future adventures. They were also fun!

My group went out with Sarah on the first field day. Sarah did a great job at making sure we practiced all the rescue skills in the curriculum while adjusting the pace of the class to keep us warm on a truly freezing day. Sarah checked in with us often to make sure we were comfortable and still had all our toes.

My group went out with Matt on the second day. Matt not only taught us more rescue and avalanche skills but also gave us pointers for efficient backcountry travel/skinning. He dropped in anecdotes throughout the class to give real life, tangible examples.

I truly could not recommend this class at CMS more. Or even hiring Sarah or Matt (or Kyle or Chris!) as a personal guide. I feel like I have a solid foundation to keep myself safe this season and have the tools to continue my education.

Thank you for being a great teacher! I really appreciate you taking the time to talk through various scenarios, methods, and things like that. Going into the course I figured I would learn enough to participate in a day of outdoor climbing but afterward, I would feel confident setting up a route for friends to use safely. Now I just gotta get that strength up…

I’ve known Mia for 17 years; in fact, I took my first rock climbing class from her in Vail in 2004 and have hired her as a guide more times than I can count since then. Mia’s November Moab Women’s crack climbing clinic is no exception to the world-class experiences I have always had with her. She is an incredibly badass climber of course and so much more. She’s an amazing and patient teacher, an enthusiastic cheerleader, a technical/safety fanatic, and an excellent ambassador for the sport of climbing. CMS is lucky to have such a gifted and highly AMGA-credentialed guide on staff. I’m on Team Mia forever!

Matt was a rockstar – customized the entire day around my objectives. Squeezed in about ten pitches and worked on a lot of improvement areas for me. Enjoyed that he was responsive to feedback on route variations that challenged my technique a bit. Couldn’t have been better.

Just went out for a day of trad climbing with Clint Locks, who picked great routes, explained things thoroughly, and was kind and patient in the face of endless questions.

Clint Locks is fantastic!  He’s been our climbing guide for several years. He is patient and thoughtful, explains things very well, and chooses great routes. He’s also smart, articulate and engaging. Above all, he is meticulous about safety and emphasizes that constantly throughout the day.

We did the one day lead climbing clinic up Boulder Canyon with Clint. We went to Cascade Crag we did a pretty decent amount of climbing given our group size (3 to 1 instructor) and the fact that we were learning the ropes (yes pun intended) of outdoor lead climbing all in 8 hours. Great guide, made sure we were safe and having fun the entire time. Definitely boosted my confidence, enough that I went and did multi-pitch trad route down in Eldorado canyon the very next day with friends who had more experience climbing outside.

My husband and I met Clint Locks on top of the Wind Tower in Eldorado Canyon. He was very pleasant and helpful from the start. He mentioned he was a guide and offered to take us out if we wanted.

We booked him for a day of multi-pitch climbing in Estes Park and this turned out to be a great decision. Our goal for the day was to learn as much as we could about climbing in and around Boulder and RMNP as well as have a great day out climbing. Clint delivered on both – he has climbed in the area for many years and knows all the best spots. He is also a great teacher. As for the climbing, we did Pear Buttress, a superb climb, and we felt completely safe with Clint leading us up.

During our time in Boulder we met a couple of other CMS guides and they were also very pleasant and professional. We would highly recommend CMS guides and Clint in particular.

Finally, don’t be hesitant to hire a guide during the pandemic. The guides and guests are required to wear masks and the guides give guests hand sanitizer before and after climbing. All guests are also screened before their outing.

Earlier this week I made a wonderful climb with my guide from Colorado Mountain School, Ryan Pedersen. I am from Florida, age 67, and it was not only my first climb up the Second Flatiron, it was my first climb up any mountain ever. So I freely admitted that I was an “absolute beginner” and yet he never made me feel stupid. On the contrary he made me feel safe, especially by keeping that rope taught. And yet he also knew how to give me slack when I had to backtrack, once I realized I chose a wrong path with fewer holds. I believe it is rare to see real excellence and real humility combined in one person. And by “humility” I mean that Ryan never told me (before I asked at the end) about his many ascents up mountains all over the world (four up El Cap!) and he also never told me that he would be my personal photographer who could take great pictures of my first ascent. Climbing with Ryan was one of the greatest experiences I have had in years: the rock itself was beyond our puny human scale, and seeing a hawk soaring right there at eye-level was amazing. Also, that panoramic view from the top was well worth sore legs. And I finally realized about half way up that I could climb all the way to the top (only with his help of course). And since I am nearing 70, that meant the world to me. Ryan also advised me on equipment to buy for future climbs, and how to get better at climbing. I sure respect the staff you hired at CMS, and just know that I can’t wait to climb with Ryan again.

I cannot recommend Jesse, Bob, and Bernardo at CMS enough. They were kind, patient, knowledgeable, and extremely fun to learn Intro to Mountaineering from. On day 1 we were taught all of the techniques needed to safely travel on snow in the mountains. On day 2 Jesse took us up a beautiful route on Hallet’s Couloir that rewarded our challenge with incredible views and an unforgettable experience. We will definitely be back for more courses with CMS!

I want to brag about the phenomenal experience I had this last weekend on the Learn to Lead Trad class guided by Mark Griffin. Mark was a great guide and I really appreciate that he took the time to learn about my experience and goals for climbing and used that to tailor the course to best fit me.  Mark provided tons of info but made it fun and very easy to understand. He provided great feedback and instruction which made for the perfect learning environment. He is also very personable and had plenty of knowledge of climbing history, areas, routes, and formations that was really interesting to hear about.

I can’t say enough good things about my experience with the Colorado Mountain School and Mark especially. He is a huge asset for CMS. I would definitely recommend CMS and Mark to anyone looking for quality instruction. Thanks for a great course.

Awesome guides, Buster Jesik, Sarah Janin, and Tyler Allen took us up Long’s Peak cables route. They couldn’t have been more friendly and knowledgeable. Highly recommended experience. Definitely looking forward to my next trip with CMS and this guide team!

Awesome guides, Buster Jesik, Sarah Janin, and Tyler Allen took us up Long’s Peak cables route. They couldn’t have been more friendly and knowledgeable. Highly recommended experience. Definitely looking forward to my next trip with CMS and this guide team!

If I could give more stars, I would! The office staff at CMS is excellent: eager to help folks complete successful adventures. My mountain climbing experience with Jason was absolutely outstanding. He’s an expert, a pro, in every possible way without a hint of condescension. Patient, skilled, directive, supportive… the list goes on. I am literally already thinking about new adventures to take on, JUST so I can work with him again. (Ice climbing, anyone?) I cannot recommend him or this organization highly enough. Don’t hesitate. Figure out your next “big thing” and ask CMS to help you make it happen. They’re worth EVERY penny.

The team at CMS was a pleasure to work with for a group day out climbing in Boulder Canyon. Shout out to Meg for being a great guide for our group!

I booked the 1/2 day fun climb in Estes Park, and it turned out to be one of the highlights of my trip. I had only climbed in gyms before, never outdoors. The instructor was professional, patient, and encouraging. I learned a lot and had a great time!

Great Experience! I used to mountain climb centuries ago and haven’t touched a rock since then. This year, I decided it was time to go back to the activity that gives an incredible amount of joy, a sense of achievement and pushes you to your limits. CMS and my guide Tyler Allen provided smooth and steady immersion to rock climbing. From going through the basics of rock climbing and belaying techniques on day one to climbing the “South Ridge” on Notchtop in Odessa Gorge on day three, I felt supported and in the same challenged with a new adventure. I can highly recommend CMS to anyone who is looking for upgrading their climbing skills or having an adventurous day in the mountains under the supervision of a highly experienced guide.

If I could give this a 10/5, I would. My partner and I had the BEST TIME EVER. We booked with CMS as we were driving cross country from Michigan->Cali. We normally climb in West Virginia and one of our favorite guides recently joined the CMS team this summer and we knew we HAD to visit. We booked a half day trip with the wonderful Tyler Allen and did the first Flatiron in Boulder. We woke up at 6am to beat the heat (HIGHLY recommend) and just loved it. Since we were traveling we did not have all of our gear but CMS provided me with the shoes, harness and helmet I needed. I felt safe, comfortable and challenged in the climb in the best way possible. Do the climb. Wake up early. Enjoy yourself. and also.. tip your guides!

Highly recommend CMS for alpine training and education. Participated in a Crevasse Rescue course focusing on glacier travel and efficient rescue in preparation for climbs in the cascades. The course was broken down in an intuitive way and packed in hands-on simulations of rescue scenarios. Our instructor had deep knowledge and experience in the skillset and offered recommendations catered to our objectives. Truly fantastic experience!

I had a fantastic day out with Jason Antin for the big wall clinic. I’ve never done anything with a guide before and had my mind blown! His attention to detail, coaching, knowledge base, encouragement, and general stoke level were top notch. I learned a ton and am feeling confident and ready to tackle big stuff. Thanks Jason and CMS!

I recently completed the Intro to mountaineering course. It was an amazing experience. Very well organized, professional, and safe. Our guides; Mike Coyle and Josh Burke where extremely knowledgeable. They had a great way of keep the intimidation factor down, while making sure we were prepared to execute the objective. I plan on using CMS in the future.

I cannot recommend Jesse, Bob, and Bernardo at CMS enough. They were kind, patient, knowledgeable, and extremely fun to learn Intro to Mountaineering from. On day 1 we were taught all of the techniques needed to safely travel on snow in the mountains. On day 2 Jesse took us up a beautiful route on Hallet’s Couloir that rewarded our challenge with incredible views and an unforgettable experience. We will definitely be back for more courses with CMS!

Spent this last week with First Descents and CMS, The Guides, Again, Little Bit, Double, Hans, (Bob Chase, Rainbow Weinstock, Mark Hammond, Andy Hansen) were absolutely amazing. I learned so much from these guys not only about mountain climbing but also about persistence and overcoming obstacles. They are the most professional, talented patient, skilled and fun people that I have met in many years. The guides are just amazing (yes I am repeating myself). As I reflect on an awesome week of climbing in Moab, UT, I keep coming back to what I learned from these guys. They have an absolute love and passion for what they do, and it comes out in the instruction and time and individual attention to each of the students separate skills sets. Everything they showed us was tailored to each student. (Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!) I have always had a love of mountains and after this week I also have a great appreciation of them as well. Thank you SO Much!

Spent this last week with First Descents and CMS, The Guides, Again, Little Bit, Double, Hans, (Bob Chase, Rainbow Weinstock, Mark Hammond, Andy Hansen) were absolutely amazing. I learned so much from these guys not only about mountain climbing but also about persistence and overcoming obstacles. They are the most professional, talented patient, skilled and fun people that I have met in many years. The guides are just amazing (yes I am repeating myself). As I reflect on an awesome week of climbing in Moab, UT, I keep coming back to what I learned from these guys. They have an absolute love and passion for what they do, and it comes out in the instruction and time and individual attention to each of the students separate skills sets. Everything they showed us was tailored to each student. (Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!) I have always had a love of mountains and after this week I also have a great appreciation of them as well. Thank you SO Much!

Spent this last week with First Descents and CMS, The Guides, Again, Little Bit, Double, Hans, (Bob Chase, Rainbow Weinstock, Mark Hammond, Andy Hansen) were absolutely amazing. I learned so much from these guys not only about mountain climbing but also about persistence and overcoming obstacles. They are the most professional, talented patient, skilled and fun people that I have met in many years. The guides are just amazing (yes I am repeating myself). As I reflect on an awesome week of climbing in Moab, UT, I keep coming back to what I learned from these guys. They have an absolute love and passion for what they do, and it comes out in the instruction and time and individual attention to each of the students separate skills sets. Everything they showed us was tailored to each student. (Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!) I have always had a love of mountains and after this week I also have a great appreciation of them as well. Thank you SO Much!

Not only did Russel and Ian do their utmost to ensure my safety, help me achieve my goals, and provide detailed climbing instruction, but they were both extremely personable and willing to go the extra mile to make my time here both a rewarding and fun experience.

I want to commend Bob Chase and Sarah Janin for their extraordinary professionalism and competence while guiding my climb up Long’s Peak via the North Face on August 27, 2019.  Throughout the entire climb they exhibited incredible patience, support of my efforts, teamwork, and attention to safety.  Although I have trained with Bob for some time, as well as with Sarah and two of your other excellent guides (Bernardo Beteta and Ryan Pedersen), none of us knew how well, at the age of 84, I would tolerate the altitude, as well as the stress associated with climbing for 16 hours.  But they worked with me, had faith in me, and we finally pulled it off.  Also, I want to give special recognition to Bob for the flawless manner in which he planned, organized and executed the entire project.  While I have climbed in Patagonia (Torres del Paine), climbed seven fourteeners in my younger days, and participated in two treks in the Himalayas years ago, nothing compares with this mountaineering experience.  You should be very proud of your guides and the quality experience they provided me.

I want to commend Bob Chase and Sarah Janin for their extraordinary professionalism and competence while guiding my climb up Long’s Peak via the North Face on August 27, 2019.  Throughout the entire climb they exhibited incredible patience, support of my efforts, teamwork, and attention to safety.  Although I have trained with Bob for some time, as well as with Sarah and two of your other excellent guides (Bernardo Beteta and Ryan Pedersen), none of us knew how well, at the age of 84, I would tolerate the altitude, as well as the stress associated with climbing for 16 hours.  But they worked with me, had faith in me, and we finally pulled it off.  Also, I want to give special recognition to Bob for the flawless manner in which he planned, organized and executed the entire project.  While I have climbed in Patagonia (Torres del Paine), climbed seven fourteeners in my younger days, and participated in two treks in the Himalayas years ago, nothing compares with this mountaineering experience.  You should be very proud of your guides and the quality experience they provided me.

An excellent guided climbing experience! I went on a couple half-day climbs out at Eldorado Canyon with two different guides (Bernardo and Mike). Both are very professional, friendly and safe. Highly recommended if you’re looking for a guide in the Boulder area.

This is our second time using Colorado Mountain School and once again our family had THE BEST time. Scarlet was an EXCELLENT guide! Mary’s lake location she chose also provided beautiful views and several climbing opportunities to keep our group interested and challenged.

I took my SPI course with Wes and it was so much more than I anticipated. I learned so much over the course of 3 days and Wes is on point. The dude is super professional and is a master of his craft. He changed our location from Boulder to Vedauwoo and I was super psyched he did. It was not only a way better better environment to teach and learn in but overall was a great camping and climbing trip! Wes is hilarious and super friendly to everyone he encounters. Really easy to get connect with and really open to questions and helping you learn the way you learn. 10/10, would recommend!

Intro to Mountaineering May 8-9, 2021. EXCELLENT! Awesome Guides, great Instruction, beautiful weather! Best Guide Service!

What an exciting and eye-opening experience for my first alpine climbing trip! Sarah, our guide, did a great job taking us through the day. The learning curve for becoming proficient at alpine climbing can be quite steep. Sarah was so patient, providing a lot of tips throughout the day and I feel I learned so much! I still have a ton to learn but I’ll be much better prepared for my next alpine climbing adventure!

Knowledgeable guides and well-organized. I got everything I wanted out of my multi-pitch course, and more! I would definitely take another course with CMS. Thanks!

I recently completed the Intro to mountaineering course. It was an amazing experience. Very well organized, professional, and safe. Our guides; Mike Coyle and Josh Burke where extremely knowledgeable. They had a great way of keep the intimidation factor down, while making sure we were prepared to execute the objective. I plan on using CMS in the future.

Jason Antin was our guide on the flatirons and did an AMAZING job. Jason was very upbeat, fun, and extremely capable. It allowed our team to focus on the experience and the challenge instead of the uncertainty of the logistics and the concern that we weren’t properly planned. Would absolutely work with CMS and Jason again…

I cannot recommend Jesse, Bob, and Bernardo at CMS enough. They were kind, patient, knowledgeable, and extremely fun to learn Intro to Mountaineering from. On day 1 we were taught all of the techniques needed to safely travel on snow in the mountains. On day 2 Jesse took us up a beautiful route on Hallet’s Couloir that rewarded our challenge with incredible views and an unforgettable experience. We will definitely be back for more courses with CMS!

My husband has taken 5 courses and I’ve joined him for 2 of them. All of the guides have been fantastic. We’ve learned so much from CMS! Everything is very organized and professional. We can’t wait for our next outing with CMS.

Megan Yingling guided my first climbing trip outdoors on April 3, 2021. She was very knowledgable of the Eldorado Canyon State Park area and all of the routes in the park. As a first time outdoor and roped climber at the time, I felt totally safe and confident in Megan’s hands. Megan also gave me some rundowns on skills such as tying a figure 8 knot, lead belaying, cleaning and placing gear, rappelling, and setting up and cleaning anchors. She was super friendly and easy to spend a day with. I highly recommend Megan to anyone looking to finally get outdoors for the first time!

I cannot say enough good things about the Guides at CMS – the best outfitter I have worked with at First Descents thus far. They came to the lodge every night and made sure they were part of the experience. The campers accepted them into the group and they participated in every campfire. Their communication with me and [my co-leader] was excellent.

I want to express the great experience I had with CMS and especially how great of a time I had with Joey Thompson. I admittedly was skeptical about hiring a guide to climb with, from fear of not being able to get the experience I was looking for. However, getting linked up with Joey turned out to be fantastic. I was very impressed by his professionalism and knowledge of all working facets of mountaineering and climbing. I am a firefighter who works with some rope rescue and after our full day of multi-pitch climbing, Joey took time to go over some self rescue systems and different techniques for safely securing fall victims. I was extremely impressed with the wealth of knowledge he was able to provide and also the way he was able to teach it. I hope Joey is an example of all of your guides. He truly changed my mind on guided climbs and has definitely earned my return business which I will be setting up in the future. I was extremely pleased and thankful for the rope rescue instruction. I will also relay this message on TripAdvisor and encourage folks to ask for Joey. Thanks for the experience and for setting me up with an amazing guide.

CMS did a great job helping me enjoy the delights of Estes Park climbing. I contacted them with only a few days notice and within a day I had a guide lined up. We climbed for 3 days on 3-star routes and managed to avoid the crowds too! Their combination of flexibility and professionalism is a winner.

Colorado Mountain School guides have a longstanding relationship with First Descents and really understand the mission. Year after year, we seem to get the same guides and they continue to deliver. I think what is also really cool, is the fact that they are looking to progress in what they do, even though they have this sport dialed. You can see that they push themselves to make the experience dynamic and original. The CMS guys are awesome. All in all, two thumbs up to those guys.

I really cannot say enough good things about Joey and his guiding style. We had an amazing day out and I really appreciate his patience and ability to teach in a manner that suited my style. I had a specific goal in mind for the climb and he was very accommodating to pick the right day to make our climb happen. I learned a LOT, again, and will carry those lessons with me for the rest of my life. He has been involved in training me for some of the greatest days I have had in the backcountry (Nepal trip, Peru, Longs North Face, etc.) and I cannot express how valuable the time I have spent with him has been for me. I hope to get out again with him in the future.

My experience is based on a long-term relationship with Colorado Mountain School beginning in 2006 and continuing thereafter. During this 8 year period, I’ve regularly used CMS guides on my climbing outings and specialized classes, such as self-rescue. All trips have been to current AMGA standards for safety, techniques and equipment, and mainly – fun! Rock climbing is a complex endeavor, especially multi-pitch traditional climbing. If you want to learn to do it correctly, safely, and have fun in the process, you will not go wrong by using CMS guides.

Last Monday, I had a great time with one of your guides, Ian Fowler, successfully climbing the Dragon Tail couloir near Mt. Hallet. This was my first ice climb and I had never used crampons, ice ax, and harness and knew absolutely nothing about mountaineering. At all times, I felt 100% safe with Ian. He was very knowledgeable and experienced and was excellent at teaching me the basics of ice climbing. On top of all of that, he was a fun person to be around. My first ever ice climb was a positive experience and I look forward to many ice climbs in the future. I highly recommend Colorado Mountain School as well as Ian Fowler as a personal Guide.

Hi, guys! I want to let you know how grateful I am to have had the three of you as my climbing guides this week. I didn’t really know what to expect. I got so much more out of this experience than I expected. You are all so amazing! You made me feel comfortable and able to easily trust you to get me up and down the mountain so that I was able to exceed my expectations of what I was able to accomplish! I had no idea that I would be so good or that I would truly like it so much. I appreciate your encouragement when I had doubts or freaked out a little, and your guidance on where to put my foot or hand when I was stuck on how to move forward. I tend to be cautious and overthink things but this week at the mountain, I decided to push these previous thoughts aside and have a new outlook, and I’m glad I did. I just kind of took a brief look at which route looked like fun to try and went for it, without thinking about it. Really not like me at all. I realized I don’t need to overthink things because fear will creep in to prevent me from making that first step. But once that first step is made, it’s just one step at a time to get to where I’m going. I learned I can trust my judgment and I can exceed my own expectations because that’s what happened this week. Thanks for helping to guide me and be part of this revelation.

Spent this last week with First Descents and CMS, The Guides, Again, Little Bit, Double, Hans, (Bob Chase, Rainbow Weinstock, Mark Hammond, Andy Hansen) were absolutely amazing. I learned so much from these guys not only about mountain climbing but also about persistence and overcoming obstacles. They are the most professional, talented patient, skilled and fun people that I have met in many years. The guides are just amazing (yes I am repeating myself). As I reflect on an awesome week of climbing in Moab, UT, I keep coming back to what I learned from these guys. They have an absolute love and passion for what they do, and it comes out in the instruction and time and individual attention to each of the students separate skills sets. Everything they showed us was tailored to each student. (Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!) I have always had a love of mountains and after this week I also have a great appreciation of them as well. Thank you SO Much!

Just wanted to follow up to say we had an amazing two days with Russell – we really bonded with him and he did an awesome job working with three of us on a fairly long and epic day on Kor’s Flake. We had a great stay at CMS as well. On this trip, my Dad and I brought my climbing partner along for his first foray with CMS – he wants to come back to do lead and avalanche classes!

Just wanted to complement Adam on doing a great job being patient and kind. We learned more from him in an afternoon then we did in all our wall climbing visits combined. We would definitely recommend your company, and Adam in particular, he is a great asset!

Wanted to give a big thanks to CMS for always being very responsive and incredibly accommodating. Your customer service has been a major factor in my wanting to work with CMS and their awesome guides time and again.

Our guide, Bernardo, lead us up the fandango route on the first flatiron. We had a great day of climbing. Bernardo was very knowledgeable and we were very confident in his skills and abilities. We highly recommend the Colorado mountain school.

My favorite mountain school in Colorado, they have very competent and friendly guides. Jake Gaventa was my guide two times of rock climbing and both were awesome he’s the best mountain guide, very patient and always easy to spark a conversation with. He’s very eager to teach everything he does and careful that you learn something everytime you go out with him. You’ll definitely enjoy your time with the school.

An excellent guided climbing experience! I went on a couple half-day climbs out at Eldorado Canyon with two different guides (Bernardo and Mike). Both are very professional, friendly and safe. Highly recommended if you’re looking for a guide in the Boulder area.

I had a fantastic experience and would recommend this to anyone interested in learning more techniques to increase their safety and overall knowledge. Mike S. was unbelievably patient and professional! He was able to give me right amount of information based on my experience and build on it. Thanks for the great time! This is exactly what I wanted!

I did a 2 day intro to mountaineering course with Ian Fowler. There are not enough words to describe how awesome those 2 days were and how amazing Ian has been as a guide to learn from. Ian was super knowledgeable and patient and I learned so much during these 2 days. But most importantly – I was left with a taste for more mountaineering and I am eager to learn more and do more! 5 stars!!!

Josh was a patient, fun instructor. Two of our group had never climbed outdoors and walked away from the experience excited and feeling like they’d learned a lot.

Had such a great time rock climbing. One for sure be in the books. Ian Fowler was so accommodating and exceeded my expectations. Will surely be back!!!

If you are considering big climbing objectives, getting back into it after a lay off, or new to it all—you need this class. No two emergencies are the same but through this class you will learn a systematic approach to address them all. Our instructor Jason was friendly, knowledgeable and has the resume to back up his instruction. Save yourself and your partner the epic and take this class.

We booked with Bob at Colorado Mountain School for a Guided Ice Climbing experience, and absolutely LOVED it. Bob was so encouraging and knowledgeable and made the whole day truly worthwhile. We are beginners, and his energy made us feel much more comfortable. I cannot recommend this experience enough!

I had an absolutely epic day in Rocky Mountain National Park with my ski mountaineering guide, Ben. He customized the day to my exact needs (I wanted to learn more about skimo and also glacier travel techniques). We climbed and skied 3 big couloirs with awesome snow! Would highly recommend.

Our instructor, Japhy, was not only exceptionally skilled, but was also a great teacher. Highly recommend.