Rock Climbing Day Guides

Daily, All Levels.

Private guides are available in Southern Yosemite from April through November. Hiring a private guide is one of the best ways to develop specific skills, climb many routes in a day, learn to lead climb, try rock climbing for the first time, or just get to know an area new to you. All gear is included and our guides are skilled, patient, and enjoyable people to spend the day with.

Basic Rock Climbing Weekend Trips

3 Days / 2 Nights, All Levels.

Small groups, tent camps near the climbing areas, and a program designed to cater to all levels of climbers make these trips a great way to spend a summer weekend in the Southern Yosemite high country and a winter weekend in the Sierra front country. Rock Climbing Weekends and Southern Yosemite Mountain Guides are a great way to make the transition from the gym to outdoor climbing.

Advanced Rock Climbing Weekend Trips:
Breaking the 5.10 Barrier

5.8-5.12+, top-rope routes to classic multi-pitch climbing.

This weekend, based in Southern Yosemite's high country is all about the climbing. We've found over the years that many climbers find the 5.10 barrier a "wall" they can't get over. This weekend will surely help you achieve this goal. We will be focusing on face and crack climbing that is all in the 5.9-5.11 range. The groups are small, which will allow you to effectively learn from our PCGI or AMGA-trained guides. They teach you what it takes to climb at next level. Once you break the 5.10 barrier the world of climbing opens to you tremendously!

Advanced Rock Climbing Learn to Lead weekend

5.8+ and up, bolted sport climbing.

The Advanced Learn to Lead Rock Weekends are designed for people who are lead certified at their local rock climbing gym and want to learn the next step to start leading sport climbs outside. Our professional guides will teach you the differences between leading indoors versus leading outdoors. Our PCGI or AMGA-trained guides have spent years perfecting their skills in and around Yosemite and look forward to helping you take the next step outdoors.

Rock Climbing Camps

5 Days / 4 Nights, Intermediate Skills.

Take your skills a step further. Learn anchors, leading principles, AMGA standards for top ropes, advanced techniques and multipitch systems. Programs run Monday through Friday and include all camp gear at our basecamp, dinners & breakfasts, and all rock climbing gear. Small groups, expert guides, and a lot of great climbing.

Learning to Lead Rock Climbing Camp

5.6 and up, bolted sport climbing.

Learn to Lead Rock Camps are designed for people who are ready to take the next step in their climbing career by learning to lead climb. SYMG guides are all PCGI or AMGA-trained and will teach you all the necessary lead climbing techniques to start leading sport routes on your own outdoors. We've found the 5-day format really gives you the necessary skills and repetition to achieve the main goal of having you leaving the course feeling comfortable leading sport climbs on your own.

Professional Climbing Guides Institute

SYMG offers rock climbing guide training and certification courses and assessments via mentors and assessors approved by the Professional Climbing Guides Institute (PCGI). PCGI is a 501c3 non-profit public charity that develops and governs nationally recognized training, assessment and certification standards for the professional and aspiring rock climbing guides in grade III and under terrain.