Services
Climbing
With a Guide-Climbing with a guide is an ongoing learning process. Good skills, communication, and solid techniques are all reinforced with every repeat outing
Top-Roping Climbing Half Day Adventures (6-8 hours) - Available to anyone regardless of skill level. This is a perfect option for the first timer or someone with limited time. The day will be spent on several shorter routes.
Full Day/Multi-Pitch Climbs(8-12 hours) - The joy of going several hundred feet off the ground can only be experienced not described. Private, small parties may have the opportunity to progress up a rock face. This is a more advanced options but novice level climbers are often allowed to try this option.
Advanced Options - In addition to our standard offerings we will cater an outing to help you fulfill a personal goal. Aid techniques, lead climbing gear placement, ascending or descending methods, even adventure race skills preparation. All levels of training are possible.
Overnight
Climbs-Longer
climbs with bivouacs or portaledges can be made in North Carolina
and other areas. This can be an excellent training ground for
big walls which require efficient "vertical camping"
techniques.
Group
Programs - CMG will work with your private group to develop a program that meets your stated goals. We often use Climbmax Climbing Center, our sister indoor full service rock climbing facility. By being weatherproof, Climbmax can be the perfect starting place for school, youth, college and corporate programs as we prepare for an outdoor adventure.
(C.M.G. holds a current U.S.F.S. Commercial Use Permit. Group size limits set by Forest Service)
Destination Trips
Choosing a destination can be as easy as closing your eyes and dreaming. Think of exotic lands, interesting people, remote wilderness areas, and alpine peaks. Climbmax Mountain Guides can make your dreams come true.
The Southeast
The Southern Appalachians are the oldest mountains in the world. The variety that is offered in these mountains is unique and travel here is magical. Every season of the year offers a different experience; from winter ice climbs to fall backpacking to year-round rock climbs.
South American Adventures
Plan a trip from seven days to several weeks. We recommend Ecuador as a prime destination, with easy access to snow covered volcanoes and the convenience of a metropolitan city it really can't be beat. Climbs can include moderate to strenuous hikes to elevations well over 3800 meters (___ feet) or glaciated summit bids to the top of Chimborazo, a 6300 meters (___ foot) peak considered the closest place on earth to the sun. Any climb will undoubtedly leave you with lifelong memories.
Where Do You Want To Go?
Our experienced guides are qualified to plan and lead trips to anywhere in the world. So our question to you is, "Where do you want to go?"
About Your Guides
Our guides are as proficient at teaching as they are at climbing. With years of combined experience and facilitation any one of our CMG guides will work with you to impart valuable skills each and every time. Each guide has received rigorous training and all receive continual education.
Stuart
Cowles
AMGA Certified Top Rope Manager
AMGA Alpine Guide Course
AMGA/CWA Certified Climbing Wall Instructor/Provider
W.M.I. Wilderness First Responder
AIARE Avalanche Training
Stuart has been involved in the outdoor and climbing industry for over twenty years. An avid outdoor enthusiast, Stuart has a strong passion for outdoor activities and a fervent mountain ethic. A Professor of outdoor Leave No Trace (LNT) skills and rock climbing in the North Carolina University system, Stuart is a strong proponent of minimum impact practices. A thru-hike of the entire Appalachian Trail, summit climbs all over North & South America, and multiple rock ice routes throughout the country add to his long guiding resume. With his unstoppable enthusiasm and joy for teaching, he is an excellent choice for any adventure. A training regimen for all CMG guides is closely monitored personally by Stuart and each has the appropriate level of 1st aid training.
The American Mountaineering Guide Association (AMGA)
is the only internationally recognized training and testing institute for guides in the U.S. A strict regimen of training and testing assure consistency with all certifications. AMGA guide training includes risk management, client care, hazard awareness, and high angle rescue. Training and standardization are the norm in many industries and mountain guiding should be no exception.
Rates
and Booking Information
Reserving a Date
An adventure with Climbmax Mountain Guides is designed to meet the specific needs of our clients. In order to accomplish this we have a firm booking and cancellation policy. This assures our availability for your requested dates.
To Reserve a date with Climbmax Mountain Guides, call or e-mail as early as possible. A 50% deposit of the total outing cost will be required to secure your booking. Once secured, you will receive a confirmation letter, packing list, meeting details, and liability waiver and medical release form. All destination bookings require payment in full 30 days prior to departure.
Top-Roping Half Day Adventures
(6-8 hours) ALL ABILITY LEVELS
(Includes all necessary equipment) |
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| Persons |
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Rate |
| 1 |
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$175.00 |
| 2 |
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$225.00 |
3 |
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$285.00 |
4 |
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$340.00 |
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Full Day/Multi-Pitch Climbs
(8-12 hours) ALL ABILITY LEVELS
(Includes all necessary equipment) |
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| Persons |
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Rate |
| 1 |
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$195.00 |
| 2 |
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$275.00 |
3 |
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$375.00 |
Corporate and Group Programs
Group pricing is based on total group size and client to guide ratios. Due to group size restrictions (set by forest service), we may have to separate the group into two different activity sites
(Rock shoe rentals are $6.00/pair per day for groups) |
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| Clients to guide ratio |
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Rate |
| 4:1 |
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$340.00 |
| 4:2 |
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$500.00 |
5:1 |
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$375.00 |
| 5:2 |
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$600.00 |
| 6:1 |
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$390.00 |
6:2 |
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$700.00 |
8 to 12 participants is $50 to $70 per person
(Depending on guide usage and type of program) |
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| Other
Options |
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| CMG
offers many other options for groups or individuals including
clinics, ice & alpine climbs and indoor fun! Special destination
fees may apply. |
Climbing, rappelling, wilderness and mountain travel are inherently dangerous. It is impossible to eliminate all the risks associated with these types of activities! After all, gravity never rests. Our goal is to guide you safely through these hazards, but all participants must take full responsibility for their participation in such events and each must read and sign a liability release form. Parents must sign for minors.
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