golden state guiding

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As a long time sport climber, trad was always intimidating to me. I contacted Golden State Guiding and Ryan was quick to connect me with one of their guides Patrick. He was incredibly knowledgeable and patient while teaching me about single pitch trad climbing. Would highly recommend Patrick and GSG!

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The most comprehensive course I have taken on Trad Climbing technique and safety. Matt Lappin was an amazing teacher and was able to fit in a lot of climbing in addition to skills training. Would recommend this over any other course available if you want to learn all the skills necessary to get on rock.

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The Sierra Split board program / AIARE 1 course exceeded all expectations! From start to finish, the program was professional, informative, and above all, fun. Our Instructors & guides Trevor, Emily, Sammy, & Ben were top notch. They were incredibly knowledgeable, not only about the technical aspects of split boarding but also about backcountry safety, terrain, and snow conditions…

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I had a great experience with Golden State Guiding on their Intro to Outdoor Rock Climbing course. My guide, Spencer, was extremely knowledgeable and tailored the day to focus on areas I was interested in, like anchor building. He created a supportive learning environment while packing in a ton of useful information. I left the day feeling more confident and excited to keep progressing—I can definitely see myself booking another guide day in the future.

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Took the split boarding 101! Great course and initial exposure to split boarding and backcountry. Really grateful for the great leads and time & Knowledge they spent with us. I will definitely be taking courses with GSG in the future!

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Spent the last week learning how to lead trad climb with Chad Jackabon in Joshua Tree! Phenomenal course and exceptional instruction. Our instructor was so knowledgeable, patient and great at instructing. I was super impressed with Chad’s level of professionalism and ability to make things fun and safe. Would absolutely recommend this AMG prep trad pro course to anyone!

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We reached out to Golden State Guiding on short notice to do some climbing with my daughter right after Christmas. Ryan was very responsive and connected us up with Zach M. who is a fantastic and careful guide! Zach took us to some introductory routes in the Mission Trails Regional Park. I had a lot of fun and he provided great encouragement for my sometimes nervous daughter. She was super thankful for Zach's calm, safe, and validating instruction, and she came away wanting to do a lot more! It was all I could hope for to introduce her to rock climbing. Thank you Ryan and Zach!

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Had a blast with Spencer at El Cajon Mtn. Did my first multi pitch up Meteor route, then came back another day to cruise up Sleeping Giant. He even let me lead a few pitches. Nothing but good vibes and things to say about the experiences. I'll surely be back again 🙂

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Recently, I was thrilled to have an opportunity to hire a guide from GSG for a weekend trip in Joshua Tree with two of my friends. We are all beginner climbers with varied levels of gym experience and our guide Rosa Padilla from GSG fixed us up with an amazing 1 and a half days of exciting, challenging and really fun climbing. Rosa was always there for help when needed, cheerfully setting up our routes, coaching us on our belay, happily answering all our questions about equipment, and providing everything we needed for the best days ever…

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Troop 616 of San Diego spent a full day climbing with Golden State Guiding in Joshua Tree (Indian Cove), and it was an outstanding experience from start to finish. We had 15 scouts and 3 adults, with experience levels ranging from complete beginners to a few who had climbed before…

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I did some very cool multi pitch rock climbing in Joshua Tree with Chad from Golden State. Chad is an amazing guide and picked the perfect routes for my level. I had so much fun climbing with him and learned so much info!

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We had an awesome time with our family of four plus friends out climbing!! We are all very much beginners and our guide was awesome and chose great routes for us to try. Our guide, Josh, gave great direction for us first timers and was also amazing with our kids (five year old and 8 year old)! Very happy with our experience all around! Would definitely book again.

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We cannot recommend Ryan and his Team of experts, highly enough.
We booked a one to one, ice climbing day with Ben (who was fabulous and i highly recommend him), however the weather wasn't totally on our side, but we pushed on and had a truly hard day climbing at an alternate site.
Im not the most experienced climber at all...ok, im an indoor boulder type of climber... but Ben started with the basics and we managed multiple pitches.
Very much recommend a day out with GSG!!

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