Don't miss out on the party of the year! The San Diego Chapter of the American Alpine Club is hosting their 2nd annual Holiday Party at Helix Brewing in La Mesa, Thursday November 30th from 6-9pm and Golden State Guiding is a leading sponsor! Tickets are available through their website here. Hope to see everyone come out for a fun night!
BBQ's x BELAY's x BEER's 1st Weekend
We couldn't have asked for a better weekend to kick off BBQ's x BELAY's x BEER's! Stellar climbing, perfect temps and a great group! Thanks to everyone who came out for the first of 3 BxBxB events, you guys/gals were awesome! Also, big thanks to our partners Traeger Grills, Black Diamond, Saint Archer, Shelta Hats, Vertical Hold, Arcade Belts, American Alpine Club, Prana, Evolv, Outdoor Research and Headhunter suncare for your support and to photographer Jameson Schultz for the rad pics! Looking forward to the rest of the events coming up soon!
GSG Guide Greg Davis & the Rostrum
#TBT to Golden State Guiding Guide Greg Davis on the Rostrum last week in Yosemite with partner Nate Myton. True test piece and stoked to see these guys out there pushing their limits! Can't tell if Greg is happy or miserable but we're willing to bet it's a little of both!
Joshua Tree Multi-Pitch Climbing with Golden State Guiding
Another fun weekend in Joshua Tree National Park with Golden State Guiding and it's multi-pitch climbing participants! GSG guide Allison Terray facilitated another fun day in the park and took graduates from our G2C and Advanced G2C program up various multi-pitch routes throughout the park. Great to see the confidence building in these budding climbers! Keep up the good work guys!
Busy Weekend for Golden State Guiding!
Golden State Guiding was all over the place this past weekend in Southern California from the cliffs of Mission Gorge to the splitter cracks on Mount Woodson to the high desert in Joshua Tree! Big thanks to all that came out and to our guides Greg Davis, Allison Terray and guide apprentice Tyler Dandurand. It was a great weekend of climbing!
GSG Ambassador Shane McNichol & Founder Ryan Hartegan in Red Rock
Shane McNichol about to fire the crux pitch of Triassic Sands (10b) in Red Rock, Las Vegas. Nothing but 100+ feet of splitter #2''s after this overhang!
Gym to Crag with the American Alpine Club & Golden State Guiding
Great day out at Descanso guest guiding with the @sandiegochapter_aac. Students today were enrolled in the Gym 2 Crag program where they learned how to clean an anchor and rappel as well as build top rope anchors. Crag etiquette was discussed which involved "leave no trace" discussions and overall common cutesy. High stoke levels out there today, great job American Alpine Club!
BBQ's x BELAY's x BEER's Early Bird Registration!
Only 3 days left for early bird registration for BBQ's x BELAY's x BEER's! Take advantage of this offer while you still can! Early bird registration ends after October 15th. Hope to see you out there!
Hayden Kennedy & Inge Perkins
If you're connected to the climbing world than you already know our community lost two incredible humans over this past weekend. It's with heavy hearts we share the news that Hayden Kennedy and Inge Perkins have passed. Although we'd never crossed paths with either, its worth sharing this story to remind the community of just how special these two were and how precious life is. Hayden was a remarkably gifted alpinist with first ascents all over the world, one worth noting was the first ascent of the South Face of the Ogre (7,285 meters) with partners Kyle Dempster and Josh Wharton (1st photo). Judging by his interviews on multiple @enormocast episodes you could tell Hayden was full of life and a good person to be around. Inge Perkins, Hayden's partner, was an accomplished ski mountaineer and a rising star in the rock climbing world who had a thirst for life. Your love for life and commitment to inspiring our community will never be forgotten. Thank you for all that you did. May you both rest in piece in the mountains above🙏🏻 #haydenkennedyforever #haydenkennedy
G2C is BACK!
Gym 2 Crag is back in October at Vertical Hold San Diego and Poway. Click the flyer below fore more details!
BBQ's x BELAY's x BEER's Event in Joshua Tree, CA!
The BBQ's x BELAY's x BEER's event in Joshua Tree is officially open for registration! GSG has booked out 3 weekends this Fall, 2017 in Joshua Tree National Park, at the Indian Cove campground and we want you to come out and climb and camp with us! Each weekend will consist of 2 nights camping, 2 days of climbing and 1 meal and refreshments (Saturday night) provided by Golden State Guiding and Saint Archer Brewery. We'll host a raffle each Saturday evening around dinner time where we'll be giving away gifts from our generous sponsors Black Diamond, prAna, Outdoor Research, Evolv, Shelta Hats, Arcade Belts and Vertical Hold Climbing Gym. Don't miss this great opportunity to climb with GSG's, AMGA certified guides and Ambassadors and experience Joshua Tree in a very special way. For dates and pricing click here.
Sierra Classic Gets Tick'd!
GSG Ambassador Orion Feist and GSG Guide Allison Terray took full advantage of the last days of summer this past weekend by ticking off this Sierra classic, Fishook Arete on Mount Russell. Temps were frigid but the stoke was high! Nice send you two!
Top Rope Anchor Clinic // Vertical Hold Poway
New to climbing and want to learn how to safely and efficiently build Top Rope Anchors for climbing outdoors? Drop by the Vertical Hold Poway location tonight from 7:30 - 9:30 for our Top Rope Anchor clinic!
GSG Guide Kelvin Nguyen Keeping Busy in the Sierra
Golden State Guiding Guide Kelvin Nguyen keeping busy as the summer months come to a close. Kelvin recently sent the Third Pillar of Dana and OZ up in Tuolumne Meadows over Labor Day weekend. Two amazing climbs that should at the top of any climbers tick list!
GSG Assistant Rock Guide Allison Terray // Arcteryx/AMGA Scholarship Winner
Big Congratulations to GSG Assistant Rock Guide, Allison Terray for winning the Arcteryx/AMGA guide scholarship for 2018. Allison will be furthering her guide career by applying the scholarship towards her Alpine Guide Course in 2018. Congratulations again Allison, keep crushing!
#FBF GSG Guide Kelvin Nguyen & GSG Ambassador Orion Feist
A couple noteworthy #FBF's here... First off for Kelvin Nguyen and partner Yvonne for the send of the Red Dihedral on the Incredible Hulk (5.10, IV, 1500'). Well done sir! And next up is GSG Ambassador Orion Feist and partner Adam for their send of the Harding Route on Keeler Needle this past weekend (5.10+, V, 2000'), great send guys!
Golden State Guiding Welcomes Jordan Cannon to the GSG Guide Family
Golden State Guiding is proud to announce the newest addition to our guide family, Jordan Cannon. Jordan is a certified AMGA Single Pitch Instructor and Wilderness First Responder based out of Bishop, CA. Between living on the road and climbing full time Jordan will be actively pursuing a fulfilling career as a guide and furthering his skill set by enrolling in the AMGA Rock Guide course the coming year. Join us in welcoming Jordan to the Golden State Guiding family.
Tahquitz // Open Book
GSG Founder Ryan Hartegan and Ambassador Orion Feist fled to the hills of Idyllwild this past weekend to log some mileage on some stellar granite. We think it's safe to say the weekend was a success!
Golden State Guiding // Outdoor Education Institute
At Golden State Guiding we're more than just a guided climbing service, we're an Outdoor Education Institute committed to educating our community and accommodating all activities within our wheelhouse. Here client Jeff Selden rappels into the Subway at Zion National Park after taking a rappelling course with GSG. Although a 3rd hand is not applied in this photo we reviewed backups and discussed comfort levels when debating on applying these techniques. Great job out there Jeff!
G2C June Clinic Series Wrap Up // Mission Gorge
Another fun weekend at the local crag with our June G2C students! Stoked to see the level of climbing that went down and the advancements of individual skill sets. Big thanks to GSG guide Greg Davis for facilitating a great weekend.
