Outdoor Rock Climbing Colorado: Custom Tours for Your Level

Learn to climb outdoors and move at the pace your group sets

Introduction to Outdoor Rock Climbing is a beginner-focused class in Colorado where guides customize the morning to match each group's ability and experience. Climbers hike together to the outdoor climbing area, then work with instructors who adapt the route difficulty and teach technique as the day unfolds. Use of all necessary climbing equipment is included.

The experience

The morning starts with a hike from the trailhead to the climbing area as a group. Once there, the guides assess what each climber can do and what they want to learn, then build the session around that. Someone fresh from an indoor gym works on the transition to outdoor rock; a complete beginner learns the fundamentals; a more experienced climber gets challenged with harder routes. The guides read the group in real time and shift what they teach and where you climb based on what is working.

All the gear you need to climb safely is provided. The guides handle the technical setup (anchors, ropes, belay systems), so you focus on learning movement and technique. A morning of climbing means you're back by early afternoon, leaving the rest of your day open.

What’s included

• Use of all necessary climbing equipment including ropes, harnesses, and safety gear.
• instruction from guides who adapt the route and difficulty to your group's ability.
• a morning session that includes the hike to the climbing area and climbing instruction.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 09:00

Book up to1d before

AgesAdult (8 to 80 years) · Under 8: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 10 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcomeNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Evergreen Wilderness Guides

Is this one for you?The guides teach in real time and adjust what you climb based on how your group is moving, so beginners and gym climbers both get a session that matches where they are starting from. If you want a fixed curriculum or a specific climbing grade, ask the operator what other options they offer.

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Top questions

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What should I wear for an outdoor climbing class in Colorado?

Wear clothes you can move in and closed-toe shoes with good grip. Layers work well since mornings can be cool at elevation. The guides will tell you what else to bring when you book.

Do I need climbing experience to sign up?

No. The class is designed for beginners, gym climbers, and anyone looking to try outdoor climbing. Guides adapt the difficulty to your ability, so there's no skill requirement to start.

How does the guide adjust the climbing if people in the group have different abilities?

The guides assess everyone at the start and set up routes that let each climber work at their own level. They can move the group to different sections of rock or change the difficulty of the routes you climb, so everyone gets a morning matched to what they can do.

What happens if the weather turns bad?

The guides monitor conditions throughout the morning and will adjust or reschedule if climbing becomes unsafe. Check the weather forecast before you go and bring a light rain layer just in case.

How long is the hike to the climbing area?

The group hikes together from the trailhead to reach the climbing area, but the exact distance depends on which site the guides choose based on your group's ability and the conditions that day.