Guided rock climbing and courses at Joshua Tree National Park and Tahquitz and Suicide Rocks * Vertical Adventures Rock Climbing School

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CALIFORNIA'S ENDLESS SUMMER

Since 1983, Vertical Adventures rock climbing school has been Southern California's rock climbing leader, setting a standard of professionalism with our low student to instructor ratios, excellent safety record, and highly qualified rock climbing guides.

Our program is offered year-round. From September through May our rockclimbing classes are held at Joshua Tree National Park, located in the high desert north of Palm Springs. One of America's most popular rock climbing areas, with over 5000 routes to choose from, Joshua Tree is the best site in the country for rock climbing in the winter season.

In June, July and August our rock climbing classes are held at Suicide Rock, located in the cool pine forest above the town of Idyllwild, in the San Jacinto Mountains. We also offer multi-pitch guided rock climbs of Idyllwild's Tahquitz Rock, which at 1,000 feet high is Southern California's tallest rock formation. Summer temperatures are generally too hot for rock climbing at Joshua Tree.

Bob Gaines climbing at Joshua Tree National Park

Bob Gaines rock climbing at Joshua Tree National Park

Our rockclimbing guides are among the finest climbers in the country, excellent teachers who are leaders in their sport, who climb and teach year-round. Our rockclimbing courses have enabled many to attain goals they never thought possible. We invite you to experience the joy and exhilaration of rock climbing.

Bob Gaines
Bob Gaines, Director
A.M.G.A. Certified Level One Rock Climbing Guide


Accredited Member
of the American
Mountain Guides Association

Vertical Adventures Rock Climbing School was the first climbing school at Joshua Tree and Idyllwild to meet the 2006 AMGA Accreditation standard. Our Joshua Tree rock climbing program, which includes our rock climbing classes and guided climbing, operates from September through May under commercial use permit at Joshua Tree National Park. Our Idyllwild rock climbing school, which includes our rock climbing classes at Suicide Rock, and our guided climbs at Tahquitz Rock, operates in June, July, and August under special use permit of the U.S. Forest Service, Idyllwild.

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