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Bob Gaines, Director |
BOB GAINES has been guiding professionally since
1983, and is an A.M.G.A. Certified Level One Rock Climbing Guide. He has
pioneered over four hundred new routes at Joshua Tree National Park, and over
130 first ascents at Tahquitz and Suicide Rocks, Idyllwild. A former member of
Yosemite's search and rescue team, Bob is a veteran of Yosemite's big walls,
with 5 ascents of El Capitan and 6 ascents of Half Dome to his credit. His free
climbing exploits in Yosemite include the second free ascent of the Lost Arrow
Spire (5.12b) and the first free ascent of Sentinel Rock's west face (5.12b)
via a new route. He is the co-author of the
Climber's
Guide to Tahquitz and Suicide Rocks,
Climbing
Anchors, and the Climbing Anchors Field Handbook. Bob has also
worked extensively as a climbing stunt coordinator for motion pictures and
commercials; he doubled for Capt. Kirk in Star Trek V and was Sylvester
Stallone's climbing instructor for the movie Cliffhanger.
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ERIK KRAMER-WEBB has been climbing since 1987 and guiding
since 1996. His passion for climbing has led him to climb extensively in
Alaska's Chugach Range, Arizona's Cochise Stronghold, California's High Sierra,
Nevada's Red Rocks, Oregon's Smith Rocks, Washington's North Cascades, and
Wyoming's Wind River Range. His accomplishments in Yosemite include seven big
wall climbs, including three El Capitan Routes, along with one-day ascents of
El Cap's Nose Route, Half Dome's Northwest Face, Astroman, and the Rostrum.
Erik has also worked as a climbing instructor for the National Outdoor
Leadership School since 1997, and he is well known as an experienced outdoor
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TONY SARTIN'S
background includes exotic locales, from sea cliffs in Thailand to the huge
sandstone spires of Monument Valley, Arizona, and Moab, Utah. His big wall
climbs include Mexico's infamous Trono Blanco and a first ascent on Rainbow
Wall at Red Rocks, Nevada. Tony's resume includes 3 years as a professional
guide at New York's Shawangunk cliffs, and 3 years guiding at Joshua Tree and
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PETER CROFT is one of
America's foremost rock climbers. His feats in Yosemite are noteworthy and
legendary: in 1986 he climbed two of Yosemite's biggest walls, El Capitan and
Half Dome, in a single day. In 1992 he climbed El Cap's Nose Route in 4 hours
20 minutes. Known for his mastery of 5.13 cracks and marathon solo climbs,
Peter is also regarded as a patient teacher. |
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TONY GRICE is a lifelong outdoorsman who began
serious pursuit of climbing in 1993. His dedication and enthusiasm for the
sport has taken him from the overhangs of New York's Shawangunks to the
sandstone cliffs of Nevada's Red Rocks and the Big Walls of Zion and Yosemite.
His passion lies in teaching safety consciousness in technical rock climbing to
people of all ages and skill levels. He has been teaching professionally since
2002 and is an AMGA Certified Toprope Site Manager and an AMGA Certified Rock
Instructor. |
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PAT DENNIS has been guiding at Joshua Tree and
Idyllwild since 1986, and is an A.M.G.A. Certified Level One Rock Climbing
Guide. With a degree in religious studies and a background in outdoor
education, Pat brings a unique perspective to the guiding profession. Known for
his patience and attention to safety, Pat is widely regarded as one of Southern
California's most experienced rock climbing instructors. |
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Dave Mayville is
among that elite group of Joshua Tree rock climbing guides with over 15 seasons
of professional guiding experience. Dave specializes in guided climbs, and is
known for his great coaching ability. After assessing your skills, Dave will
take you on a series of routes designed to maximize your skill level. Here's
what one of his clients wrote: |
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