Private Rock Climbing Guiding & Instruction - Arizona Climbing and Adventure School

If you need positive reinforcement with your reservations about heights, and everything that comes with it - we can help! Want to climb a variety of routes but don't have much time and aren't familiar with the Southwest? Maybe you feel a class might hold you back, or you want the most personalized hands on one-on-one instruction, or you and your climbing partner want to improve your leading skills. What can you do? Hire one of our professional guides to accelerate your learning process and increase your confidence on the rock. Private guiding is available seven days a week to coincide with your busy schedule or vacation timeframe. Plus, you determine the curriculum - the day(s), completely tailored to your climbing needs (1 guide per group).

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Cost: $215* 1 person
.........$175* 2 persons in group
.........$145* 3 or more persons in group
.....Half-day Private - $130 (per person - minimum group size of 2)
.....Dates: Open

Depending on group size, weather conditions and clients abilities and physical condition - A full-day of guiding can run between 5 - 9 hours. A half-day can run between 3 - 4 hours. The guide also has the final word on cancelling the session due to unsafe conditions or a client jeopordizing the safety of his/her life or the guides.

Note: Hotel/resort pickup in the north Scottsdale/Phoenix area is $40 per person per day (group rates are available).

NOTE: ACAS also has an overnight camping packages available which include camping equipment, meals, campfires, coyotes and lots of weird climbing stories.
Cost: $55 per night per person

*Price is per person. Additional fees for transportation outside of Maricopa County, food, lodging or camping equipment, and permits.

Tipping your instructor or guide is the norm if you're completely satisfied with their instruction or guiding.

Depending on the season and the course, in Spring and Summer you need only bring shorts, t-shirt (backup sweatshirt), cap, daypack, running shoes and or light hiking boots, fastener if you wear glasses, sunblock, disposable camera and personal items. For Fall and Winter you need to bring loose fitting pants or lycra tights, daypack, polartec type jacket, cap, and windbreaker. Bring your lunch, snacks, plenty of water, and a daypack (we can also rent you a daypack for $5 per person per day) to keep items together. If you have your own gear (shoes, harness, atc, etc.) - bring them.

...NOTE:
...*Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI).
......REI members must show proof of membership to receive discounts.

...*Per person



	mark and staff, Thanks again for an absolutely amazing experience! We made it back to our home in Ireland a couple of hours ago. Can't believe that only a couple of days ago we were rock climbing in AZ!! We already developed the pictures and they turned out great. We will send you a couple of them with our letters recapping the climbing. It was an event we won't soon forget! I think we may have to go outside tomorrow morning and pray to the sun god as it is cloudy and rainy as usual. Enjoy the sun! Keep us posted of any new articles or climbing Epics! All the Best, Andy TotalHaa@aol.com The activities described on this web site carry a significant risk of personal injury or death. Rock climbing is inherently dangerous. The owners and staff of the Arizona Climbing and Adventure School do not recommend that anyone participate in these activities unless they seek qualified professional instruction and/or guidance, are knowledgeable about the risks involved, and are willing to personally assume all responsibility associated with those risks.

Our instructors are all active climbers, kayakers and backpackers.
Our staff are among the best in the Southwest.
They become full instructors after one year of rigorous training, testing and field work during which they learn ACAS's safety procedures, curriculum, process, technical standards, interpersonal/educational methods, and low impact backcountry techniques.

The majority are former instructors or graduates of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) and/or Outward Bound School! Their years of climbing and teaching have made them unequalled in safety and experience. Climbing and wilderness adventures are more than our business, it's our way of life!

Welcome to Arizona!
Arizona is purported to have more exposed rock than any other state in the US. The bad news is that it isn't ALL climbable. The good news is that a BUNCH of it is great for pulling on! Granite, dacite, basalt, limestone, gneiss, monzonite, welded tuff, and a thousand other kinds of the hard stuff.

From the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff and Paradise Forks in the north, to the crags of Granite Mountain, the Superstitions, and Queen Creek, and finally south to Mount Lemmon and Cochise Stronghold, we have it all! Cracks of all sizes, wide, thin, edges, pockets, jugs, sport, trad, bouldering, big walls, no approach, big hike...whatever you're psyched about! The one thing we're a little short on in most areas is crowds, but that's a good thing.

We also have the best year 'round climbing possibilities in the country with crags at just about every elevation imaginable. Between that and the large percentage of sunny days, there ain't a whole lot more you could ask for!

There are currently 6689 potential climbing partners in rockclimbing.com's Climbing Partner database!

While you do not have to join the list, they do require that you register and log in before you can search for a partner. There are others who probably want to climb with you so be nice, add yourself!

Sign in here!

health benefits of climbing:
For a rock climber, reaching the top is not the point.

Like rearing children, rock climbing is the journey that matters most if you are climbing for fitness.

Whether their journey lasts two hours or two days, rock climbers can benefit from a mental workout as well as a physical one, according to competitive climber Michelle Hurni, president of the Colorado-based American Sport Climbers Federation (ASCF). Physically, rock climbing burns fat while strengthening muscles if pursued at a vigorous pace. Mentally, rock climbers exercise their ability to focus fully on a single task, an increasingly rare occurrence in this age of multitasking.
Climbers also get practice confronting their fears- the fear of heights, the fear of falling, the fear of equipment failure. Ultimately, the sport can improve your self-confidence - if you learn how to climb safely, that is.

how many calories will rock climbing burn?
Ascending a natural rock wall burns up to 700 calories an hour if you weigh 140 pounds or up to 974 calories an hour if you weigh 190 pounds. Rock-climbing sessions tend to last at least six or seven hours.

further advantages:
In addition to offering an anaerobic and aerobic workout, rock climbing exercises almost every muscle group, according to Hurni of the ASCF. Rock climbing two or more times a week improves your strength, muscular and cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, and mental toughness.

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To sign up for a course call or email us to check availability. If a course is open click on the On-line Application Form or go to our application and map (meeting point) site, print out both the Application (PDF), Map and Waiver. Fill out the application and fax or mail it to us (don't fax the waiver, just bring it the day of your course).

Note: September thru April Private Guiding and Instruction courses start at 8:30 a.m. at the designated pick-up point. Call us the day before your course starts to verify. Bring your own snacks, lunch, water, sunblock and wear appropriate clothing. Camera (disposable), writing pad and pen are recommended.

course cancellations
While it is unlikely, if the Arizona Climbing and Adventure School cancels a course due to insufficient reservations or conditions beyond our control (weather, etc.); alternate dates or refunds will be given as preferred. If you cancel within 14 days prior to your session, rescheduling your course can be expected. There are no refunds on gift certificates. If you fail to show at the designated meeting place at the appointed time you will be charged for the course - there are no exceptions. If you would like to reschedule within 48-hours of the course's starting date, you may do so. To receive a full monetary refund (minus a 20% handling fee), 14 days notice is required (expect a refund within 2 billing cycles or 60-days of your course date). You may also want to purchase travel insurance due to cancellations – click here for more information.

liability
Although we spare no effort to assure a safe program, we can assume no responsibility for your safety or loss of personal equipment. In a sport of this nature an element of risk is inherent and beyond human control. A signed release (waiver) will be required of all participants. A parent or guardian release is required for students under the age of 18. These can be obtained in advance by contacting our office or downloading from our website.