On the Rocks Climbing Guides

The course calendar is up at ontherocksclimbing.com, and I'd like to highlight one of my favourite things: Trad Climbing!! We cover so many topics and skills in two days, and unlock a potential lifetime of adventure.

Hope to see you out there!

(Photo is from our 2025 Calabogie Trad Course)

Awesome weekend at the Madawaska Ice Fest! A big thanks to the Alpine Club of Canada, Toronto Section for organizing, the other guides from Muskoka Mountainworks and One Axe Pursuits for their support, and to all the climbers who came out to swing ice tools in -25 conditions!

In spite of the cold, all our clinics were packed with enthusiastic, helpful participants, and the Alpine Club volunteers had our backs the whole time. Great to see the community come together!

Happy New Years Eve! Just a quick reminder that our pricing will update tomorrow night (book before then to take advantage of 2025 prices). Many of our 2026 courses are already posted, including, yes, several Traditional Climbing Courses!

We're looking forward to another great season, and hope to see you at the cliff again soon, maybe even in short sleeves...

So pleased to be offering PCGI Guiding Courses again next season! These are great training for professional or aspiring guides, but are also valuable to climbers who want to take friends or family climbing, or want to improve skills and risk management.

Details and registration at ontherocksclimbing.com. Register before January 1st to take advantage of 2025 pricing.

Top Rope Guide Course, April 4-6
Single Pitch Guide Course, July 4-6

Courses are at Rattlesnake Point, there are some prerequisites, and certification assessments (if desired) are booked separately. Contact us at [email protected] for more info!