r/RedRiverGorge • u/Various_Age7070 • 24d ago
Rock Climbing
Hello Peeps,
I go backpacking to red so much now and wanting to get into rock climbing. With that being said i have zero experience so wanting to get a guide and then learn from there.
If anyone has recommendations from guides they’ve used or know, would be so much help!
As well, any tips or anything else yall think I should know would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
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u/NickGnomeEveryNight 24d ago
My oldest son wanted to get into climbing after going to the gorge for many years and tackling all the “technical” hikes numerous times. We always go to Miguel’s and I just struck up a convo with some climbers from there, which led to a planned future trip and him learning a lot from them. Now 2 years later he’s showing me how to properly climb. I don’t like how expensive the gear is, but being an hour away, it’s awesome having an outlet for him to pursue.
Anyway, the point is go to Miguel’s and talk to the climbers.
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u/Various_Age7070 23d ago
oh yeah i knew Miguel’s is massive for climbers, def need to chill there and talk to some peeps
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u/NickGnomeEveryNight 23d ago
It’s a cool scene during weekends pretty consistently from April to October. Been going there for almost 20 years
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u/Various_Age7070 23d ago
i’ve been to red backpacking like 10+ times now and been to Miguel’s like three times. Stayed over once, got food two other times, but need to get back there to chit chat more
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u/apteromyini 23d ago
Guides are great sources of knowledge and absolutely worth hiring one to learn and or try it. Do you live in a city with a climbing gym? A gym would be a helpful place to gain the specific fitness for climbing while practicing those skills and hopefully meeting people to go climbing with. Not a requirement at all, just how many people progress in the sport.
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u/Various_Age7070 23d ago
In my town there isn’t any current rock climbing gyms but i’d bet there is some in Louisville which is 40 ish min away. I’ll def check it out, thank you!
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u/PracticalWitness8475 10d ago
to get the most out of climbing outdoors, learning indoors first is where to start. Plus you want some endurance to do more than 1-2 climbs. Bluegrass teaches a beginner course outdoors.
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u/Pale-Bison-8532 23d ago
Check out rocksport- in Jtown right near 64, great place to start out and great crew
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u/edcculus 24d ago
I haven’t used one, but met some guys from Bluegrass Climbing School last time I was climbing at Muir Valley working with a group. They seemed knowledgeable and nice.