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    5.0 (50 reviews)
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    Chris Baumann, Vertical Adventures owner and guide.
    Lynne M.

    I have been climbing with Chris at Vertical Adventures for the past several years. Prior to climbing with VA I tried another climbing school in JTree, needless to say I am happy I found Vertical Adventures climbing school. Chris and Jared are the owners and climbing guides at VA. They are seasoned professionals with a gift of teaching both young and old! There experience goes beyond JTree, guiding in Tahoe Area and Tahquitz Rock as well.

    Had an awesome time sumitting. Tiowa is a great coach and climbing guide.

    Excellent coaching by Tiowa--consistently supportive, thoughtful, and highly professional. Tiowa creates a positive, encouraging environment while offering clear, actionable guidance that builds confidence and drives meaningful progress.

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    We took 12 scouts to Joshua tree to earn their Rock climbing Merit Badge through Vertical Adventure ! Our guide Jarad , Chris and the other one did a such great job ! They are very knowledgeable , helpful and also very patient and encourage ! Not only taught them how to climb safely and also taught them 4 different knots ! Defiantly recommend this company , specially for kids who have no cliexperience !

    David G.

    I joined several members of my Search & Rescue unit in a training with Vertical Adventures, focused on basic repelling, rock traversing, and belaying skills for Class 3 and Class 4 terrain searches. Jarad, our AMGA-certified instructor, was a best-in-class example of what Vertical Adventures has to offer customers. He was thorough, calm and and extremely positives as he took our team through a comprehensive and focused two day training block. Thank you, Vertical Adventures!

    We had the best time climbing with our guide, Chris! Our group had a mix of experience levels. My husband and I have been climbing for 4 years but hadn't done much slab climbing. Our friend had never climbed outdoors before. Chris was an excellent teacher, and he did a great job maintaining the balance between challenging us but not pushing us to do something we weren't comfortable with. He emphasized and taught safe climbing techniques, and we loved learning about the park and surrounding towns from him! He's also a great photographer! Thanks for an absolute awesome time Chris! Also, shoutout to Bob for being flexible and helping us reschedule when a storm was predicted for our climbing day!

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    We had an amazing day with the whole family! Our guide Chris is knowledgeable, helpful and very kind, so much learning and fun.

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    Chris and Jarad gave our group (two families of four) the perfect half-day climbing experience in Joshua Tree.

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