Vermont Climbing Programs
Vermont Ice Climbing, Mountaineering, Rock Climbing, Rope Courses

Rock and ice climbing and mountaineering programs are popular in Vermont. Instruction is available at inside climbing facilities and on some of our famous cliffs. Vermont instructors are world class, but remember that climbing is a dangerous sport and the better prepared you are, the more fun you'll have.
 

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Adventure Spirit
Statewide and Beyond
Rock + Ice + Alpine Experiences
Kel Rossiter
83A North Champlain St,
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-535-1489
Email: adventurespiritguides@gmail.com
Web: www.adventurespiritguides.com
 Adventure Spirit works individual and group adventure partners in creating rock, ice, and alpine experiences that are personally meaningful and fulfilling. We focus on adventures in Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, US Highpoints, and specialized international adventures including Mexican and Ecuadorian high-altitude mountaineering. In close communication with our clients, we customize adventure experiences that best match their abilities, interests, and objectives. Adventure Spirit welcomes individuals, families, and groups, viewing climbing as a lifetime activity that can be enjoyed at all ages and stages of life and can be enjoyed individually or shared with friends and family. No matter what your climbing interests, objectives, and abilities, if you enjoy climbing, we share that passion with you and we look forward to working with you to grow that passion!

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Adventure Trek USA At Thetford Hill
Central Vermont CT River Valley
Summer: Hiking, Kayaking , Rock Climbing, River Gorge Exploration, Mountain Biking, White Water Kayaking Instruction, Orienteering, Backpacking
Winter: Ice Climbing, X Country Skiing, Snowshoeing, Mountaineering, Extreme Sledding
Residential Camps at Thetford Hill Vermont (age 11 to 17)
Adventure Travel Camps in the North East (age 14 to 17)
Willy & Jenny Williams
622 Academy RD, Thetford, VT 05075
Phone: 802 591 0328
Email: info@AdventureTrekUSA.com
Web sites: www.AdventureTrekUSA.com
www.VermontAdventureCamps.com
www.AdventureTravelCamp.com
We offer personalized attention to the adventure traveler and will do our best to tend to your needs. We specialize in small group adventure tours. Don't hesitate to ask about any tour you would like to try. Most of our trips take place in Vermont though we also have many trips that take place outside of VT. We are BASED in Thetford VT on our 270 acre camp ground. We offer FREE camping with any booked full day activity. We also have Platform tents and Small two person cabins. Adventure Base Camp on 270 acres with Camp Ground
Guided Adventures

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Bolton Adventure Center
Northern Vermont

Team Building, Challenge Course
c/o Petra Cliffs Climbing Center
105 Briggs St, Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: (802) 657-3872

Email: pete@petracliffs.com
Web: www.boltonvalley.com/mountain/bolton_adventure_center
Conquer your fears by soaring like an eagle on the Giant Swing or by exploring our other high elements!
Bolton Adventure Center (BAC) Challenge Course is the latest in challenge course technology. Offering a beautiful design hidden gracefully within our beautiful mountain environment, the Challenge Course consists of both low elements for team collaboration and high elements for individual accomplishments, and team unity.  Challenge Course programs can be custom designed to meet your group goals and needs. Your day starts with warm-up games and initiatives to activate your body and mind. As the day progresses we increase the challenge level of each activity and also deepen our discussions about the interactions and process that your group has experienced.   Your full day on BAC’s Challenge Course could include ice breakers, games, initiatives, low element challenges, and a progression through our high elements.

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Green Mountain Adventures & Middlebury Mountaineer
Central Vermont

Gear, Rock Climbing, Fly Fishing, Kayaking, Snowshoeing, Telemark
Steve Atocha
2 Park Street, Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: 802-388-1749
Email: info@mmvt.com
Web: www.mmvt.com
Middlebury Mountaineer has years of experience providing people with top-quality gear and apparel and is ready to show you the best places to hike, fish, paddle or ski. We offer professional guided services for fly fishing, kayaking, caving, rock climbing, snowshoeing and backcountry skiing. Top quality rental equipment from Wilderness Systems, Patagonia, Petzl, K2, Scarpa and Atlas are provided for all guided trips. Come learn the basics or refine your skills, Green Mountain Adventures will personalize any full or half-day tour to fit your needs. We hope to see you out on the river or in the mountains!

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Kroka's Expeditions
Southern Vermont
Canoeing, Kayaking, Whitewater Rafting, Rock Climbing, Winter Camping, Sea Kayaking,  XC Skiing
Misha & Lynne Boudreau
767 Forest Road,  Marlow, NH,  03456
Phone 603-835-9087
Email
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info@kroka.org
Web: www.kroka.org
Adventure for schools and organizations, winter & summer adventure programs, and private guiding for climbing, canoeing, kayaking, rafting, caving, snowshoeing, back-country skiing and much more.

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Petra Cliffs Climbing Center and Mountaineering School
Northern Vermont

Alpine Mountaineering, Ice and Rock Climbing
105 Briggs Burlington VT 05401
802-657-3872
info@petracliffs.com
 www.petracliffs.com
Vermont's Only Full-Time Climbing School, Offering the Finest in Rock, Ice and Mountain Climbing Instruction in New England and the Adirondacks. Petra Cliffs offers a complete outdoor instruction curriculum, catering to groups of all sizes and to individuals of all ages and abilities. From one-on-one technical skill instruction to group teambuilding, we consistently meet the needs of our diverse clientele. Programs for Youth and Family: Our youth programs challenge, educate, build self-confidence and develop leadership skills. Our programs are also a great place to make friends and have fun in a safe and controlled environment.

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University of Vermont Adventure Ropes Course
Northern Vermont

Team Building
Heidi Weston
590 Main Street, Ste. 310, Burlington, VT. 05405
Phone: 802-656-9111
Email: ropes@uvm.edu
Web: www.uvm.edu/ropescourse
At the UVM ARC, we pride ourselves in providing top-quality, customized ropes course programming. A ropes course, also known as a challenge course, is a series of activities and structures made of wood and cables. Your group will navigate these structures, called elements, while our staff members facilitate. Through your group’s efforts, issues that typically take weeks or even months to address can be brought to the forefront within hours due to participants feeling challenged and “out of their element”. Beyond being merely fun, ropes courses provide a powerful and rewarding experience.

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Vermont Adventure Tours at Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center
Southern,
Central - Vermont
Ice Climbing, Orienteering, Mountaineering, Rock Climbing, Winter Camping,  Women's Challenges, Youth Programs
Steve
and Sherry Lulek
223 Woodstock Avenue Rutland VT. 05701
Also in Quechee, VT
1-802-773-3343
Email: info@vermontadventuretours.com
Web: www.vermontadventuretours.com

Vermont’s Only One Stop Adventure Center, specializing in rock and ice climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking, paddling, wilderness survival, orienteering, fly fishing, adventure teambuilding, summer camps,  and wilderness medicine courses. Experience the thrill, the joy, and the challenge of this incredible adventure that offers both physical and mental stimulation and reward.
Vermont Adventure Tours offers private guided trips to a number of awesome New England rock-climbing and Ice climbing areas. Best suited for the individual or small groups, these private days can be tailored to you and your friends.

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Zoar Outdoor Center
Charlemont, MA.

Canoeing, Camping, Kayaking, Rock Climbing, Whitewater Rafting, Gear
P.O. Box 245, 7 Main Street Charlemont, MA 01339
Phone: 413-339-8596
Toll Free: 800-532-7483
Email: bruce@zoaroutdoor.com
 Web: www.zoaroutdoor.com
Challenge and an emphasis on safety characterize our approach to this exciting lifetime sport. Our location, within a short drive of several excellent climbing areas, assures lots of time on the rock. Our programs emphasize top-rope climbing where the rope is anchored by the instructor at the top of each climb. Students learn to climb and belay (protect each other with the rope) as well as to move smoothly and with minimal effort on the rock. Our progression, from novice clinic to climbing days to intermediate clinic, is designed to help students learn to climb competently on their own. We offer clinics tailored just for you.

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General Information


Access Fund 
Dedicated to keeping climbing areas open and to conserving the climbing environment

North East Ice
Ice Climbing information for the Northeast.

Crag-VT
Local climbers advocating for access and conservation of Vermont's climbing resources

Gear
Get geared up! This will help you find the equipment that you need.

Vermont Cavers Association
If you need information on caving, we suggest that you check them out.

6 Degrees
A great resource for climbing info in New England.

Vacation Packages
Climb and Paddle Weekend ( May - Oct ) Guided
Learn to Climb Weekend
( May - Oct ) Guided

Please, Leave No Trace

Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports

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Indoor Climbing Walls


Petra Cliffs Climbing Center - Burlington & Bolton

Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center Rutland & Quechee
 

Challenge Courses


Bolton Adventure Center

University of Vermont Adventure Ropes Course
 

Climbing Gear Stores


Green Mountain Adventures & Middlebury Mountaineer - 2 Park Street, Middlebury, VT

Petra Cliffs Climbing Center and Mountaineering School - 105 Briggs, Burlington, VT

Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center -223 Woodstock Avenue, Rutland, VT.

Zoar Outdoor Center, - 7 Main Street Charlemont, MA

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Zip Lines - Canopy Tours


Sugarbush Resort, 1840 Sugarbush Access Rd., Warren, VT

Zoar Outdoors, 7 Main Street Charlemont, MA

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Alerts

Biologists Observing Effects of Bat Disease
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department biologists are monitoring bat populations as they return to caves and mines this fall, and they are discovering dramatic losses in bat numbers.

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Warning

WARNING! Rock and ice climbing are  potentially extremely dangerous. Good judgment, proper use of equipment, and common sense can help you manage the level of risk, but they cannot completely eliminate hazards. You can do everything right and still die or be seriously injured. 

DISCLAIMER: Any person reading this climbing page is personally responsible for obtaining expert instruction in climbing and for learning the proper techniques involved, and assumes all risks and accepts complete responsibility for any and all damages and injuries of any kind. 

These Climbing Web pages do not provide instruction on Climbing, and are not a substitute for personal instruction by qualified persons well versed in the appropriate safety techniques. All information found in these climbing web pages is provided solely to assist people choosing places to climb and finding places to purchase equipment in the area. 

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