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. We also list ropes courses, zip lines and instructors for bouldering and caving. Vermont instructors are world class, and they can help effectively introduce you to this sport, maximizing your preparedness, learning, and safety.
Vermont Rock Climbing
Rock and Ice Climbing Guide Services Adventure Spirit
Statewide and Beyond Rock + Ice + Alpine Experiences Adventure Spirit works with individuals and group adventure partners in creating rock, ice, and alpine experiences that are personally meaningful and fulfilling. Appalachian Trail Adventures Central - Southern Vermont Hiking, Caving, Kayaking Killington, VT. ATA offers beginner-friendly to advanced guided caving trips. On our trips you will get to experience a true caving adventure, not your typical tourist walking cave tour. Exploration of caves takes us into a world much different from that above ground, a world of darkness surrounded by rock and mud. Arbor Trek Smugglers' Notch Jeffersonville, VT Zip Line, Ropes Course, Treetop Obstacle Course, Climbing Adventures, Teambuilding ArborTrek Smugglers' Notch offers eco-adventures ranging from the serene to the extreme. Kroka Expeditions Marlow, NH. Adventure for schools and organizations, winter & summer adventure programs, and private guiding for climbing and much more. Petra Cliffs Climbing Center and Mountaineering School Burlington, VT. Alpine Mountaineering, Ice and Rock Climbing Offering the Finest in Rock, Ice and Mountain Climbing Instruction in New England and the Adirondacks. Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center Rutland and Hartland, VT. Ice Climbing, Mountaineering, Rock Climbing Vermont’s Only One Stop Adventure Center, specializing in rock and ice climbing, mountaineering Zoar Outdoor Center Charlemont, MA. Rock Climbing, Zipline Canopy Tours Our location, within a short drive of several excellent climbing areas, assures lots of time on the rock. |
Indoor Climbing Walls
Indoor Rock Climbing Petra Cliffs Climbing Center and Mountaineering School
Burlington, VT. Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center Quechee Quechee, VT. Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center Rutland, VT. Ropes Courses Arbor Trek Smugglers' Notch
Jeffersonville, VT Hulbert Outdoor Center Fairlee, VT University of Vermont Adventure Ropes Course Zip Lines Arbor Trek Smugglers' Notch
An award-winning Zip Line Canopy Tour, challenge yourself on a 90+ element Treetop Obstacle Course, test your climbing prowess on our Climbing Adventure. Jeffersonville, VT Zoar Outdoor Center Join us on our zip line canopy tour! It features 11 zips, 2 sky bridges and 3 rappels that whisk you through a breathtakingly scenic landscape high above the Deerfield River Valley. Charlemont, MA. Caving Climbing Gear Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center
Rutland, VT Petra Cliffs Climbing Center and Mountaineering School Burlington, VT. |
Ice Climbing in the Northeast
General Climbing Information 
Securing Access to Climbing Throughout Vermont
A nationally recognized organization that empowers people of all abilities through inclusive sports and recreational programming regardless of ability to pay.
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 Vermont Cavers Association If you need information on caving, we suggest that you check them out. How to Choose a Climbing Guide Please, Leave No Trace |
Recommended Lodging For Climbers
Quimby Country
Northeast Kingdom
Averill, VT
Nestled in the heart of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom sits a family resort with more than 100 years of bringing generations together, a place called Quimby’s.
Sterling Ridge Log Cabin Resort
Northern Vermont
Jeffersonville, VT
With 360 acres of woods and meadows, and hiking trails, your privacy is assured. Our property offers stunning vistas of Mt. Mansfield, Vermont's highest peak, and historic Smuggler's Notch.
Willough Vale Inn
Northeast Kingdom
Westmore, VT
Warm hospitality awaits you at the Willough Vale Inn, with cabins situated in an exquisite natural setting on the shores of Lake Willoughby.
Northeast Kingdom
Averill, VT
Nestled in the heart of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom sits a family resort with more than 100 years of bringing generations together, a place called Quimby’s.
Sterling Ridge Log Cabin Resort
Northern Vermont
Jeffersonville, VT
With 360 acres of woods and meadows, and hiking trails, your privacy is assured. Our property offers stunning vistas of Mt. Mansfield, Vermont's highest peak, and historic Smuggler's Notch.
Willough Vale Inn
Northeast Kingdom
Westmore, VT
Warm hospitality awaits you at the Willough Vale Inn, with cabins situated in an exquisite natural setting on the shores of Lake Willoughby.
