Climb with Us
The custom nature of our guiding mission means you’ll get more out of your time with us!
Who you climb with is often as important as what you climb. Local knowledge of conditions and a professional skill set inform good decisions and create great days in the mountains. Custom guiding is what we offer.
Learn and climb at your own pace.
Designing your itinerary will begin with a discussion of your goals, abilities, and interests. With this information in mind, Mountain Sense guides will help you choose objectives and create enjoyable days in the best terrain. These adventures will present challenges and opportunities to prepare and inspire you towards future endeavors.
Maybe you're interested in taking the next steps on long multi-pitch routes.Perhaps you have a desire to explore new destinations like Cathedral Ledge, Lake Willoughby, Cannon Cliffs, or others abroad. Often we find that honing a particular skills set opens doors in clients personal climbing they once believed to be out of their reach. Whatever your vision, Mountain Sense guides are trained to provide you with exceptional days out that will exceed your expectations.
Rock Climbing
Rock Climbing is many peoples introduction to technical climbing. Have you always wanted to learn how to rock climb or, improve a particular skill set? Don't wait any longer! At Mountain Sense, we're not only skilled guides, we're also trained, experienced teachers. This is a distinction that other guides services don't have.
Maybe you have been climbing for years and want to climb multi-pitch routes like Recompense or Diedre on Cathedral Ledge, Hotter Than Hell and Inferno on Whitehorse Ledge, or, The Whitney Gilman, Moby Grape, and Vertigo on Cannon Cliff? With these routes right in our backyard, who's better to guide you on these routes than Mountain Sense?
Ice and Mixed Climbing
Diversify your climbing life this winter—Tackle a technical ascent of Mount Washington and experience the most classic ridges, ravines, gullies and mixed buttresses in the Northeast. Explore the frozen gems of Crawford Notch with moderate approaches and a huge density of ice and mixed climbs. Swing into the ice choked chimney’s of Cathedral Ledge or gingerly tap your way up Cannon Cliffs trademark runnels and steep slab. The choice is up to you!
Looking for the wildest lines in the Northeast? Experience “The Lake.” Longer, steeper, more challenging routes exist above Lake Willoughby, in Vermont, often described as the single best ice venue in the lower 48.
Trekking & Mountaineering
With 48 peaks over 4000ft, the White Mountains offer substantial variety for the hiking enthusiast. If you’re simply looking for a competent hiking partner, or to push yourself on greater mileage, higher peaks, or in more challenging conditions we’re excited to help.
Some of the most popular non-technical summits top Franconia Ridge. The likes of Lafayette, Lincoln, Liberty and Flume rise well over the 4000ft mark and boast spectacular above tree-line views. The Presidential range offers many options from Mt. Jackson, at just over 4000 ft at its southern reaches, to the summit of Mount Washington set in the middle of the range, to the slightly less traveled but equally arduous Mt. Adams and Madison at its hulking northern terminus.
