CHOOSE YOUR Adventure
ICE CLIMBING
San Juan Mountain Guides is the premier provider of Ouray Ice Climbing Courses and Private Guided Programs. There is perhaps no other discipline of alpinism that offers such a satisfying feeling as sinking your crampons and ice tools into a vertical pillar of ice.
ROCK CLIMBING
San Juan Mountain Guides offers a wide array of Rock Climbing Courses and Private Guided Programs throughout Colorado. Rock Climbing is the foundation upon which skills for all forms of climbing rely.
ALPINE CLIMBING
San Juan Mountain Guides offers Alpine Climbing Courses and Private Guided Programs in all seasons in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains and Rocky Mountain National Park.
SKI & AVY
San Juan Mountain Guides is the premier provider of AIARE Avalanche Courses and Backcountry Skiing in Colorado. The sport of Backcountry Skiing is a rapidly growing outdoor pursuit. Find out why with The Local Experts.
TREKKING
San Juan Mountain Guides offers an inspiring array of Trekking Programs in Colorado’s largest Wilderness Area – The Weminuche Wilderness. Find out why this area is regarded as one of the finest destinations in the mountain west.
EXPEDITION
San Juan Mountain Guides offers select opportunities to climb in inspiring destinations such as Peru’s Cordillera Blanca, Alaska’s Denali National Park, and the European Alps.
CANYONING
San Juan Mountain Guides offers Canyoning in Ouray, Colorado – also known as The Switzerland of America. Find out why this is one of Ouray’s iconic, and growing, outdoor pursuits.
VIA FERRATA
San Juan Mountain Guides offers opportunities to experience the Telluride Via Ferrata. This adventure is quickly becoming one our most requested trips in the summer and fall.
COLORADO
When you think of climbing or skiing in Colorado – think of San Juan Mountain Guides. We are the only mountain guide service that is able to guide in both the San Juan Mountains and in Rocky Mountain National Park.
UTAH
San Juan Mountain Guides’ proximity to Utah and rock climbing destinations like Moab/Castle Valley and Indian Creek offer excellent opportunities to experience the best desert rock climbing in the U.S.
ALASKA
Our programs in Alaska focus around Denali National Park and the amazing technical alpinism contained within. Objectives like the Moose’s Tooth and Peak 11,300 represent iconic achievement in any climber’s career.
WYOMING
Cody, Wyoming and the South Fork of the Shoshone River are quickly becoming recognized as one of the premier ice climbing venues in the U.S. San Juan Mountain Guides is the premier provider of guided ice climbing in this venue.
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INTERNATIONAL
San Juan Mountain Guides offers inspiring destination climbs and expeditions to Peru’s Cordillera Blanca and Ecuador’s Volcanoes. The South Face of Alpamayo is what dreams are made of for alpine climbers.
SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN GUIDES
SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN GUIDES
San Juan Mountain Guides is the premier provider of Ouray Ice Climbing Courses and Private Guided Programs in both Colorado’s San Juan Mountains and Rocky Mountain National Park. We are The Local Experts, featuring guiding with exclusively IFMGA & AMGA Certified & Trained Guides.
THE LOCAL EXPERTS
THE LOCAL EXPERTS
Based in Ouray, CO - we are the premier mountain guide service in the region. Cutting edge, professional instruction from AMGA Certified Guides.
OUR TERRAIN
OUR TERRAIN
The San Juan's is our home range, but we also operate in Rocky Mountain National Park, Alaska's Ruth Gorge, and Peru's Cordillera Blanca.
SJMG BLOG
BLOG & TRIP REPORTS
Recent reports from SJMG Trips in the Field, San Juan Ice Conditions, Tech Tips, and more!
