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Tennessee
Rock Climbing
with Granite Arches Climbing Guides
What we offer:
Granite Arches Climbing Services offers private rock climbing instruction and guiding
in Tennessee locations including the  Tennessee
Wall (T-wall), Foster Falls, Sunset Rock, and other lesser known
areas in Tennessee. Granite Arches'
intensive instruction and guiding can help both beginning and more advanced
climbers meet their
goals with maximum enjoyment, efficiency
and safety. Guided instruction is personalized and can cover beginner, intermediate, lead climbing,
self-rescue and guide training.
Guided instruction and climbing is tailored to the client's goals, is
highly personalized, and is loosely organized around the
following knowledge suites:
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Intro to
Outdoor Rock Climbing (belaying, climbing technique,
equipment, etc.)
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Top Rope Setup
(rock and tree analysis, rigging
options, ERNEST analysis, etc.)
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Intermediate/Multi-pitch
Climbing (technique, natural anchors,
multi-pitch, rope management, etc.)
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Advanced/Lead
Climbing (single-point protection systems,
complex anchors, mock leads, etc.)
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Rescue
Skills (knot passes, raises, lowers, ascensions,
etc.)
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Who we are:
Granite Arches has the highest trained climbing guides working in TN.
Swis Stockton and Rod Thomas are both American Mountain Guides
Association (AMGA) Certified Rock Instructors (the new name for Level
1 Rock Guide).
No
other guides in TN hold these credentials.
Swis has guided extensively in the U.S.,
Ecuador, and Peru on rock, snow and ice. Additionally, Swis has
taught climbing for Red Top Meadows Center in Jackson Wyoming,
guided for North Carolina Outward Bounds School, and developed and
implemented the climbing program for the University of Georgia
Recreation Department.
Rod Thomas has been rock guiding and ski instructing for years, and
worked for numerous outdoor programs before joining the staff of Granite
Arches. Click here
to learn about our guiding and instructional trips in Tennessee and the
surrounding mountains.
For
more information about our Tennessee
climbing guides,
click the appropriate link at left. We also send our climbing
guides to VA, SC, WV, and GA.
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