The BBQ's x BELAY's x BEER's event in Joshua Tree is officially open for registration! GSG has booked out 3 weekends this Fall, 2017 in Joshua Tree National Park, at the Indian Cove campground and we want you to come out and climb and camp with us! Each weekend will consist of 2 nights camping, 2 days of climbing and 1 meal and refreshments (Saturday night) provided by Golden State Guiding and Saint Archer Brewery. We'll host a raffle each Saturday evening around dinner time where we'll be giving away gifts from our generous sponsors Black Diamond, prAna, Outdoor Research, Evolv, Shelta Hats, Arcade Belts and Vertical Hold Climbing Gym. Don't miss this great opportunity to climb with GSG's, AMGA certified guides and Ambassadors and experience Joshua Tree in a very special way. For dates and pricing click here.
Top Rope Anchor Clinic // Vertical Hold Poway
New to climbing and want to learn how to safely and efficiently build Top Rope Anchors for climbing outdoors? Drop by the Vertical Hold Poway location tonight from 7:30 - 9:30 for our Top Rope Anchor clinic!
G2C June Clinic Series Wrap Up // Mission Gorge
Another fun weekend at the local crag with our June G2C students! Stoked to see the level of climbing that went down and the advancements of individual skill sets. Big thanks to GSG guide Greg Davis for facilitating a great weekend.
Golden State Guiding // July eNewsletter
Lot's of fun events happening in August with Golden State Guiding! Read below or check out or Events Calendar!
GSG x Vertical Hold Climbing Gym Day Outdoors // Mission Gorge
Another great day out at the local crag with stellar company for the GSG x Vertical Hold, Mission Gorge outing and G2C (Gym 2 Crag) wrap up. Fun climbs, first rappels and projects being added to the tick lists, what else could you ask for?
GSG x Vertical Hold Climbing Gym Day Outdoors // Mt. Woodson
Golden State Guiding teamed up with partner Vertical Hold Climbing Gym for two days of outdoor rock climbing in San Diego for the month of July. Our first outing took place at Mt. Woodson this past Sunday and it sure was hot! Nevertheless we took to the hill and had a great time on some classic cracks! Here, experienced climber Brian Rau demonstrates his stoke for the sport. It was all tape gloves and smiles out there!
G2C May Clinic Series Wrap Up // Mission Gorge
Well that officially wraps up the first round of G2C (Gym 2 Crag) with Golden State Guiding and Vertical Hold Climbing Gym! Thanks to all of our participants that signed up for a month of outdoor climbing education and fun! We couldn't be more pleased with the outcome and progress each of you had! Here are a few shots from yesterday's outing at Mission Gorge. Special thanks to GSG Guides Greg Davis and Kelvin Nguyen for facilitating some of the outings. Also special thanks to AMGA SPI aspirant Tyler Dandurand for helping out and Albert Cheng (aka Jimmy Cheng) for all the great photos. Looking forward to getting the next round of G2C participants outdoors!
G2C May Clinic Series Outdoor Day // Mt. Woodson
Another HOT but great day out on Woodson for the G2C day outdoors! Many more firsts were had including everyone's first time on a rope outdoors, some great crack climbing and multiple reviews on how to build an anchor utilizing bolts. Thanks to all who came out and supported the cause! It was another memorable day!
G2C May Clinic Series Outdoor Day Kick Off!
We kicked off the first round of outdoor rock climbing with the May G2C participants this past weekend at Mt. Woodson and Joshua Tree. We put our newly acquired skills to the test, climbed some fun routes and had lots of laughs along the way! Many firsts were had including some great crack climbing, first rappels, hardest grades being sent and we even had our first traditional Lead climb go down! Thanks to everyone who came out and participated in the first round of the G2C. We're looking forward to the next couple weekends outdoors as we wrap up the first round so stayed tuned!
G2C May Clinic Series Wraps Up
And that's a wrap! We've officially finished up the first round of the G2C clinic series being hosted by Vertical Hold. Thanks to all our participants who came out 4 consecutive weeks to learn how to safely and efficiently build top rope anchors, rappel, learn self rescue techniques and lead climb outdoors. The only thing left to do is put your newly acquired skill sets to the test outdoors which we'll be doing this month! Thanks to everyone who came out, it was a blast having you all!
G2C // Gym 2 Crag Program Week 3 Update
3 down 1 to go! Just wrapped up the Self Rescue skills course and 3rd week of G2C clinics at Vertical Hold. Looking forward to the final week which will be the Lead clinic followed by our day outdoors!
G2C // Gym 2 Crag // R2
The May G2C program hosted by Vertical Hold climbing gym in San Diego and facilitated by Golden State Guiding is underway for the month of May and has been well received by all! 24 participants enrolled in the May G2C series where they've been undergoing technical clinics taught by certified AMGA instructors involving top rope anchor building, rappelling, self rescue and lead climbing. These important skills are what's needed most to climb safely and efficiently outdoors and we couldn't be more happy with our participants progress!
That being said, the first round of G2C was such a success that Golden State Guiding and Vertical Hold are offering another round of the Gym 2 Crag series to Vertical Hold members for the month of June! Clinics are limited to the San Diego and Poway locations and spots will fill up quickly so make sure to sign up early! Visit any of the Vertical Hold climbing gym facilities for inquiries and registration or email Golden State Guiding to sign up direct. Looking forward to another fun month of courses!
G2C // Gym 2 Crag Program Update
We're well underway for the G2C (Gym 2 Crag) program for the month of May at Vertical Hold climbing gym in San Diego! Last week (week 1) students were taught the fundamental skills on how to construct 3 top rope anchors and were given the necessary tools to decide when and where to apply each anchor outdoors. Week 2 just wrapped up and students were taught how to safely rappel by extending their rappel device and applying an auto-block backup as a third hand. We couldn't be more pleased with the progress of all our participants! Thanks for the support and we'll see everyone next week for the Self Rescue course!
Bridging the gap from Gym to Crag with Vertical Hold
We're dedicated to bridging the gap from gym to crag and supporting our community of up and coming climbers, that's why we've partnered with Vertical Hold Climbing Gym in San Diego. Our G2C (Gym 2 Crag) Program was designed exclusively for Vertical Hold to offer their members an array of technical clinics geared towards preparing them for climbing outdoors. Learn more at verticalhold.com
