Grand Junction Adventures has deep roots here on the Western Slope. Our local guided climbing experts will guide you around the canyons of the Colorado National Monument or the tall granite cliffs of Unaweep Canyon. Are you new to the sport? Looking to advance your skill level or want to go on an epic adventure? Our AMGA trained Guides can customize an adventure to your specific skill level. Whether it’s introduction and instruction on beautiful slabs situated in in a majestic canyon, or adventure and challenge on one of the many summits or multi-pitch climbs that surround this amazing area. Our professionally trained guides keep an eye on safety while showing you the goods. We have half day and full day options to accommodate almost every need and schedules.
GUIDED CLIMBING
Half Day Private
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Are you new to the gym? just getting outside for the first time or exploring new area? This private 1/2 day experience will cover the fundamentals of climbing. We’ll work on rope work, knot craft, belaying, & lowering.​ Our AMGA trained guides will be getting you some pitches in and laying the technical ground-work and movement techniques that make it possible to ascend sheer cliff faces.
Full Day Private
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Do you want to advance your movement techniques, polish your rope work and anchor building skills, climb and descend some multi-pitch climbs? our AMGA trained rock-climbing guides can get you out and sample some of the climbing on the best of our local crags. Utilize our extensive experience to answer your questions.​ Full day private climbing trips are tailored specifically to you & your groups needs to ensure that the highest level of experience is provided.
Full Day Adventure
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The desert towers and multi pitch climbs embody the true spirit of rock climbing: the quest to stand on top of something is a fundamental tenant in the history of climbing. Being perched on a ledge looking out of the vastness of a beautiful canyon is what climbing dreams are made of. Our AMGA trained guides have the skills to help you to safely ascend the objectives of your choice.
Ute Canyon Rappeling
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Are you looking to for an adventure the whole family can take part in? Join us for a Ute Canyon exploration. Half canyoneering, half hiking trip, 100% awesome. A 3 mile moderately difficult hike will bring us to one of the gems of the Colorado National Monument. Here we carefully descend into a chasm 1.6 billion years old. We will wind our way down the canyon dropping further and further and narrower and narrower finally culminating in 5 rappels to the canyon bottom. Then hiking back on and easy mile long trail back to the vehicle.
The Western Slope has access to some of the best climbing in the Continental US. Grand Junction, Colorado is situated on the flanks of the Colorado Plateau. Centrally located between both the desert and mountain environments, we have the best of two climbing worlds. You can challenge yourself on the famous limestone walls of Rifle or revel in the magnitude of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. We have sandstone cliffs, featured conglomerate, limestone crags and 1.6-Billion-year-old granite basement rocks all within a 2-hour circle.
Cool off in the Afternoon with a Paddleboard Rental and Shuttle
