Highly recommended — we had a great time with Rocky Top Guides on a day trip on Lookout Mountain. Both myself and my partner are experienced gym climbers, with a bit of outdoor leading experience and were looking for an introduction to Chattanooga-area climbing as well as new techniques we hadn’t encountered in our limited outdoor climbing. James is a great teacher — he kept us engaged even when the other first-time climbers were getting up to speed. Once the newbies had split for the day, he made us comfortable on some harder routes that were more in line with our experience level. He has a great wealth of experience, and we enjoyed his stories about climbing across the states.
Ted W.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Oswego, NY
Jim was hands down the best person we could have hoped for as a guide for first-timers. I trusted him immediately because of his attention to detail and explanation of all of the safety techniques we would be using. On top of that he’s just a great guy to be hanging out with in the woods. I have to add that my girlfriend was scared of the 65 ft rappel that would start our climb and when she thought about quitting, Jim managed to get her through it with kindness, patience, and by providing a firm but not pushy challenge to follow through with the days plans. He’s truly an expert and I hope to climb with him again when we’re in town again.