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November 2023 by Mary Hykes
Ryan was a great guide. He let me work through the climbs on my own and only assisted or gave advice when I asked for it. I would definitely recommend Acadia Mountain Guides. It's such a good value!
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November 2023 by Nicole Farnham
We have climbed with Acadia Mountain Guides before and have always had a great experience. Jess was our guide this year and provided an encouraging and fun time. We felt like we grew as experienced climbers and had a great day. Would highly recommend this group, especially Jess.
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November 2023 by Steven Bernstein
Acadia Mountain Guides did a training with our summer staff to prepare them to teach rock climbing. The trainers were very experienced and patient. They were very thorough with their training. I highly recommend them for training.
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November 2023 by Richard Weber
Nobody does it better. 2 flights and 3 hours driving to revel in the AMG experience. Third time I have made the journey. Won't be the last.
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November 2023 by Randall Mills
Fantastic experience!! Our guide Paddy made us feel safe and secure so we could take our adventure to the next level.
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October 2023 by Munira Gandhi
We were a group of 5. Mark was our guide and we had an amazing experience. We did 2 beautiful climbs with excellent views around otter cliff. Highly recommend.
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October 2023 by Elizabeth Brownell
Two of us came in to take our climbing skills from the gym to the crag. Ryan was able to teach us skills like belaying from above to get us ready for toprope-accessible climbs at Otter Cliffs, as well as some intro lead and trad skills like anchor building. He did a great job picking up on what skills we had, and what we needed to know to do the climbing we wanted. We came out of the half-day session with the foundation we needed to spend the rest of our trip climbing on our own around Acadia, and with lots of new skills to practice and build on.
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October 2023 by Google user
We were a group of 5. Mark was our guide and we had an amazing experience. We did 2 beautiful climbs with excellent views around otter cliff. Highly recommend.
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September 2023 by Monique Legassie
This was me and my partners second time going and we had Jacob as our guide. He was the funniest and best guide! Helped us learn more about setting up the gear for climbing and made us feel safe and motivated. Definitely coming back next summer. Request Jacob if you go!
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September 2023 by Patrick Taylor
I had an excellent experience climbing here with my guide, Kenna. It was my first time climbing real rock top rope (as opposed to bouldering, or climbing in a gym) and Kenna put together a great set of climbs that introduced me to the medium and gave me a good progression through the day. She also showed me how to set cams for the traditional climbs, so I feel I learned a lot. I can't recommend climbing with them enough, especially if you communicate your level of climbing experience and what you're looking to accomplish. A word of advice, make sure to take your party size into account when booking and talking with your guide. I had a one on one session, so was able to get lots of climbing in, but with a larger group, and only one guide to belay, each person will naturally get less time climbing. With that in mind, AMGCS does offer multiple guides for one group, which can alleviate this issue. I would certainly climb with a guide from AMGCS again.
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August 2023 by Candice Chavez
Our guide was very nice so I gave 2 stars instead of one. We had 5 ppl and paid for 4 hours. The entire group climbed a total of 25 minutes. Yes, 25 minutes was the only time we were given. The rest of the time was spent setting up ropes and sitting around. Plus, the guide took the group back 45 minutes early even though we would have been happy to have people do more. Usually when you buy an excursion you expect at least HALf that time doing the activity. 25 minutes of TOTAL group climbing was definitely not worth the cost of a 4 hr trip.
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July 2023 by Jeff L
I brought my 11-year old twins for a half-day guided climb with Jacob. We had a great time and he was incredibly knowledgeable about the routes that we chose. Would highly recommend this activity to anyone visiting Acadia.
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July 2023 by Sandra M
Had a great climbing experience at the Pinnacle. Our Scout troop had various experience and all had a great time. Cece and Kenna were well prepared, super positive and well versed in all things Acadia. Highly recommend.
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July 2023 by anubhutip2018
We had a stellar time rock climbing at Otter Cliffs with Rob, our guide from Acadia Mountain Climbers. Otter Cliffs are beautifully situated, dotted with bare rock faces and alpine trees with stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean. The mist was in and out the day we did the climb, but we had hiked there before on a clear day and it was very scenic. Acadia Mountain Climbers were very flexible and accommodated us at short notice (we saw others on the cliffs the day before and asked how we can do the same). The prep instructions were clear & helpful. Rob planned a mix of different kinds of climbs for us, taught us tips and tricks and helped us through a successful session. Bonus - Rob was such a treat to talk to!
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July 2023 by Robert D
Incredible place to learn rock climbing. You climb on a rock formation at the ocean’s edge and our guide was knowledgeable and thorough. He managed three beginners and challenged us while keeping it fun. I can’t wait to go back again.