Southwest Adventure Guides LLC Colorado Climbing School and Guide Service in Durango, CO and the San Juan Mountains

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Founded in Durango, Colorado in 1989, Southwest Adventure Guides is one of the most established climbing schools and guide services in the U.S. We specialize in offering small, customized, professionally guided mountaineering, rock and ice climbing, ski touring, ski mountaineering, backpacking, and avalanche training expeditions and courses throughout North and South America.

BC Skiing & Avalanche Courses

Upcoming Programs
The San Juan Mountains are known throughout the world for their complex and varied terrain and avalanche conditions. Our AIARE Certified Avalanche Courses will give you the skills and confidence you need to travel safely in the backcountry.

AIARE Avalanche Courses Overview

Backcountry Skiing Programs Overview

Cody, Wyoming Ice Climbing

Upcoming Programs
Already completed our ice course progressions in Colorado? Have previous ice climbing experience and want to climb some of the most classic ice lines in North America? Join us in Cody and the South Fork Valley, Wyoming this winter!

Cody / South Fork Valley Ice Climbing

Colorado Ice Climbing Courses

As a blind climber, I've done expeditions all around the world and dealt with all kinds of local outfitters and guide services; Southwest Adventure Guides is the best!

Erik Weihenmayer
Golden, CO

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P.O. Box 3242 · Durango, CO 81302 · 1-800-642-5389 or 970-259-0370 · info@swaguides.com

Operating under special use permit in the Rio Grande - San Juan National Forest and the Grand Mesa - Uncompahgre National Forest - Denali National Park - Wrangell St. Elias National Park - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park - Indian Creek BLM - Moab BLM - Ouray Ice Park - Shoshone National Forest. Southwest Adventure Guides LLC provides services and employment opportunities regardless of an individual's ethnic or cultural heritage, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or physical handicap.