On the Rocks Climbing Guides

Name: On the Rocks Climbing Guides
Address: Toronto, ON, CA
Telephone: +16478790812

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On the Rocks Climbing Guides

Guided Rock Climbing Adventures and Courses in Southern Ontario! On the Rocks is a rock climbing school based out of Thornbury, Ontario.

Certified Guides, Fully Insured, Professional Rock Climbing Adventures & Courses in Ontario and Across North America. Intro to Climb, Gym to Crag Transition, Rappelling, Anchor Building, Sport Climbing, Trad Climbing, Multi-Pitch, Rescue, Certification Courses, Technique Coaching, Trips Abroad, and much more!

05/31/2026

On The Rocks is at Kingston Mills next weekend! This is a very pretty little crag by the river in Kingston, just outside town. Join us for an Intro session on Saturday or Anchor Building on Sunday, or even a Top-rope Meet-up on Friday afternoon!

This is one of only two weekends at the site this summer, so if you're keen to get introduced to the crag and learn a few new skills, don't miss it! Registration is through our calendar at www.ontherocksclimbing.com

05/16/2026

Keen to get out climbing or learn some new skills this season? Join On The Rocks' Lead Guide Will Gilbert at Patagonia Toronto this Sunday, May 17 from 12-5pm. Patagonia Toronto is at 500 King St. W.

Will has a wealth of stories and info about climbing, crags and courses, and loves helping climbers get outdoors! At the end of the day, one name will be drawn for a free Intro to Outdoor Climbing! See you there!

05/13/2026

Great Intro to Outdoor Climbing day on Sunday at Rattlesnake Point! Beautiful weather (finally!), good company, fun climbs. Thanks to On The Rocks guide Jess, and all the awesome climbers who joined us!

Next Intro day on May 30 is almost full, but lots of spots available in June. See you out there!

03/03/2026

Beautiful weather forecast for this weekend! Join On The Rocks on Sunday and Monday for a little early season climbing to kick the winter blues and dust off your outdoor rock skills!

Sunday, March 8 Intro to Outdoor Climbing
11am-3pm at Rattlesnake Point
Monday, March 9 Sport Climbing Refresher Day
10am-4pm at Rattlesnake Point

Register through our website calendar:
https://www.ontherocksclimbing.com/2026-course-calendar

Hope to see you out there!

02/14/2026

The course calendar is up at ontherocksclimbing.com, and I'd like to highlight one of my favourite things: Trad Climbing!! We cover so many topics and skills in two days, and unlock a potential lifetime of adventure.

Hope to see you out there!

(Photo is from our 2025 Calabogie Trad Course)

02/10/2026

Awesome weekend at the Madawaska Ice Fest! A big thanks to the Alpine Club of Canada, Toronto Section for organizing, the other guides from Muskoka Mountainworks and One Axe Pursuits for their support, and to all the climbers who came out to swing ice tools in -25 conditions!

In spite of the cold, all our clinics were packed with enthusiastic, helpful participants, and the Alpine Club volunteers had our backs the whole time. Great to see the community come together!

12/31/2025

Happy New Years Eve! Just a quick reminder that our pricing will update tomorrow night (book before then to take advantage of 2025 prices). Many of our 2026 courses are already posted, including, yes, several Traditional Climbing Courses!

We're looking forward to another great season, and hope to see you at the cliff again soon, maybe even in short sleeves...

12/13/2025

So pleased to be offering PCGI Guiding Courses again next season! These are great training for professional or aspiring guides, but are also valuable to climbers who want to take friends or family climbing, or want to improve skills and risk management.

Details and registration at ontherocksclimbing.com. Register before January 1st to take advantage of 2025 pricing.

Top Rope Guide Course, April 4-6
Single Pitch Guide Course, July 4-6

Courses are at Rattlesnake Point, there are some prerequisites, and certification assessments (if desired) are booked separately. Contact us at [email protected] for more info!

09/03/2025

We love Metcalfe Rock in September! Perfect weather, fall colours, few bugs, what's not to love? Join us this month and learn or brush up on some key climbing skills!

September 9-10 Traditional Climbing
September 21 Anchor Building
September 22-23 Sport Climbing

Sign up through our website calendar:
https://www.ontherocksclimbing.com/2025-course-calendar

See you at the cliff!

07/24/2025

Very happy to have great weather and a great group for the PCGI Single Pitch Guide Course on July 12-14. This course covers a variety of useful topics and skills in top-rope and single-pitch guiding, and helps guides and aspiring guides work toward certification. We're proud to be able to offer these courses and happy to be partner with the Professional Climbing Guides Institute. See you out there!

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Toronto, ON

Telephone

+16478790812

Website

http://www.ontherocksclimbing.com/

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