Blue Ridge Mountain Guides

07/29/2025

The Cascades of Washington state are a special place. Coniferous forests, glaciers, snowy volcanic peaks, granite ridge lines to summits, wildflowers, tarns, cascading streams and waterfalls. There’re a lot of small things that aren’t so small that make these mtns.

Richard Price

06/06/2025

Changes at the New River Gorge

10/22/2024

360 view of Seneca Rocks, WV 10/21/24 🍁

10/17/2024

Spaces are still available on two of our 2024 American Mountain Guides Association SPI Programs!

Fall is the perfect time to take the course, your initial assessment, or recertify to make sure you are ready for the start of the 2025 season.

Blue Ridge Mountain Guides is an AMGA Accredited Business and SPI Programs are lead by AMGA Alpine Guide, Rock Instructor, and Assistant Ski Guide Richard Price

09/30/2024

The devastation that Western N.C. and surrounding areas are facing is unbelievable. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by hurricane Helene. If you would like to assist the Carolina Climbers Coalition has compiled a list of channels to provide support.

Our hearts are broken at the destruction brought by Helene. We have received your messages asking how you can help. Thank you for reaching out and wanting to take positive action. At this time, unauthorized travel to these regions is irresponsible and could get in the way of emergency personnel. However, when the time is right, we will sound the alarm and rally our climbing community to aid in the recovery effort.

For now, we are sharing resources and suggestions for supporting the greater recovery efforts :
🔴 United Way has created a fund to help those affected by Helene. https://www.unitedwaync.org/
🔴American Red Cross - You can visit redcross.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767) to make a financial donation. People can also text the word HELENE to 90999 to make a donation. https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/press-release/2024/red-cross-responds-to-hurricane-helene.html
🔴The Salvation Army is accepting donation and mobilizing disaster response teams. https://disaster.salvationarmyusa.org/
🔴Baptists on a Mission volunteers are putting teams together to serve those affected in North Carolina as conditions allow. https://baptistsonmission.org/Mission-Projects/By-Mission-Type/Disaster-Relief/Hurricane-Helene/Update
🔴Samaritan’s Purse’s headquarters is in Boone. They are currently scheduling volunteers to help homeowners with the destruction in the city. https://spvolunteer.org/project-response/743
🔴Find a recovery group to help via the North Carolina Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster list or find a group to volunteer with. https://www.ncvoad.org/volunteer/
🔴GoFundMe has launched a hub for Helene relief that includes some North Carolina fundraisers. https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/hurricane-helene

📸 NC News Outlet

09/24/2024

Let’s climb together! Women’s half-day climbing collective event with Sarah Orr Yun at Great Falls, VA on Saturday, November 2nd!

Contact Blue Ridge Mountain Guides to join.

09/17/2024

2025 Cascades Trips‼️
We are so grateful for the amazing climbs in the North Cascades of Washington this summer and the people we get to share them with.

In the coming summer we are looking forward to more hiking with heavy packs, stunning alpine lakes, climbing the chossiest of slopes and ridges, the most golden sunrises and sunsets, wag bagging, the lush PNW flora, wildfire smoke, summits, and the sense of accomplishment that comes with climbing mountains.

You in?

Open Enrollment Trips
- Mount Baker First Ascent Course 7/11-13/25
- West Ridge of Forbidden Peak 7/18-20/25
- Mount Baker First Ascent Course 8/8-10/25
- Mount Shuksan Fisher Chimneys 8/15-17/25

Private Guiding
- July 11 - 21
- Aug 8 - 18

ArcteryxUs Petzl Sterling Rope

07/03/2024

Richard Price and Ben Wood having an spectacular day climbing with amazing folks! Congrats on the first multi-pitch route and summit, team!

02/25/2024

Ever use your ice tool or axe to fence your rope and keep it from sliding?

02/19/2024

What an incredible honor! We’re thrilled to have been voted Best Climbing Guide Company in Best of the Blue Ridge 2024! 🏔️🎉 We couldn’t have achieved this without YOU - our amazing community of adventurers, climbers, skiers, riders, supporters, and friends. 🙌 Your trust and appreciation mean the world to us, and we’re deeply grateful for your votes and ongoing support. Here’s to many more adventures on rock,snow, and ice!