Roddy McCalley Guiding

Name: Roddy McCalley Guiding
Address: 6554 Park Boulevard, Joshua Tree, CA, 92252, US
Telephone: +16502697089

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Rock climbing instruction, guided adventures and wilderness travel in Joshua Tree, at Tahquitz and Su***de Rocks, and all over the High Sierra.

Many fun photos at https://www.instagram.com/roddymccalley/

12/04/2022

Last call for Crack Climbing Clinics! I have space left in both upcoming clinics, this Friday (12/9) and next Friday (12/16). Details on my website, www.climbwithroddy.com ...I go a little crazy hanging top ropes on these clinic days, so participants get to do a lot of climbs! I give lots of coaching on various crack techniques, and it’s been a really nice group of people in the past, so you might even meet a future friend and climbing partner :) Visit my website and use the 'contact' button if you’d like to sign up, or send an email to [email protected] ...also reach out if interested in private instruction. I have some availability the latter half of this month, then I'll be in Patagonia most of Jan-Feb, then home and guiding in Joshua Tree all of March and April, and the first week or so in May. Hope to climb with you soon!

12/02/2022

Roddy McCalley studied at Yale but the mountains were calling and off he went. A seasoned guide and owner of Roddy McCalley Guiding in Southern California, he just lives for the game. He captured Ben Goldberger on Moosedog Tower (5.8/16/5b) at Joshua Tree National Park. He said of this route,

“There are several routes listed on MP but none of them quite match the version most commonly done by locals (because it's the best way up the formation!)... it's a combination of the Direct South Face (5.9) and Tranquility (5.6).”

Check out Ben. Now that’s the face of a happy climber.
Roddy McCalley Guiding

10/17/2022

Crack Clinics, Fridays in December (12/9 and 12/16)! These have been really fun in the past, hope you can join us! All the info is in the first image, below. To ask questions or sign up, write to me at [email protected] or visit my web page, www.climbwithroddy.com/clinics and use the 'contact' button.

01/11/2022

Today’s photo theme is cracks and anchors, because those are the next clinics I’m offering:
Anchor Building Clinic: Thursday, February 24
Crack Climbing Clinic: Friday, February 25
Private and small-group instruction: I’ll be here in Joshua Tree till mid-May!
All my info including guiding rates, clinics and more is at www.climbwithroddy.com
I hope you’ll enjoy and make use of the instructional videos I helped make, all of which can be found at https://rockclimb.videoracles.com

In today's offering I've included some photos from my recent climbing clinics, lots of photos taken while guiding all my favorite routes here in Joshua Tree, and some other photos related to the crack climbing theme... see if you can find the following classic crack climbs in this slideshow: El Matador (Devil's Tower); Astroman (Yosemite Valley); The Rostrum (Yosemite Valley); Bony Fingers and Rites of Spring (Eastern Sierra); Positive Vibrations (Incredible Hulk) and Crescent Arch (Tuolumne).

Happy climbing everyone! It’s a beautiful day in Joshua Tree and I have been staring at my computer all morning… I wish I were better about organizing photos right away instead of waiting until it becomes overwhelming. Time to go play outside :)

12/08/2021

Looking forward to the next few climbing clinics here in Joshua Tree! Big Wall Skills on 12/17, and Self Rescue on 12/21 still have space, sign up now! (Crack Climbing/Advanced Anchors on 12/16 is full). Email me at [email protected] to sign up or find out more. Clinics are all-day, $180 per person, experienced and enthusiastic instructors :) Both the Big Wall and Self-rescue clinics will include hauling, ascending a rope, and all kinds of vertical problem-solving--Big Wall will be focused on multi-day aid climbs (e.g. El Cap!) and Self Rescue will be focused on getting out of a jam in other situations where you need to escape a belay, ascend, descend, and/or help an injured partner. Our first clinic was yesterday and it was so much fun teaching with Heidi and sharing a beautiful day in the park with a nice group of people!

11/29/2021

Three beautiful days in the park with one of my favorite families!

10/26/2021

December Climbing Clinics in Joshua Tree National Park!

My friend the legendary climber and AMGA Rock Guide Heidi Wirtz is coming to town, and we’re going to teach some clinics together. I’m so excited!

Story time: A few years back, Heidi was coming to the Sierra to climb and run some North Face events with teammate Peter Croft, and she wanted to warm up before climbing hard stuff with Peter. A mutual friend connected us, we had a fun day on the rock, and then I was in the Valley later that season and got to hang out with the North Face crew, mooch some free goodies from their event and feel cool to have famous friends.
As a longtime Valley climber I was aware that Heidi had done a bunch of rad stuff there (held the women’s speed record on The Nose for 10+ years, for example), had been in some climbing movies leading cutting-edge super-hard cracks, and is a sponsored athlete (La Sportiva, North Face, etc). Later, I realized that she’s made her mark on the climbing world way beyond the confines of Yosemite Valley. I was in the Bugaboos, and hiked out to climb the area classic, the Beckey-Chouinard, a 22-pitch 5.10 up a massive granite tower above an alpine dreamscape of snow and ice. A steep buttress called the Minaret looms over the bivy area. Reading the guidebook, I saw that the Minaret has a bunch of hard aid climbs on it… and there was a description of the first free route on the face, a 5.12 called Bad Hair Day, and a photo of the first ascent team: Heidi Wirtz and Liz Scully.

Then I started seeing references to Heidi’s work in other remote corners of the world… a 5.13 FA in Wadi Rum, Jordan… big sends in South America, Pakistan and Nepal… first ascents in Siberia?! Wow! I gotta keep in touch with this badass, maybe I can learn a thing or two!

Well, folks, that time has come. We all get to learn a thing or two! I love working with other instructors and learning different ways of doing and explaining things. Really, really stoked to work with Heidi. Here’s the schedule:

Monday, December 6: Gym to Crag and Trad Basics
Thursday, December 16: Classic Cracks & Advanced Anchors
Friday, December 17: Big Wall Skills!
Tuesday, December 21: Self Rescue

To read more and to register, please visit www.climbwithroddy.com/clinics

Hope to see you out here in Joshua Tree this December! Feel free to email with questions: [email protected]

Address

6554 Park Boulevard
Joshua Tree, CA
92252

Telephone

+16502697089

Website

https://www.climbwithroddy.com/

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