Sunrise Mountain Guides
Sunrise Mountain Guides
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Located at the foot of Mt. Mansfield, Vermont highest peak, Sunrise Mountain Guide’s is the authority in outdoor recreation, in Stowe Vermont, Sunrise Mountain Guides provides local, experienced, highly trained and certified guides to connect people with our abundant natural resources through Rock and Ice climbing, Hiking, Trail Running, Snowshoeing, XC, AT and BC skiing. With safety as our number one priority, Sunrise Mountain Guides will introduce, educate and encourage discovery of the Vermont “Mountain lifestyle”.
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Craig M
Bethesda, MD6 contributions
Aug 2020
My three kids (6, 7, and 10) and I had an incredible adventure with Sunrise Mountain Guides. Communication in advance of our rock climbing introduction was responsive and I greatly appreciated Alex's counsel to adjust our timing so that we would have less wet climbing conditions and a better experience. Alex and Walt made what could have been an intimidating experience fun for each child, all at different levels of skill and enthusiasm. We felt safe, secure, and encouraged throughout our Stowe climbs. My kids had no idea in advance how lucky they were to have instructors teaching mountaineering at the highest levels to military special forces and rescue services.
Written August 23, 2020
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Jeanne Z
Ellington, CT8 contributions
Jun 2020
If you are interested in learning more about mountaineering or mountains in general, you need to check out Sunrise Mountain Guides. Our guides, Alex and Walt were extremely knowledgeable and answered our many questions about mountain climbing, mountains and Vermont. They were incredibly patient and encouraging, and went out of their way to accommodate us. By the end of our “lesson” we had all summited and our kids (18 & 15) successfully climbed (in varying degrees of difficulty) several times. This was a unique experience we wlll remember forever! Loved every second. Can’t recommend Sunrise Mountain Guides enough!
Written June 20, 2020
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John T
1 contribution
Jan 2023
What an amazing adventure! We had a wonderful guided snowshoe adventure. Milan called us ahead of time to see exactly what we had in mind and gave us suggestions. He was amazing. The views were incredible. We are first-time snowshoers, and he led us through every step.
Written January 25, 2023
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j m
Davie, FL19 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
Had a great time getting to know Vermont with this company! Went out with Stuart who knows basically everything about the Vermont outdoors. Not limited to ice climbing or snowshoeing, if you have a request, they can do it! This was very helpful especially since other outfitters were booked up for the holidays. Was worth the money and we highly recommend!!
Written January 2, 2020
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Rob H
5 contributions
Mar 2020 • Family
Wow what a day! Went out with Greg and Walt and had a blast. My daughter (11) and I ice climbed and have never done it before. Greg and Walt are exceptional leaders, coaches and teachers. We really enjoyed ourselves today and will be back!
Written March 6, 2020
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Anthony O
1 contribution
Feb 2019 • Solo
No one answers the phone. You can try email, But Greg will email you back when ever he feels like. Terrible communication!! Do yourself a favor and find a reputable and professionally operated company.
Written February 25, 2019
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Bill B
Bolton Valley, VT1 contribution
Dec 2019
Hi: After watching "Running with Bear Grylls" on tv, I decided to search for a local guide for an intro. I contacted a local indoor climbing gym, Sunrise Mtn Guides (SMG) and one other outdoor guide company. Alex at SMG's responded right away. We talked on the phone, I followed up with questions by text, another phone call, more text questions. Alex was always quick to respond and answer all my questions. I'm somewhat OCD and began researching climbing gear and asked Alex questions about gear selections. He advised me to hold off on any gear purchases until we'd had our first intro session which turned out to be great advise! We met for our session geared up and headed out to the wall. Alex was patient, informative and geared our session to exactly what I wanted to experience. I'm definitely going back in the Spring and bringing my girlfriend! I highly recommend!
Written December 13, 2019
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nathanchase
Winter Garden, FL98 contributions
Mar 2019 • Family
Our family of four (2 adults, 2 kids, 8 & 10) went ice climbing with Sunrise Mountain Guides. While my son and I actually climbed, my wife and daughter came with us for the snowshoeing hike up to the ice.
Everyone was friendly and safety focused, extremely patient with us (we're Floridians, but we were up for the adventure!), and helped us each step of the way to ensure we had a great experience ice climbing for the first time.
This was the most intense tour we took during our time at Stowe, but we're all so glad we did it!
The ice cave at the pitch near Smuggler's Notch that we climbed at was incredible. The hike up to the pitch was picture perfect as the snow covered the ground and the trees all around us.
If you're in Stowe, you owe it to yourself to go with Sunrise and make some amazing memories!
Everyone was friendly and safety focused, extremely patient with us (we're Floridians, but we were up for the adventure!), and helped us each step of the way to ensure we had a great experience ice climbing for the first time.
This was the most intense tour we took during our time at Stowe, but we're all so glad we did it!
The ice cave at the pitch near Smuggler's Notch that we climbed at was incredible. The hike up to the pitch was picture perfect as the snow covered the ground and the trees all around us.
If you're in Stowe, you owe it to yourself to go with Sunrise and make some amazing memories!
Written March 24, 2019
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Nathan,
Thank you for the great review! I really enjoyed guiding you and Cameron on your first ice climb. Well done! Hope to see you and your family again soon.
Cheer,
Written March 25, 2019
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Karen C
Stowe, VT57 contributions
Aug 2018 • Solo
Instead of taking a short vacation we decided to "staycation" in Stowe and try something new. We were assured by the guides that we would succeed at Rock Climbing. Dennis and Greg were outstanding leaders; very encouraging, coached us on technique and taught us the basics of the sport. All three of us had a fantastic time trying different parts of the rock face and repelling. I would trust my vacation experience with these guides for hiking, rock climbing or ice climbing as they are extremely knowledgeable and just great fun to be with.
Written August 10, 2018
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Dave K
Clermont, FL42 contributions
Dec 2017 • Family
Had a blast ice climbing in Smuggler's Notch. Our guide Greg took us on a very exciting ice climbing trip. What a great first experience trying out ice climbing. Greg made sure we were safe and had a good time. His climbing knowledge and tips and pointers made this a great introduction to ice climbing. I would definitely recommend Sunrise Mountain Guides.
Written December 31, 2017
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