Great day climbing with Daryl. He knew exactly which routes to pull me up after a long break from rock climbing. Got up a couple easy routes and topped out on two of the spires in the Cathedral Spires area. I gotta say the conversation was just as good as the summits. This was my first climb with a guide... More

We had a great time last July (2012). This was a last minute idea for our family and we didn't know if they could accomodate 3 more climbers, but Daryl found another guide to come along and make it happen! It was so much fun - great instruction and great motivation to make it to the top of each route.... More

Our guide, Tony Schwarts, did an excellent job both on route selection and instruction on our recent trip. I wholeheartedly recommend this outfit, very skilled and friendly people.

A great family rock climbing trip last week with my wife and two tween kids. Chris was an awesome and safe guide and chose just the right challenge so that everyone could reach the summit. Highly recommended

These guys know their stuff when it comes to technical rock climbing! Our instructor Chase did a great job with instructing while at the same time maximized safety. It had been several years since I had done any technical climbing and I was very impressed with the instructors ability to communicate the important techniques and procedures to insure a safe... More

My friend and I took this class last Saturday in the Black Hills and really enjoyed re-learning some things we had forgotten and learning some new things as well. It really invigorated us to start sport climbing again and very well may take the more advanced class again. Chase, our instructor, was a great guide to Rock Climbing and was... More

I booked a 6 hour private climbing lesson for myself, husband and 13 year old son. we had no climbing experience, but Chris our guide was EXCELLENT. he made us feel safe and comfortable. we spent the morning doing some fun climbs getting used to the rock, the equipment and learning to belay. by the afternoon, we were ready to... More

Our family (myself, wife, 7 yr. old boy) just returned from our first visit to the Black Hills. The list of possible activities there is huge but a climbing class with Sylvan Rocks better be at the top of the list. We had no climbing experience and these guys taught us all the basics in a very fun and exciting... More

I had made a goal of reaching the summit of Devils Tower years ago and decided to schedule a summit attempt with another climbing guide (big mistake). I took classes and spent months practicing in a local climbing gym to prepare. The 2-day DT summit training was shortened down to one 4-hour session. The other guide would give me a... More