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Leading the way...
Directed by internationally
recognized IFMGA licensed guide.
• Since 1994 •
one of the first climbing schools to become AMGA accredited.
• Since 2007 •
Accredited to the highest standards of the Professional Climbing Instructors Association who require
all staff to be trained and individually certified.
Marc Chalfoun arrives at Plaza Argentina on his way to the summit of Aconcagua, highest point in Western Hemishpere. Photo © Jon Tierney
Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School is a full service, year-round climbing school. We are committed to sharing our passion for the mountains with you throughout the seasons from the shores of coastal Maine to the peaks of the world's greatest ranges.
Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School offers a complete selection of beginner through advanced rock and ice climbing programs in our home area of Acadia National Park. AMGCS also provides instruction and guiding in the White Mountains, Baxter State Park, and in nearby Camden and Clifton, Maine. If you are looking for more adventure then consider a climbing, mountaineering or skiing trip to the western states, South America, Europe, Canada or Asia. Whatever your mountain dreams are, AMGCS can help you reach them!
Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School is an AMGA and PCIA accredited climbing school and is directed by Jon Tierney, an internationally licensed IFMGA mountain guide. All of our staff are friendly, seasoned climbers who have invested a great deal of time into professional training courses and certification exams to further insure you of a high quality and memorable experience with the utmost attention to your safety.
Acadia Mountain Guides is based on Mount Desert Island, home to Acadia National Park where dramatic cliffs and vertical granite walls rise from the sea to offer some of the best rock climbing and scenery in New England. For those interested in alpine climbing, nothing else in the east rivals the approach, setting and quality of routes on Katahdin - Maine's highest peak.
Our mission is to provide state-of-the-art instruction and guiding that maximizes your experience and minimizes physical and emotional risk and environmental impacts. We seek to continually develop and share cutting edge methods with our peers that improve the delivery of instruction to clients and that promote responsible guiding, recreational climbing and wilderness use.
Looking for outdoor equipment? Alpenglow Adventure Sports maintains a full selection of climbing and backpacking equipment, as well as ropes course and climbing wall supplies.
