Small Cliffs Guiding LLC


About Us

5.0 (32 reviews)
Small Cliffs Guiding is a Climbing and Hiking guiding company operating in Connecticut and the greater northeast. We specialize in Climbing instruction and experiences for climbers of all skill levels and experiences. We offer private and group courses providing both experiences and instruction for climbers and enthusiasts. We also offer guided hiking and backpacking instruction and trips throughout the Northeast!

Est. 2024

Contact Us

+1 304-620-6463

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White Mountain National Forest #153

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Reviews

5.0 (32 reviews)

Trip: Full Day Private Climbing

Guide: Andy S.

Andy is an EXCELLENT guide, very knowledgeable and supportive for helping build confidence wherever you are on your climbing journey, and happy to adapt curriculum to whatever you want most, or what he thinks you can benefit from. I did a full day and the 8 hours truly flew by!

By Melia A. on June 25, 2026


Trip: Full Day Private Climbing

Guide: Andy S.

We had a great time with Andy. He hand picked some great routes for our climbing abilities. He was a positive and encouraging. I highly recommend him as a great climbing guide.

By Martin S. on June 15, 2026


Trip: Pitches and Pints!

Guide: Alex E.

This was my second outing with Small Cliffs Guiding. As a new climber, I found every guide is extremely knowledgeable, helpful, and incredibly patient with novices like myself. Climbing with them has been a positive experience and a huge encouragement to keep learning and understanding how to get better.

By Alan W. on June 08, 2026


Trip: Sport Climbing Class

Guide: Samuel S.

Andy and Sam are great guides. They made sure they knew what the participants wanted to get out of the class, and they covered everything. They answered all our questions and got us climbing on the routes we wanted to climb. We had a great time and learned a ton. Thanks Andy and Sam! Looking forward to the next time we climb together.

By Justin G. on May 03, 2026


Trip: Sport Climbing Class

Guide: Samuel S.

Excellent trip. SCG was communicative in the lead up, and Sam was an excellent guide. His instructing was clear, supportive, and genuinely helpful. I had a great time and walked away feeling more knowledgeable and confident. Would absolutely recommend this to anyone interested!

By Daniel C. on April 28, 2026


Trip: 1/2 Day Intro to Climbing

Guide: Alex E.

Great guide, great experience

By Florian K. on April 20, 2026


Trip: 1/2 Day Private Climbing

Guide:

Very informative with a ton of useful information for anyone either in need of a refresher or who anticipates the need for competence dealing with unexpected challenges on the cliff. Andy made the steps clear and concise and built on each skill while explaining how they are interchangeable for a particular situation.

By Jim M. on April 07, 2026


Trip: Mt Washington Winter Ascent

Guide: Andy S.

It was a great trip, guide was extremely knowledgeable and friendly

By Thomas M. on March 29, 2026


Trip: Private Winter Climbing

Guide: Andy S.

Andy was super comforting and got me out of comfort zone in a safe and controlled environment. Highly recommend!

By Adam R. on March 22, 2026


Trip: Mt Washington Winter Ascent

Guide: Andy S.

Andy was all you could ask for when booking a guide. He made sure every person succeeded regardless of skill-set. He’s a gritty, enthusiastic, awesome guy and will be booking again next season for Mt. Washington once again. He says “did we make smart choices or did we get lucky”, meaning he always puts the safety of the group first.

By James K. on March 10, 2026