Great guiding experience with Doug! Felt very comfortable and safe while heading up devils tower…highly recommend Sylvan rocks and would love to climb through them again!
Black Hills Rock Climbing Adventures
This is a tremendous experience. We took a group of 6 adults and 5 young children ranging in age from 5-8 and everyone climbed. Jeff and Brandon were kind, patient and encouraging. They were firm with anything regarding safety. This is a wonderful opportunity for the children to experience of sense of accomplishment and personal responsibility. The area of Sylvan Lake is a majestic background for what was an experience we will never forget.
My son and I did an introductory climbing day a couple of years ago with Sylvan Rocks. That day made my son fall in love with climbing. Last week, we returned for a three-day climbing session, and it was even better than the first. Our guide Shankar gave us three amazing days that culminated in my son's ascent of Spires 2 and 3 of the Cathedral Spires in Custer State Park. He was patient, good-humored, and laser-focused on safety while dealing both with my beginner's mistakes, and with my son's need for technical training. While he pushed me to stretch my limits, there was never any point at which I felt it was inappropriate. And, we got to the top of the "Aquarium." On top of all that, Shankar's just a really cool guy. I feel that we got more than our money's worth out of this experience, and we will be back to climb again with Sylvan Rocks.
