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BREAKING NEWS:  We have dates available for rock climbing in Joshua Tree between October 13-19, 2013. Trip to Boulder, CO October 21-26.  Sign up ASAP, space is limited!

Ragged Mountain Guides is owned and operated by long time climbing instructor and guide Matt Shove. For over 10 years, Matt has provided guided climbs and climbing instruction to people of all ages and from all walks of life. We specialize in human powered adventures.

Ragged Mountain Guides offers full spectrum professional climbing instruction and guided climbs in the rock, ice, and alpine disciplines. We offer American Mountain Guides Association training courses and examinations in the AMGA Climbing Instructor disiplines. We specialize in technical skill training as well as rescue solutions for professionals and agencies. We also offer land navigation instruction and guided hikes. We can provide all of the newest and best technical equipment, including Scarpa Inverno Mountaineering boots!

We are based in central Connecticut’s Traprock region, and operate daily in the Gunks (Shawangunk Mountains) of New York, and in New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Valley. We offer rock and ice climbing and mountaineering trips into the Adirondack Park in upstate New York, and ice climbing in the Catskills.

We are pleased to coach you into reaching your goals, often surpassing them. Begin your adventure today!

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Ragged Mountain Guides is currently permitted to operate daily at Ragged Mountain in Connecticut, the Mohonk Preserve (the Gunks) in New York, White Mountain National Forest, Joshua Tree National Park, and has access to commercial permits on federal lands nationwide (places like Red Rock Canyon, Denali National Park, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, and Rocky Mountain National Park).  We are licensed to operate in the Adirondack Park and Catskills Park in New York.