Outdoor Adventure
Typical Rock Faces – Cutler Connaughton
Climbing Mountains & Descending Canyons
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he mountains are just a few steps from your front door in the Ridgway area. So, if you crave adventures that take you off the ground, you’ll find year-round opportunities for mountaineering and canyoning. For information on guides and outfitters to help book Know before You Go: adventures, see the guide and outfitter Canyoning and all forms listings in this Outdoor Adventure of climbing are technical section from page 26 to 37. sports that require knowledge and experience to ensure Peak Bagging safety. Check in with one The mountains around Ridgway of our local guide services are home to some of the classic who can teach you the ropes mountaineering routes in the United safely. You can also learn a States. A summit photo from the top lot by participating in the of our iconic 14-er, Mount Sneffels, Ouray Canyoning Festival in or less-explored peaks like Hayden, August, instructional clinics Chimney and Courthouse Mountain, at the OuRock! Festival in will be a treasured souvenir of your September, and the Ouray Ice trip to the San Juans (and the envy of Festival in January. all of your friends).
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2022 Official Visitor’s Guide RIDGWAY
Ice Climbing – Peak Mountain Guides
