Do I need a guide for my first time rock climbing?

Do I need a guide for my first time rock climbing?

Daniel Wade (Rock Climbing Manager) gives expert video advice on: Why is rock climbing so popular?; How much does rock climbing cost?; What are the different types of rock climbing? and more...

A guide is a great way to get started in rock climbing if you don't have anyone else to teach you how. There are actually really good local guide services probably everywhere in the United States. Where you can take a class for under $100 and have somebody set up the anchors for you and shows you the basic movement on rock. It depends. Some people look at guide services as instructional and some look at taking guide services out, either because they can't or don't want to learn the skills to do it themselves. There are different levels of classes. You can hire a guide to just go out and climb outside. You're not going to learn anything. You're just going to climb and relax. Or you can hire a guide to actually learn skills. Yes, so I think guiding is a noble profession. The guys really know what they are doing.