Rocky Top Guides

Lookout Mountain, United States

5

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2 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 706-333-2089
Website:
rockytopguides.com
Address:
Lookout Mountain, TN 37350
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.9 miPoint Park Station
1.6 miSt. Elmo's Station
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Today

Today 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Lookout Mountain) 8:45 PM Monday, June 23, 2025

Business hours

Monday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Rock climbing guiding, training, clinics, and technique.

History

Established in 2010.

We’ve been guiding and teaching for other businesses like Alpine Skills International since 1992, but recently opened our own business when we moved to the incredible area of Chattanooga, TN.

Meet the Business Owner

James A.

Business Owner

Guiding career highlights include:

Mt. Shasta

North Peak

Mt. Whitney and Mt. Russell with a disabled client

Anchor Replacement Clinics

Temple Crag

El Capitan (led all pitches of Salathe, so technically this was a mock guided situation)

Running day camps for Alpine Skills International

Coaching for Rock Sport climbing gym in Reno, NV

Current mentor program: student improving from failing on 5.7 to leading 5 traditional 5.10a’s in 6 months

Currently, I hold AMGA Single Pitch Instructor and ISSA Fitness Trainer certifications.

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2 reviews of Rocky Top Guides

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Place rating: 5
Nashville, TN
Highly recommended — we had a great time with Rocky Top Guides on a day trip on Lookout Mountain. Both myself and my partner are experienced gym climbers, with a bit of outdoor leading experience and were looking for an introduction to Chattanooga-​area climbing as well as new techniques we hadn’t encountered in our limited outdoor climbing. James is a great teacher — he kept us engaged even when the other first-​time climbers were getting up to speed. Once the newbies had split for the day, he made us comfortable on some harder routes that were more in line with our experience level. He has a great wealth of experience, and we enjoyed his stories about climbing across the states.
Place rating: 5
Oswego, NY
Jim was hands down the best person we could have hoped for as a guide for first-​timers. I trusted him immediately because of his attention to detail and explanation of all of the safety techniques we would be using. On top of that he’s just a great guy to be hanging out with in the woods. I have to add that my girlfriend was scared of the 65 ft rappel that would start our climb and when she thought about quitting, Jim managed to get her through it with kindness, patience, and by providing a firm but not pushy challenge to follow through with the days plans. He’s truly an expert and I hope to climb with him again when we’re in town again.