Arizona Climbing Guides
Arizona Climbing Guides has a passion for adventure. Discovering the outdoors can be transformative and give deeper meaning to your life. That’s the driving force behind our mission: MENTORSHIP. If we can help someone become the explorer they envision for themselves, then we have been successful. Whether you want to learn to rock climb, descend a technical canyon, or want to learn the skills to get up big multi-pitch climbing objectives, Arizona Climbing Guides is there to help you along your journey.
When it comes to pushing your limits it’s important to know that you are in good hands. Our guides are backed with American Mountain Guide Association certification, the gold standard for climbing guides worldwide.
Meet our Guides
Jayci Ferrimani
AMGA Certified Rock Guide
Jayci started his journey near his childhood home near Estes Park, Colorado. It wasn’t until leaving home and attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston that he realized his true calling was not in music but in climbing in the outdoors.
Since then, Jayci has been devoted to climbing. His journey has brought him many places from frozen waterfalls, to big desert walls. Jayci is a certified Rock Guide and has attended an AMGA Alpine Guide Course. His passion is helping others in pursuit of their path in the art of climbing.
Alexis Finley
AMGA Certified Rock Guide
“My first memory of climbing was on the slabs of Tuloumne Meadows with a rope tied around my waist with my dad and uncle. I started guiding technical climbing on the sea cliffs of Acadia National Park in 2005. Since then I’ve guided in Maine, New Hampshire, Quebec, Arizona, California and Mexico.
I’m an American Mountain Guides Association certified Rock Guide and a Single Pitch Instructor for the AMGA. When I’m not climbing I can be found woodworking, traveling to surf, mountain biking and loving on my wife and two kids.“
TJ Aguilera
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
and Apprentice Rock Guide
As a Tucson native, nothing brings TJ more joy than guiding people through Arizona’s unique desert landscape. Whether its hiking, biking, running or climbing, he is always psyched to be outside exploring with new friends. He spent the last six years developing his professional guiding skills working as and adventure guide.
TJ is currently pursuing his AMGA rock guide certification. He has been climbing off and on since grade school. Out of all the places TJ has traveled, Tucson remains his favorite place to climb and hike. The beauty of the southwest is captivating and he can’t wait to share it with you.
Jake Peters
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
and Apprentice Rock Guide
Jake began exploring the mountains while growing up in Colorado. He found his passion for rock climbing after taking a course in Boulder, CO. After that, climbing and the outdoors took over his life, eventually leading him to pursue a degree in Adventure Education at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO.
Since then, Jake has guided and instructed rafting, backpacking, backcountry skiing, canyoneering, mountaineering, and rock climbing throughout the Southwest. Jake is an AAIRE course instructor and holds a Pro 1 certification from the American Avalanche Institute.
Brandon Goutung
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
Brandon was born with an itch to explore. Studying Russian, Botany and Microbiology changed his life’s trajectory, sending him to St Petersburg to achieve fluency. After a 2.5 year vision quest of hitchhiking, he landed a job for the National Park Service.
Brandon began his career as a climber in southern Arizona in 2010 and has since devoted his life to vertical pursuits. His passion is guiding and sharing what he loves about his home crags, returning all the hospitality he encountered and instilling a respect of our diverse desert landscapes.
Ben Ramsey
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
and Apprentice Rock Guide
Ben got his first taste of climbing at a gym in Huntsville, Alabama, where he grew up. But it wasn’t until years later, when he moved to Pinedale, Wyoming, to work as a small-town reporter for the local paper, that he started to pursue climbing as a regular part of his life.
Since that time, Ben has lived all around the Western United States, establishing new routes in Arizona and Utah. He is the owner of Bighorn Mountain Guides operating in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming. He holds an AMGA SPI, and is an AMGA apprentice Rock Guide.
Javan Edwards
When he began his first year of college at Northern Arizona University, Javan decided to take a climbing class as a last minute physical education credit. Immediately Javan became obsessed with the sport, taking on project after project on the limestone rocks of “The Pit” in Flagstaff Arizona.
What started as an obsession later turned into a new found passion for teaching in outdoor environments. With the goal of furthering his outdoor education career, Javan has since returned to his home town of Tucson in hopes of sharing his desire for climbing with anyone looking for adventure!
Ben Luedtke
Ben’s love for mountains and the great outdoors comes from growing up in the north woods of Wisconsin. His climbing career and endeavors started after moving to Portland, OR in 2017. Since then, Ben has travelled all over the United States and around the world pursuing his dreams.
More than anything, Ben loves learning more about his craft and sharing that knowledge with others. He is currently working his way through all of the courses in the AMGA Mountain Guide Program. Outside of work, Ben loves spending time with his fluffy companion, Echo, playing the drums, and participating in many different outdoor activities from trail running to ice climbing.
