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Muskoka Mountainworks.

Guided rock and ice climbing plus tiered instructional workshops across southern Ontario's granite cliffs and ice formations.

Muskoka Mountainworks
01 — About

The brief.

Muskoka Mountainworks runs guided rock and ice climbing and instructional workshops across southern Ontario, including Muskoka, Haliburton, Madawaska, Bancroft, and the Niagara Escarpment. Guided rock days on lakeside granite run as half-day (4 hours) or full-day (8 hours) outings, with provided helmet, harness, climbing shoes, ropes, anchors, and belay devices; winter full days add ice tools, mountaineering boots, and crampons. A four-tier workshop progression moves climbers from Apprentice (belaying, technique, knots, hazards, Leave No Trace) through Journeyman (natural, mechanical, and ice anchors, rappelling) to Craftsman (sport, trad, aid, multi-pitch, mixed and lead ice climbing), with Custom sessions for gym-to-crag transitions, fear management, and targeted skills. A signed waiver is required via CleverWaiver.

02 — Programs

6. ways in.

  1. 01

    Guided Rock Climbing

    For: Groups of 1–6, all experience levels

    Guided days on Ontario's lakeside granite cliffs with provided helmet, harness, climbing shoes, ropes, anchors, and belay devices. Outings may include paddling, swimming, and tent camping.

    Half day (4 hrs) from $119 pp; full day (8 hrs) from $159 pp

  2. 02

    Guided Ice Climbing

    For: Groups of 1–6, all experience levelsWhen: Winter

    Winter guided days on Ontario ice formations with provided helmet, harness, ice tools, mountaineering boots, crampons, ropes, anchors, and belay devices. May include snowshoeing across lakes and forests.

    Full day (6 hrs) from $199 pp

  3. 03

    Apprentice Workshop

    For: Beginners

    Foundational rock and ice course covering belaying, climbing technique, commands, basic knots, outdoor hazards, Leave No Trace ethics, guidebooks, etiquette, and risk awareness.

  4. 04

    Journeyman Workshop

    For: Intermediate climbers

    Anchoring-focused course covering natural and mechanical anchors, two- and three-point and ground anchors, rappelling, traditional gear anchors, winter and ice anchors, and alpine techniques.

  5. 05

    Craftsman Workshop

    For: Advanced climbers

    Lead-focused course covering sport, traditional, and aid climbing, top-rope solo, multi-pitch, dry tooling, mixed climbing, and lead ice climbing for self-directed climbers.

  6. 06

    Custom Workshop

    For: All levels

    Targeted sessions built around specific goals such as gym-to-crag transitions, fear management, photography access, and individual skill development.

03 — Notable

Worth knowing.

  1. 01Guided rock climbing runs half-day (4 hrs) from $119 pp and full-day (8 hrs) from $159 pp for groups of 1–6.Source ↗
  2. 02Guided ice climbing is a winter full day (6 hrs) from $199 pp.Source ↗
  3. 03Workshops are tiered as Apprentice, Journeyman, Craftsman, and Custom.Source ↗
  4. 04Operates across Muskoka, Haliburton, Madawaska, Bancroft, and the Niagara Escarpment.Source ↗
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AER’s guide to Muskoka Mountainworks · Compiled from www.muskokamountainworks.comLast verified 2026-06-02