I just completed TMG's Mount Hood Silcox Hut Summit program (6/15-16). The staff at TMG were great making sure we had all the necessary equipment for every condition you might encounter on the mountain, including rental gear that was in great condition. They also make sure you have the necessary skills to safely climb the mountain and provide the instruction in an easy to understand and comfortable way. The Silcox Hut is an amazing surprise to this program by providing comfortable and surprisingly luxurious accommodations for being situated halfway up a mountain! The "hut keeper" Steve was not only welcoming and an amazing host but an incredible cook providing delicious and varied dishes. Our guide, Max, was a knowledgeable, helpful and very patient person. His professionalism and experience were evident throughout the trip and made sure we made it safely to the summit and back down. I would specifically ask for him when you book your trip! read more

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My climbing partner and I had a glorious, exhilarating climb up North Sister. We always climb with TMG with wonderful experiences in the past, and this time was no exception. It was a very challenging climb, but we always had perfect confidence in our guide, Geoff Lodge. We learned new climbing techniques and exceeded what we previously thought were our capabilities. We are two women (of a certain age but fit), and Geoff, and all of our other guides from TMG, have had tremendous confidence in us and gave us the tools and security to succeed. read more

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Just climbed Mount Washington with Phil and Lucas. We lucked out and had a beautiful day with spectacular views of the Sisters from the summit. Phil and Lucas are total pros and also a lot of fun to be around. They skillfully got us up and down safely on what is a pretty crumbly and sketchy climb. This was our first exposure to Alpine rock and we learned a ton. The communication with our group and the leadership was excellent. I would definitely recommend Timberline Mountain guides without hesitation. read more

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A truly top notch organization. I took a 3 day course with them, 2 days of skills class and the third day we climbed and summitted Mt. Hood. Our guide, Rodney was the epitome of professionalism with an impressive depth and breadth of knowledge and was very patient in teaching and fielding my "newbie" questions and gaffs. I came into the course with no mountaineering experience and leave looking forward to the next trip. On the day we climbed, the owner Pete did the same climb with his 11 year old son for the first time. From the top down, everyone I met in this organization clearly loved what they were doing and had both the skills and knowledge to get people to the summit safely. I highly, highly recommend this company for any of their mountaineering and/or rock climbing trips. Tonya read more

Completed the Mt Hood summit program with my brother and nephew and it was amazing. These guys are professional, courteous and very good at what they do. I highly recommend their service and worth the cost. Showed up the day prior to the summit attempt and completed about 6 hours of training and familiarization. Their rental gear is top notch, Black Diamond, Mammut, Scarpa, etc. All in very good condition. After training showed up around 1:30am to catch the Cat to the top of the Palmer lift. Reached the summit around 7:30am. We had three groups with each guide having 3 climbers. Our guides Geof, Brandon and Cliff were great. Thanks guys!!!! Hope to do another guided tour with them soon. read more

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I did a Mount Hood Summit climb program with TMG. I meet several guides and office staff that all displayed great professionalism and skill. My climb began at 1:00 am and I was doing great up till about 10,200 ft. I became sick and had to turn back about 4:30. The 3 guides never judged or pushed me to "Not let the group down". Even though I was VERY disappointed to not summit the guide gave me encouragement to try again and never made me feel like a loser. My guide on the way down, Brian was great. I think they run a quality program and deserve 5 stars. read more

I did a guided climb of Mt Jefferson with Timberline Mountain Guides on the weekend of Apr 27-28, 2019. I had a fabulous experience. And of course reaching the summit made it even better :) My guide was Gabe, a friendly professional with confidence-inspiring technical skills. Gabe was able to accommodate my request to squeeze this hard climb into two days, which was all the available time I had. The first day we hiked to our camp site below the West Rib at about 6,000'. We enjoyed fantastic views of the Cascades at our camp sites. Gabe melted snow and made hot water for our dinner. I was very hungry. I finished a large meal all by myself. We hit the sack early to have an alpine start the next day. We were on our way around 4:30am. I was a tough climb over steep slopes, pitch after pitch. Gabe belayed me on sections that were too steep for me, which was common occurrence throughout the day. Then we came upon the rime-ice covered summit block. It was stunningly beautiful and scary at the same time. Gabe found a way to reach the summit ridge slightly below the summit. He made it look easy. This pitch required using an ice tool in addition to the ice axe. I had never done it before. I did the best I could. Two or three times my axe gave way due to the ice not being hard enough. Thankfully Gabe was belaying me from the top. The last few yards to reach the summit also required exposed climbing, but it was much easier. Now my favourite part: we were standing on the summit with spectacular views of the Cascades in all directions!! We could see all major summits in Oregon, plus Mt St Helens, WA. I took many pictures. It would have been nice to stay there longer, but we had a lot of downclimbing to do. I was pretty tired when we got back to camp, but after a hard-won summit, it felt awesome. We packed everything and hiked back to the trailhead, taking us another 3 hours or so. We chatted with Gabe all the time. He's such a fun person to be with. He taught me several tricks about climbing, ropes, equipment. I also learned about other climbing opportunities in Oregon. I'd love to go back to Oregon and climb more. Thanks Gabe & Timberline Mountain Guides! read more

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I have climbed with Timberline Mountain Guides a number of times, including my first summit of Mt. Hood, and my first and last (only!) summit of Mt. Jefferson. I have also taken courses with them, including crevasse rescue, and traditional protection on low angle rock. These courses allowed me to take my climbing to the next level, and to safely lead successful teams on Hood, Baker, Rainier, North Sister, Three Finger Jack, Mt. Washington, and the Grand Teton. They tailored each course to fit the needs of me, my team, and the objective. I have nothing but the best things to say about the company and their guides. My experiences have been with Chris Wright, Jeff Lodge, and Pete Keane, and I have and would again trust any of them with my life. I know their other guides are equally awesome. I have stayed in touch, and they remain awesome. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions for me, a former client, but don't hesitate to book these folks for any climbs you have an eye on. read more

Just wanted to say thanks to Brandon and Lucas for an excellent climb on Friday, May 3 2019. Lucas did a great job with snow school on Thursday - he took his time explaining various techniques for snow travel and taught skills that I'll use on other trips (not just on Hood). When one member of our 6-person group had to turn around on summit day, Lucas and Brandon did a good job with a tricky situation to find 2 others to go down to maintain the 3-to-1 client-to-guide ratio. They were respectful, they asked for volunteers first, they didn't point anyone out, and overall did a professional job. When Lucas took the group of 3 down, I was lucky to be in the remaining group of 3 to make a summit attempt, and Brandon got us up there & back down safely. He wasn't cracking jokes during the technical sections, and he made it clear that those areas required our full attention. I had a wonderful time and I appreciate the work that you all do. Thank you. read more

My wife and I climbed Mt Hood with TMG and it was an exceptional experience. The guides are all professionals and highly experienced. They were able to smartly navigate hazards on the mountain including congested climbing routes. Our guide in particular did a great job at perceiving our limits as we pushed up the mountain and was able to make the route a little more challenging and fun. We will definitely be signing up for additional instruction and summits with TMG and you should too. read more

Elliot was great! Highly recommend using this company. We had a full day of intro to climbing at Smith. Great experience.

Climbing Smith Rock with 3 kids was an amazing experience and we owe it to our great climbing guide Wolfie, and Smith Rock Climbing School/Timberline Guides. Organized, professional, safe, personable, and fun. Everything you want in an adventure company with children and safety involved. From booking the trip through the climbing experience. Will do it again and would highly recommend it to experienced or inexperienced adventurers. read more

I'm disgusted with the unprofessional experience my fiancé and I had with Timberline Mountain Guides last week. We'd been planning our trip for a year and based our 2 week vacation on the climb dates. We booked the group summit program and were very excited! When we arrived at Timberline on Day 1 for the training course we were informed of the safety standards that Timberline follows and the need to maintain a 3:1 guide-to-climber ratio. With 9 climbers & 3 guides, if one person decides to turn back, 2 others will need to turn back too. Nowhere on the summit program webpage or registration form was this information provided but we were assured that this situation is rare. We completed the first day training course and were feeling confident. Both my fiancé and I had some rock climbing and iceclimbing experience with ropes, crampons and ice axes prior to the training and are very active. We were scheduled to begin our climb at 2 am however the Snow Cat that would take us to the top of the Palmer Ski Lifts was running late so we didn't get on our way till 2:30. We started our climb and it was difficult as expected, moving quickly until our 1st break an hr later. Upon taking a rest I mentioned that the first section was steeper than I anticipated, and when I took a drink of water, it went down the wrong way and I started coughing for a few minutes, struggling to catch my breath in the freezing air. Soon after it was brought to my attention that one of the climbers, a man with little to no climbing experience who was overweight and out of shape decided the climb was too hard for him to continue. The 3 guides got in a huddle and tried to figure out a solution. When it became clear there were no other guides on the mountain to take him back, they told our group they would need 2 volunteers. Everyone wanted to continue so no one volunteered, including 2 of the friends of the man choosing to turn back. The guides approached me and my fiancé and started questioning how I was feeling, saying I had complained of the difficulty and shortness of breath. I assured them that while yes the climb was difficult, I was feeling good and confident in my ability to complete the climb. I informed them of my fitness experience both the day before and on the application form, stating that I've completed several half marathons, climbed several high peaks including Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Fuji, along with several mountains in the U.S. I told them again I had no hesitations and that both my fiancé and I were prepared to continue. Back to the huddle the guides went and when they came back a few mins later I knew it wasn't good. They asked to speak to me in private but I told them they could say whatever they had to say in front of the group. They told me that I was a slower pace than the rest of the group (I'm not the fastest hiker but I heard minutes earlier that the group had been climbing at an above avg pace). However, it didn't stop there - I was humiliated and berated in front of the group, with the guides saying they weren't confident in my ability to continue. That if I did continue, it was only going to get steeper and should I choose to turn back before the summit, which they were confident I would based on my 1st hr of climbing, that I would ruin the climb for 2 more people. They also told me that once I reached the summit I had another 5,000 feet of elevation down, which I was clearly aware of, and I told them that I'm actually a fast climber on the way down, above an avg pace. There was no reasoning, even when I begged to draw numbers and said how unfair this was we had been saving for this trip for over a year. They didn't even give my fiancé the chance to continue, although he was likely the most fit climber in the group. They told us the climb was over for us and any complaints we had would have to be taken up with the office. This experience was completely devastating for both of us as it was a goal we had planned to accomplish together, and traveling from the east coast was a huge investment. At no point did we receive an apology or told of a refund. Once we got back to the lodge we received a call hrs later from an office manager. He apologized that we were turned back against our will and offered us a 1 year credit to come back. We told him that due to the fact that we are a 6 hour flight away and have an upcoming wedding that wouldn't be possible. He then offered us a refund on the entire amount we paid TMG. While this was better than nothing, it did not cover the costs we spent on our plane tickets, 3 nights of lodging, the $ spent on gear, our car rental or the car rentals in months leading up to the climb to get out of the city and train in the mountains. While the thousands of dollars we lost was painful, we both maintain the worst part was the way I was singled out and humiliated. We don't recommend TMG and will come back in the future with another company and highly encourage others to do the same. read more

Reached the summit of Mt. Hood with TMG. The guide, John, was incredible. I had considerable anxiety going into the climb, but John's calm demeanor and professionalism quickly quieted my worry. He expertly guided our group to the top and back without any glitches. I would highly recommend TMG, and especially John, for anyone looking for an experience of a lifetime. read more