Moab Desert Adventures

My friend and I decided to take a girls trip and do all of the fun stuff! She had never climbed before and Nate was great on getting us set up with Jay! Jay has a ton of experience and was very willing to teach and make sure we climbed safely! Super easy to get along with and funny. He made sure we had a fantastic time. Nate was very quick to get back to me to book our tour and made it a very easy smooth process even though we weren’t in the shop. Overall, we will use them again next time!

We connected with Nate & Moab Desert Adventures to give our 11 yr old a chance to experience rock climbing outside of a gym. HE LOVED IT!! Jay was an incredible guide... beyond professional and extremely experienced, he was super patient and laid back; let our son just do his thing and helped & encouraged him as needed. Looking forward to a return visit!! Thank you :)

My girlfriend and I reached out to MDA for an adventure. Nate talked us through Canyoneering and Climbing trip options. We chose climbing and did Ancient Art with Ed and had a blast. Ed was supportive and encouraging during our first multi-pitch route and tower climb. Would book with MDA again.

I often go through guiding companies for climbing trips (my friends don't climb). Moab Desert Adventures has been by far the best. I planned this trip 6 months ahead of time and Nate was super helpful. He recommended places to camp, gave me an honest break down of the climb I wanted to do (Ancient Art's Stolen Chimney). Part of my trip was outside of the Moab area, so Nate also recommended a guiding service that could help me. Plus guidebooks. Full of information that really made my trip great. Marie was my guide. She continued the tone that Nate set for me. She made me feel comfortable climbing the tower. She was very honest and safe while teaching me how they go about climbing towers. Marie is also very connected to the climbing culture. She obviously loves what she does, which brings a great energy to the climb. So much fun! I don't normally do reviews but they deserve it. This is the guiding company to go through if you are heading to Utah. Don't miss the towers!!

My boyfriend and I went climbing with Ed. We had such an excellent experience climbing outdoors for the first time. Ed was extremely knowledgeable, met us exactly where we were as climbers, and was encouraging the entire time. We both felt really safe and confident to take risks. He not only took us climbing but also gave us some valuable lessons on belaying and rock climbing techniques. We would highly recommend booking with Moab desert adventures!

Awesome climbing adventures at Ice Cream Parlor, Terma, Looking Glass Rock, and Ancient Art! Ed and Marie are fantastic guides, with a deep knowledge of the area, climbing expertise, and the ability to lead climbs that were both challenging and really fun.

So this 71 year old geezer with a passion for rock climbing found himself yearning to climb a desert sand tower this past April. I asked a well-respected, very highly rated canyoneering guide I know, who I should go to for towers, and he recommended Moab Desert Adventures. When a guide recommends another guide service, you know you're in for a good time. A quick glance at the MDA ratings and reviews confirmed that. Then once I spoke with Nate Sydnor, the owner, it quickly became obvious that this is a smart, high quality, professional operation which goes to great lengths to assure your safety and enjoyment. To determine the appropriate tower for my ability, Nate very wisely set up a half day of evaluation climbing with the most amazing expert guide, Ed Oak. We were joined by a friend of mine from back east, and the three of us had the best morning slab climbing on Ice Cream Parlor in Kane Spring Canyon, and my friend and I made the cut for climbing South Six Shooter the next day. Hot dang!! Ed Oak is the quintessential guide. Patient, caring, ultra-safe. And he doesn't just take you along, he makes you part of his team. As an educator, he freely shares his endless knowledge of our activity, the area, it's history, and an inspiring respect for the desert. Climbing both summits of South Six with Ed and my friend, Avi, was a privilege. An adventure of a lifetime. And while there was always just enough edginess to keep my attention, there was never a moment when I didn't feel 100% safe. A most heartfelt "Thank you!" to you, Ed, and to you, Nate, and to Moab Desert Adventures.

Moab desert adventures was personal and professional throughout the experience, from the booking all the way up through the climb. Nate lined me up to climb with Jay who was one of the best guides I have climbed with throughout my 15+ years of climbing. Not only did he get me to the top of the climb, but he taught me a few things along the way, and was enjoyable company. Would definitely book again.

Larry and MDA are the best! My friend and I visited Utah to do some hiking, climbing and canyoneering in Zion, Bryce and Moab the week before we had to be in Vegas for a conference. Moab was at the tail-end of our trip and we had just gone through a pretty taxing rental car issue when we arrived.. so needless to say we were seeking an escape. The town was really lovely, and we were looking forward to meeting with MDA for a climb up Looking Glass. We were introduced to Larry, the manager of operations and an accomplished adventure guide for the company. Larry was just a fantastic guy all around.. polite, funny, he kept us engaged through the whole experience, and even acted as tour guide for us so we could get a good sense of what Moab had to offer. Looking Glass itself was a phenomenal experience. I'm a first-time climber and my friend had some experience under her belt, but we are both in good shape and Larry briefed us on exactly what the demands were for the climb and what we were to expect. After a crash course in harnessing, belaying, and the ensuing climb, it didn't take us more than an hour to summit. Larry was a gem, helped us gather some great photos, and even took us along the scenic route back to show us different sites along the way. The experience was precisely what we were looking for, we wouldn't hesitate to book another tour with Larry again.

We had a great canyoning experience yesterday together with Moab Desert Adventures. Our guide Justin was highly knowledgable and had a great way of explaining how and what to do. So we were just with my son and myself and Justin and Luna, Justin's dog. We went into the mountains up to a point where we put on our wet suites and from there started our descent via waterfalls and cliffs. Highly recommendable

There are so many good things that I could say, but I'll just touch on a few. Nate was great, very prompt getting back to my emails, texts and calls. Very professional with an upbeat tune to his steps. Marie was our tour guide and she was nothing short of fantastic, awesome, excellent and all of the above. She was very knowledgeable about the surroundings and environment, she answered every question we asked and I didn't sense any BS from her answers. She had a great personality which made the hike to our destination enjoyable, there were no awkward silences and we didn't feel intimidated to speak to her which are signs of a great tour guide. I could go on and on, but bottom line is I would recommend this company and ask for Nate and Marie if you can.

I would highly recommend these guys. We did not plan ahead and we're booking at the last minute. Nate was great! He worked with my family and got us on a great hike with Marie. She was great, we had a fabulous time, it was so fun! I wasn't the greatest hiker but she worked with all the different levels of people in our fam. I can't say enough good things about Moab Desert Adventures. They'll show you places that you can't really find by yourself and make it a great adventure doing it!

Today's day trip was excellent. We finished much sooner than a full day but factor less travel time - only few minutea drive to trailhead, and I am a decent hiker - we made good time. It was simply cool seeing more arches, rappelling right next to one and hiking of the fins. I was warned we may get wet, all the fun. Overall highly recommend this outfitter. Thanks J for a nice light trek!

Employees need to learn about respect. Almost ran over a bunch of pedestrians on the side of the road, they were going 50 MPH on a dirt road that is limited to 15 MPH. When I held my hands up to slow them down they sped up intentionally. Not only did one of their employees do it there was a second company vehicle that passed us very dangerously. They are careless, disrespectful and selfish.

Easy to work with and guide was great. Would highly recommend and use again.

The perfect place for any level of climber to get their fix of Moab adventure. Everyone working there was experienced enough to make me feel safe, knowledgeable enough to bring my climbing to the next level, and nice enough to make me feel like an old time friend. If you go to Moab...I take that back... If you go to Utah, a half day dedicated to a uniquely-awesome MD Adventure is simply a must.

Great place to hook up with a guide to explore Moab with ropes. We took a half day canyoneering trip to Morning Glory arch. We did two rappels, 70 and 115'. Our 13- year old daughter was nervous at first but ultimately loved it. Ask for Joe as your guide, guarantee to have a blast. He is a sponsored professional rock climber.

Super rad people. I did their 3 day splitter clinic on my first visit to Indian Creek. Got a ton of practice on cracks of all grades. All the guides are great teachers and just fun to hang out with. Our clinic consisted of climber from a wide range of climbing abilities. Some people had only been outdoors twice. Others had years of experience. They where able to make sure everyone learned at their level. I'll likely bring a bunch of friends back next year.

Awesome place! Great guide jay was really experienced and friendly. Nate was the owner was very cool too. I would recommend going to this place for your adventures at Moab.

We used Moab desert adventures for a repelling trip for my family. Nate and Jay were awesome. Jay had to repell my daughter down the moutain as she was too afraid. But she even enjoy that. Thanks for making our trip to Moab special.