I'm going up to North Adams over the weekend and wondering if there's any quality guides around the area.

patb

I hope you're looking for rock, not asking to be guided up Greylock. I don't think there's enough demand to support a local guiding service, but there are probably local climbers who are also qualified guides. I bet the Purple Cows have an outdoors club which might be able to give you a lead, otherwise see if the usual guiding companies that serve larger destinations like the 'Dacks, the Gunks, or the Whites can offer any advice.

Looks like the best-known nearby crag is only fifty feet tall:

http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/Nort ... se_Ledges/

A map can be found here:
http://www.northquabbinwoods.org/entries/277

More details and suggestions for further reading here (speaking of college outing clubs):
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~doc/climbing/roseledges/

Thanks nartreb, exactly what I needed.

patb

If you are looking for rock guides, you can check out guide services from Southern NH. Art Mooney (mooneymountainguides.com) and Jim ("Shim") Shimberg (rhinoguides.com).