Utah Rock & Ice Climbing with The Backcountry Pros

Cottonwood Heights, Utah sits just southeast of Salt Lake City, serving as a gateway to some of the West’s finest climbing landscapes. The Backcountry Pros LLC offers a comprehensive suite of guided rock climbing, trad climbing, ice climbing, canyoneering, and ski mountaineering trips that showcase the diverse vertical terrain lining the Wasatch Mountains, Moab desert, and beyond.

Their extensive trip roster spans multi-day climbs on Moab’s Desert Towers—famous for their towering sandstone spires and tested crack systems—to the granite domes and cracks found at City of Rocks in southern Idaho. These areas demand technical proficiency and offer climbers the chance to push skills across trad and sport routes that range from moderate to expert pitch lengths.

In winter, the Wasatch Mountains transform into a playground for ski touring, ice climbing, and avalanche safety sessions taught with thorough mentorship options. Their detailed ice clinics and multi-pitch ice guiding leverage the region’s frozen waterfalls and alpine couloirs, providing a stark contrast to the summer’s warm sandstone challenges. Canyoneering adventures through Southern Utah’s slot canyons add a unique technical twist, blending rope work with desert navigation.

What sets The Backcountry Pros apart is their tailored approach, combining expert instruction with careful attention to gear, safety, and environmental stewardship. Handling everything from intro trad courses to advanced rescue techniques, their programs appeal to skilled climbers and motivated beginners alike.

For visitors wanting to tap into Utah’s climbing and backcountry ski culture, their headquarters in Cottonwood Heights positions climbers near world-class rock and snow while offering personalized access to some of the West’s most striking terrain. Whether the aim is to master crack systems on Desert Tower or test multi-pitch lines amid Wasatch ice, The Backcountry Pros bring knowledge, passion, and respect for the mountains to every trip.