CLIFFHANGER NEWS

Avery landed in Joshua Tree and began working for Cliffhanger Guides in 2019 as the full time office admin. With over 7 years of experience working in the recreation industry and in the small business realm, she loves...

Danielle Johnson grew up between Southern California and the mountains of western North Carolina. She is proud of her Filipino roots and has dedicated much of her time to guiding and teaching for affinity programs such as Flash Foxy, Davidson College, North Carolina...

Max first started venturing into the hills around the Northwest as a junior in high school and was completely addicted by the time he got to college in 2005. After that, he knew that he wanted to work in the outdoors and in 2008,...

I fell in love the moment I saw the rock formations of the Hidden Valley campground, especially Intersection Rock. I watched someone climbing Overhang Bypass and was boiling over with stoke. Now a dirtbag refugee from my days as a designer in the tech industry, I’m...

In the Summer of 2021 we heard through the grapevine of an up and coming guide in our area, Matthew Pena. From our very first meeting, it was clear that he was a perfect addition to our team. Matt is a Coachella Valley native and spent his formative climbing years...

Stephen Roriston was born and raised in New Jersey and found his love for climbing 9 years ago while attending high school in New Hampshire. His love for the outdoors eventually led him to Prescott College to receive his Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science and...

Originally from Culpeper, Virginia, in a previous life Daniel graduated from the Naval Academy with a BS in aerospace engineering and a minor in Mandarin Chinese. He was commissioned as a Naval Aviator and flew the EP-3E Aries II from 2014 to 2020. Wow!! Now that he’s...

Skyeler started climbing over 20 years ago, became a wilderness guide in 2001, began guiding international trips in 2005, and instructed mountaineering courses for Outward Bound in 2011.He led the first-ever expedition to the Himalaya by an American Outward Bound...

Greg, Hobo Greg, or the Artist Formerly Known as Hobo Greg (if you’re not into the whole brevity thing), arrived in Jtree in 2017 after hitchhiking cross country from his home in New Jersey. Since then he’s pursued his passion as a climbing guide in JTNP and also at...