About Us

About Us

Why Choose Skaha Rock Adventures Ltd?

  • Longevity - Skaha Rock Adventures Ltd. is the BC Interiors' premier rock climbing school, providing unparalleled instruction and guiding services since 1993.
  • Experience - Russ Turner, owner/lead ACMG Guide has 44 years of instructional experience in ski, mountain and rock Guiding disciplines. He has been an Instructor/Examiner for the Thompson Rivers University Adventure Studies - Guide Training program for the past 15 years.
  • Professionalism - Our experienced Guides are certified, professional members of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides.
  • History - We have delivered close to 60,000 client days of training since 1993.
  • Safety - We have an impeccably clean safety record.
  • Value - Our programs are guaranteed to run with a minimum of three participants (unless you prefer a Private or Semi-Private course), providing you with outstanding, personalized training for the best value possible.
  • Personalized Service - We are fastidious about each and every Guests' experience. For example, all of our helmets are sanitized each and every day they go into the field while all of our ropes are washed every 3-5 days for cleanliness.
  • Training Sites - Skaha Rock Adventures has invested 4,300 volunteer hours developing new climbs and superb training sites for each specific training program we offer. These are now recognized as some of the best training sites in North America.
  • Penticton Chamber of Commerce - 2022 Business Excellence Award Nominee - Business Leader of the Year
  • Grant Thornton LLP Thompson Okanagan Business Excellence Awards - 2022 Finalist This Award celebrates exceptional contributions to Penticton's tourism and hospitality sector.
  • Trip Advisor Travellers' Choice Award Winner 2022 Reviews from millions of Tripadvisor travellers place Skaha Rock Adventures Ltd. in the top 10% worldwide!
  • Penticton Chamber of Commerce - 2021 Business Excellence Award Nominee - Hospitality This Award celebrates exceptional contributions to Penticton's tourism and hospitality sector.
  • Trip Advisor Travellers' Choice Award Winner 2021 Reviews from millions of Tripadvisor travellers place Skaha Rock Adventures Ltd. in the top 10% worldwide!
  • Climbers Access & Community Service - As an active supporter of Pentictons' climbing community since 1993, we continue to be an effective member on committees in order to help preserve climbers' access to Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park.
  • Skaha Climbers' Association - Russ Turner is on the Board of Directors (under the umbrella group CASBC - Climbers' Access Society of BC).
  • Weather Conditions - Skaha Bluffs & Cathedral Lakes Provincial Parks boast the driest weather conditions and the longest rock and alpine climbing seasons in Canada.
  • Group Adventure Training - We specialize in teen group and corporate adventure training to include rock climbing, high angle ropes courses, backpacking and alpine rock climbing programs.