My children, 14 and 11, and I had indoor climbing experience, maybe 5-6 times a year for 2-3 years. We booked this climb as part of our Out West vacation, and it was our first outdoor rock climb. Our guide Logan was early to our climbing time and so we got geared up right away. The equipment was almost BRAND NEW and very well cared for the entire day. Before we knew it, we were doing the Silver Spoon slab climb. Logan was great with my kids and was incredibly positive and encouraging the whole day. He also made Safety a top priority by double checking our tie-ins and harnesses frequently. He filled us in on lots of the park geology and climbing history. He let my daughter, slightly more advanced, learn to 'read the rock" and mostly let her choose her own paths, jumping in to help only when she needed it. He gave my son more encouragement and lots of suggestions throughout the climb. He did a good job of choosing routes that we could successfully accomplish, but also challenged us to learn new techniques. We could have stayed all day! Garden of the Gods was a great place to do our first outdoor climb, and there's no one who I would have trusted with my kids more than Logan!