We climbed with Front Range Climbing - and most importantly with our guide Ryan - at Garden of the Gods in August. None of us had done this type of climbing on 'real' rocks and not just on an inside climbing wall. Our group was a 7 year old boy - fearless and small, a 10 year old girl - athletic but not too daring, and 2 fairly fit parents who did not want to be showed up by their children. Not only was Ryan excellent at explaining what we should do and why, all the safety aspects, as well as coaching us through any rough patches, he did a remarkable job when my daughter actually froze at the top of the rope, burst into tears and would not come down. He calmly went up there, secured himself to her in a way that made her comfortable, and got her down. Not only did he do that with a lot of professionalism and calm, he was so encouraging that she agreed to go up again and this time down too. An absolutely great experience with really a great guide. Very professional! Can not rate this highly enough!