Customised rock climbing courses in the Dolomites

A holiday in the Dolomites is the perfect chance to take up a new sport, like rock climbing. Maybe you always found it fascinating or even had a go but you feel that, perhaps, you are not yet fully competent to go out on your own. Summer in the Dolomites is a climbers’ paradise. Everyone can find something up their street among these countless limestone crags, from the novice to the strongest of climbers. Here in the Dolomites we arrange intensive and customised courses, ranging from a minimum duration of 3 days to a maximum of 5.

The rock climbing courses we offer are two:

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WHEN AND WHERE?

Sport climbing courses can take place in Spring and Autumn among the Garda Lake crags or, alternatively, in the Summer in the high Dolomites valleys. Mountaineering courses and multi-pitch climbing courses should be organized during the summer period in the Dolomites or in mid-season in Lake Garda district.

CUSTOMISED PLAN

All our activities are customised depending on your wishes and circumstances:
1) Please send us an email. Besides dates and preferred destinations (if you already have some), briefly tell us something about your prior experience and general level of fitness. We will then put together a plan that fits your wishes and experience.
2) Choosing us means climbing together with local IFMGA guides, always up-to-date on the best choices given current rock and weather conditions.
3) Would you like to add in some other outdoor activities as well? Even if we don’t offer rafting, canyoning or paragliding, we will be happy to provide recommendations.

PROGRAMME TYPES

sport CLIMBING COURSES: centered around sport climbing itineraries

sport climbing basic
sport climbing advanced

EQUIPMENT

The guide can provide all technical equipment. To find out more about what to bring, please see the relevant page.

Program

SPORT CLIMBING COURSE

CLIMBING COURSE – BASIC

This course is mainly for beginners or people already competent but wants to gain even more and feel more self-sufficient in the sport. On the course, we will talk about positioning techniques and the range of movements that will aid our climbing. We will teach rope management skills and the correct operation of safety devices. The main aim of the course is to allow anyone ready for it to be the climbing leader.

WHERE. Always on single-pitches up to 30 metres high, at local cliffs easily reached in a few minutes walking or at an indoor climbing wall.

DURATION: The course very practical method will be customised according to participants’ needs. Nevertheless, we suggest a duration of around 3 to 4 days.

WHERE TO STAY: Hotel accommodation in Val Pettorina, or another valley upon request.

PARTICIPANTS: up to 6

HIGHLIGHTS:

Climbing technique:
– basic triangular progression
– rope management and quickdraw skills
– lead climbing
Climbing style:
Adapting our movements to the rock
Theoretical lesson:
climbing history and evolution, rules of the game
Equipment and safety chain
Self-improvement: video analysis and discussion.

CLIMBING COURSE – ADVANCED

The course is mainly for people with an intermediate climbing experience that wish to become more and more competent. On the course, we will go through more advanced positioning and movement techniques, we will go through some advanced topics for our rope-management and safety device skills to be top-notch. We will also talk about the psychological aspects involved in climbing training.

WHERE. Always on single-pitches up to 40 metres high, at local cliffs easily reached in a few minutes walking or at an indoor climbing wall.

DURATION: The course very practical method will be customised according to participants’ needs. Nevertheless, we suggest a duration of around 2 to 3 days.

WHERE TO STAY: Hotel accommodation in Val Pettorina, or another valley upon request.

PARTICIPANTS: up to 6

HIGHLIGHTS:

Climbing technique:
– advanced progression
– testing the limits: falling
– rotpunkt climbing
Climbing style:
Adapting our movements to the rock
Theoretical lesson:
climbing history and evolution, rules of the game
Equipment and comparison between shoes, quickdraw and rope types.
Self-improvement: video analysis and discussion.