The Gym to Crag course is for climber who have been climbing indoors and have already the basics skills of moving on a wall either bouldering or rope climbing. Rock climbing is very different from indoors climbing that’s why we will focus on all aspects involved on outdoor climbing for you to be able to climb with autonomy.
Gym to Crag focus on two main aspects: climbing in a new surface and rope management plus safety skills. Over the minimum of two days we will work this two main subjects switching from one to the other to make the course more dynamic and enjoyable.
Another important thing about this course is that you will have the possibility to climb on different types of rock, conglomerate and limestone. It’s and excellent opportunity to practice all different sorts of climbing: slab, steep, crack, dihedral and different types of holds. This will allow to quickly progress and improve your confidence climbing on the rock.
The main goal of the course is that you confidently lead climb outdoors. This will include lead belaying, setting anchors and cleaning routes. We will also work on little tips that makes things easy and safer while climbing outdoors.
SKILLS TAUGHT:
Climbing gear and knots
Top rope and lead belaying
Anchor manoeuvres
Route cleaning
Clipping and rope guiding
Bailing a route
Climbing falls
Progression techniques and body position
Safety tips
ACCOMMODATION:
The accommodation is included in the price, you will be staying in Siurana Climbing House a beautiful house in Cornudella de Montsant. The little village of Cornudella de Montsant has groceries, restaurants and bars so you can organize the meals as you prefer.
The house has a nice garden where you can relax after the climbing days. You can park right in front of the house which is very convenient.
Wine and olive oil is very big in the area and they produce high quality products. There is the possibility to visit vineyards and oil mills.
TRIP DURATION
3 days
(More or less days can be done, just ask!)
LEVEL REQUIRED
Indoor climbing experience, any level
(minimum V/5.9 recommended)
TIME OF THE YEAR
All year round
PRICE PER PERSON
2 people 380€
3 people 290€
4 people 230€
PRICE INCLUDES
Guiding fee
Personal insurance
Climbing gear (Harness, helmet, quickdraws, belaying device, rope)
2 nights accommodation on a beautiful house
Photos taken by the guide
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My partner and I spent two days climbing with Marc in Catalonia and loved the experience!Marc is a great guide: very knowledgable and patient. He drove us to another area to avoid the rain and stayed climbing till late, so we got the full day of multi-pitch climbing.He also recommended a lot of local routes and climbing areas with different features, so we will definitely come back!
Marc was an amazing guide! He lead me up my first multi-pitch climb in Montserrat. He made me feel very comfortable and safe the entire time. After completing the climb, he also helped me complete my first couple lead climbs.
We spent a day sport climbing with Marc in Montserrat and had a terrific time. In addition to guiding us to routes ideally matched to our skill level, he was also a super nice person to spend a day with. He clearly loves what he does and we can’t recommend him highly enough.
I highly recommend Marc as a climbing guide! My wife and I have booked a four day multi-pitch climbing and it was fantastic! Marc has chosen beautiful routes that fit our level, teached us how to build/clean stations, how to rappel and other climbing best practices. During climbing he was very positive and helpful, always double checked our gear, placed additional quickdraws in difficult route segments and he took a lot of great photos of our climbing. We had a bad weather forecast for all 4 days of our trip, but Marc managed to find warm and dry spots to climb in these conditions. Marc also told us a lot of interesting things about Catalonia and best places to climb there. Thank you Marc for an amazing experience!
I had a great day doing my first multi pitch with Marc in the Montserrat region. We went to a beautiful sunlit route featuring dihedral and cracks and to avoid the winter cold and during and after the climb he imparted a lot of multi pitch wisdom which i will take with me for future climbs. He was happy to discuss anchor systems and answers any doubts that I had right up until the sunset was more or less setting!
Marc Vilaplana Traveria
TÈCNIC SUPERIOR D'ESPORT EN ESCALADA
+34 686 212 769
info@marcvilaplana.com
