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Rock Climbing Courses - Sunny Climbing Holidays

An intense climbing vacation to a sunny place is a great way to progress in rock climbing while getting away on an active holiday. Our rock climbing courses are tailor made, fully organized holidays with outdoor instruction and lessons for private groups.

Whatever your ability level is, our UIAGM mountain guides and climbing instructors will help you progress efficiently towards the level of rock climbing you wish to attain. We strive to teach you all you need to know in order to accomplish your future climbing adventures independently and safely. We also aim to improve your skills so that you can take on bigger and harder objectives.

On these weeklong climbing holidays we go to sunny, easy to get to destinations where rock climbing can be combined with good food, rest days on the beach, and other outdoor activities like mountain biking and water sports.

Tailor made rock climbing courses

According to your individual experience and aspirations, your climbing course could include some of the following topics and activities:
- First enjoyable experience on the rock.
- Basic skills of rock climbing. Correct belying and leading bolted routes.
- Climbing multi-pitch routes. Building anchors, rappelling etc.
- Climbing on traditional gear. Placing your own protection.
- Rescue and self-rescue techniques.
- Rock climbing skills and performance.

Below are a few examples of great destinations for rock climbing courses. For your tailor made program (including other destinations worldwide) please contact us.

Photos: Climbing holiday SARDINIA, Climbing holiday COSTA BLANCA, Climbing holiday EL CHORRO

Sardinia, Italy

Thanks to its wild and spectacular rocky interior and coastline, Sardinia has developed a strong rock climbing culture. Great weather though out the year, high quality limestone, well maintained routes and the constant development of new climbing areas makes it a perfect destination for rock climbing courses and sunny holidays.

The mountainous island offers a wide variety of sport and adventure climbing. Many routes are generously bolted and great for starting to climb on lead and for developing multi-pitch skills.
You find excellent sport climbs on steep, slabby or vertical walls; climbing in massive caves, off the beaches or on high cliffs rising straight out of the sea.
Naturally protected adventure climbing we find in the limestone gorges. Big wall rock climbing, up to 400m on traditional gear is available at all levels.
Keen climbers also have the option of the seaside bouldering, and deep water soloing can be arranged for the brave!

The climbing holiday is based in Cala Gonone, a climbing town on the east coast of Sardinia. Other than rock climbing Cala Gonone has beautiful beaches, plenty of nice restaurants and cafés, and offers great snorkelling and diving among coral reefs.
Accommodation is arranged in apartments, hotels or camping. The area is children friendly and baby sitters can also be arranged.

Best time: September till June.

Ability: Beginner to advanced.

For cheap flights to Olbia or Alghero try ryaniar or easyjet

El Chorro, Spain

El Chorro is a national park situated 50km inland from Malaga. The area consists of a hugh gorge which offers adventurous rock climbing in a stunning scenery.
Above the canyon towers a sunny rock ridge containing several other limestone climbing crags that offer high diversity rock climbing.
There are over 650 bolted routes, single and multi-pitch. Everything from slabs to exceptionally overhanging routes are available at all grades between 5c and 8c.

We are staying at a charming little 'Finca' surrounded by orange and olive groves, which is run by and hosts mainly climbers. In the friendly atmosphere of the shared kitchen and hang-out place we meet like-minded people from all over the world.
Rest days in El Chorro we can organize kayaking, caving or mountain biking, or take a sightseeing trip to Malaga.

Best time: March – May and September – November

Ability: Intermediate to advanced.

One week climbing holiday including:
- 5 days of instructed climbing course.
- Accommodation at the 'Finca' in shared rooms or tents, 7 nights.
- Breakfast, lunch packages and dinners, 6 days. Cooking chores are shared.
- Rental car and gas.
- Common equipment, ropes and carabiners.

Look for cheap flights to Malaga with easyjet

Finale, Italy

The developments of climbing areas and mountain bike trails have exploded the tourism to this little town on the north Italian coast between Genova and Savona. In the surrounding areas of Finale Ligure there is more rock climbing than one can explore during a large number of holidays.

In Finale, the there are over a hundred “old-school” climbing sectors on vertical limestone looking like Swiss cheeses. Another hundred, well bolted crags with acrobatic climbs on tufas and overhangs, have recently been developed by the new generation of sport climbers in the neighbor valleys.

Finale Ligure has beautiful beaches and a pleasant shopping street. The central point of reference is however Finalborgo, the charming old castle. Here climbing days start with an Italian coffee at Bar Centrale and finish with a traditional meal at the Spaghetteria, followed by amazing ice creams.
Rest days from climbing can be spent on the beach, mountain biking or just eating pizza and ice cream…

Best time: April till November.

Ability: Intermediate to advanced.

Close airports are Turino, Milano or Genoa.

Climbing courses can also be integrated with our rock climbing expedition to Madagascar.

We also offer rock climbing in Chamonix; climbs on the impressive granite spires of the Mt Blanc massif and in the Aiguille Rouges, as well as multi-pitch climbs on the incredible limestone of the Aravis.

More reading about previous alpine rock climbing trips, courses and holidays; guest testimonials, and other useful information in the Rock Climbing blog category.