Basque Country, 7 Day Guided Rock Climbing

Join IFMGA certified mountain guide Martin on a 7 day rock climbing adventure in the beautiful Basque country, where you will also get to enjoy some delicious local cuisine.

7 Days

Apr - Jun, Oct

High

Intermediate

Description

The famed Basque Country of northern Spain is a spectacular area that is well worth exploring. And over the course of 7 exciting days, you will get the chance to see a great deal of the region's ample natural beauty. You will also get to experience some amazing rock climbing on a number of limestone walls within the Urkiola national park. Furthermore, we will also visit many of the Basque Country's most popular destinations. Thus giving you several opportunities to taste the region's delicious local cuisine.

Firstly, when it comes to the rock climbing, which you will be doing a great deal of throughout this trip, I can assure you that it is incredible. There are a number of fantastic climbing spots we will be visiting. Those spots include Etxauri, Egino, Atxarte, Txindoki, and many more. Due to the variety of climbing zones, there are also a number of different routes to enjoy as well, from single pitch to multi-pitch.

Secondly, because the Basque country is such an amazing, unique place, to only rock climb there would be unfortunate, despite how great the rock climbing is. However, since this trip lasts an entire week, you will get to do so much more than that. In between the rock climbing trips, you will also get the chance to visit places like Getaria, Pasajes San Juan, and San Sebastian. Each one of these places, just like the different climbing zones, will provide you with a wonderful experience that can only be found in the beautiful Basque country.

If you would like to spend 7 days exploring an amazing place, while also enjoying some thrilling rock climbing, then the Basque country is for you. To join me, all you have to do is send me a request.

Are you interested in some winter fun in the Spanish Pyrenees? If you are, you can also join me on this amazing 6 day ski touring adventure.

Price includes

Guiding fee

About the guide

Martin

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Mountain Guide

Martin Elorza Alday (Donostia,Basque country,1967)
Although I was born near the sea, I started very young to enjoy the nearby mountains.
This hobby gradually become a passion, which led me to be a UIAGM Mountain Guide
To share and trasnmitir everything the mountain had given me.
During several years I have been practicing my passions:
Traveling all over the world,mountaineering, climbing and skiing.
. Actually I’m a full profesional High Mountain Guide UIAGM
Since 2000 I lead my own clients around the world as a freelancer Mountain Guide.
. I have take part in many expeditions to The Alps, atlas (Morocco),Andes (South America) and Himalaya,
I’ love showing the Pyrenees to all peolple who likes mountaing:all the year.
In Winter,ski touring is my especiality, but in summer, rock climbing in Pyrenees is amazing!
I would like to guide you till de top of Mont Blanc, Matterhorn (Alps),Monte Perdido and Aneto (Pyrenees), Naranjo de Bulnes (Picos de Europa) and other mountains.

You can contact me and know what others activities we can do together

Languages

French | English | Basque

Certificates

UIAGM

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What people are saying about Explore-Share

Man

Climbing with guide Guillaume was absolutely a highlight of my 2-week Europe vacation. Originally, we were planning on climbing in the Calanques, but the park was closed due to wind and fire danger. Guillaume chose another amazing location (Pic de Bretagne) based on my climbing abilities and preferences and kindly offered train station pick-up and hotel drop off, which I appreciated very much. The multi-pitch route we did was not only fun but also the right amount of challenge, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The communication from the team (Gauthier) was prompt and clear—highly recommend!

Maxine

Luis Silva was a great climbing guide and belayer! He taught me how to do moves that were difficult and encouraged me to try routes that were challenging for me! Because of his encouragement, I managed to complete these routes! I really enjoyed the climbs and completed 8 routes in the Sesimbra/Azoia area. The weather was perfect, no direct sun and cool enough to enjoy the climbs. Explore-Share made booking an outdoor climbing experience in Lisbon extremely easy. Luis, our guide, was fantastic, and the platform’s organization was flawless.

Valeriya

You’re simply the best!!! :))) Explore-Share made everything easy and stress-free. Will definitely use again.

Joshua

We had Léo as a guide for our day climb in Fonty. We were blessed with a knowledgeable, warm, and instructive guide. Communication with Léo and Ivan was smooth and swift. Explore-Share was excellent in arranging everything for our day climb. The communication was quick, and the platform was easy to use, making our adventure stress-free.

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Patrick was a great guide. He took us on an intermediate Via Ferrata at Passo Sella. Renato was quick to respond with any outreach on the Explore-Share platform. The booking process was straightforward, and once Patrick was confirmed, all went well. It was a wonderful experience, and I’d highly recommend the platform.

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