Verdon Gorge 1-Week Climbing Course

Spend 5 days perfecting your rock climbing skills and explore a wide variety of routes in the stunning Verdon Gorge on this comprehensive course. Practice techniques such as top rope, lead climbing, and belaying, and work on mental, and rhythmic aspects that will make you more confident on the rocks!

Alpes

5 Days

Jun - Sep

High

Intermediate

Highlights

* Work on your rock climbing technique on a comprehensive 5 day course.

* Explore some amazing rock climbing routes in the Verdon Gorge.

* Learn mental and physical strategies to improve your climbing.

Description

At an altitude of 1000 m, Verdon Gorge is a beautiful summer climbing destination to tackle amazing routes in the fresh shade. On this 5-day course, we will explore different techniques and work on perfecting both the body and the mind while on the rocks.

The objective of this course is to improve your skills, to help you build confidence in lead climbing, and to build upon your rock climbing experience. This is an ideal program for all 6a climbers and up, and it is not necessary to have prior lead climbing experience or multi-pitch experience to join. We will work together to polish your technique and help you raise the bar. Some of the topics we will cover include:

Mental aspects
Efficient movement
Rhythm and rest
Breathwork
Prevention of injuries
Planification of a personalized training program
Top rope and lead climbing
Falls and belaying

You can find a day-by-day overview of the itinerary below. And if you’re interested, I look forward to hearing from you so that we can start planning this great rock climbing course in the Verdon Gorge that will both train you and give you the chance to explore the amazing climbing routes of this truly stunning destination!

Or, if you prefer, you can also join me on a shorter 2-day multi-pitch course in Verdon.

Price includes

Itinerary

Day 1: Analyze your climbing, work on your technique.

Day 2: Train foot balance, rest strategies, rhythm.

Day 3: Train breathing, mental aspects.

Day 4: Rest

Day 5: Work on mental strength, lead climbing.

Day 6: Send your project.

About the guide

Simon

4.9

(16)

Rock Climbing Instructor

After nearly 10 years of mountaineering in Chamonix, I decided to dedicate myself to rock climbing.

In 2005, after one year intensive training, he got the french national sport’s instructor certificate for rock climbing (BEES escalade).

I have been exploring the crags of France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Canada and China. I finally decided to set up his climbing school in the island of Kalymnos (Greece). The beautiful landscapes, the endless sunshine and the vast climbing potential of the island convinced me to settle here from my first visit.

Since then, climbers from all over the world came to share his passion and to take avantage of his experience to improve their rock climbing skills. I have opened many new routes both in Kalymnos and Telendos from 4 to 9a. I climb 8a on-sight and red-point up to 8c. I did most of the routes of the island and always has new projects to red point!

Languages

Greek | French | English

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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.

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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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