Intermediate rock climbing course
Level 1: Transition from indoors to outdoors
This 5-day course is a great opportunity to build up your confidence in rock climbing. It is ideal for all indoor climbers but also for climbers that tried outdoors a few times and would like to create a solid experience outdoors and become autonomous and confident. Ideal is to have a minimum of 5a top-rope or leading. Taking this course with a qualified instructor will help you to create a solid outdoor experience outdoors and beginning your outdoor climbing experience by building up safe habits and developing your skills on the correct direction .
- Climb with better technique/ personalized coaching
- Develop a solid outdoor experience
- Learn how to read the rock formation efficiently (handholds, footholds)
- Top-rope climbs (which gives the opportunity to try harder routes in safety)
- Understanding the risks of outdoors activities
- Build confidence and concentration
- Lead climbing outdoors more efficient
- Trusting the gear and understand the gear you need outdoors
- Learn how to read climbing guidebooks.
- Having a lot of fun and celebrate life
Day 1: Warm up& Diagnostic and observation of the participants while climbing to identify weakness and strong points of each climber. Climbing mostly on top rope depending on the level and experience of the participants.
Day 2: After the first day assessment and understanding where you are. On day 2 we are focused on technique and giving tips on individual level depending on weakness.For example footwork technique and balance fundamental techniques,body positioning on different angles such as slabs, steep, vertical climbs, tuffa climbing technique.
Day 3: Tools on how to read the rock, understanding the different rock features- differences from indoors.
Day 4: Rest day – free day with many: scuba diving, snorkeling with dolphins, botanic walk, yoga (not included to the price)
Day 5: Working on leading and techniques/strategies to maintain concentration while leading and climbing.
Day 6: Introduction to onsight climbing
A climbing day is around 7 hours, starting time depends on the season. A selection of the best climbing sectors and climbing routes are chosen very careful for every individual at each course. Tania is a certified climbing instructor (French national diploma) and has been climbing on Kalymnos more than 15 years and it is her playground to share with you.
Please keep in mind that the schedule might slightly change and adapt on the needs of the participant and on the weather. The coach can judge and adapt the schedule for the benefit of all. Individual advises and customized requests are possible while the training. Briefings are followed by the end of each climbing coaching day having the chance to assess feedback.
What to bring: All climbing gear is included and provided by our school. However bring comfortable clothes and hiking/running shoes, a small backpack, rock climbing shoes (possible to rent or buy from local climbing shops)
Days of trip: 6 days ( 5 full climbing days and one rest day)
Maximum number of participants: 6 participants (normally groups are between 2 to 4 climbers)
Minimum number of participants: 2 participants
Price: € 585 per person
Details: To confirm/book a place a prior 20% (deposit) is needed online. Last minute bookings are accepted only if there is availability
Period of package offered: March to November, upon request for other months
Destinations: Kalymnos
For available dates in 2021 please see Calendar
Level 2: Improve your lead climbing
This course will work as injection to boost your confidence and become a more autonomous lead climber. Kalymnos is an ideal climbing destination for lead climbing as the set up is very safe. This is course is ideal for any climber that feels that there is something keeping them back from their leading climbing.
After this course you feel more motivated to lead and being able to master your fear and knowing better your climbing abilities. This course will also suite to climbers that had a long break and want to get back into climbing and boost up their confidence.
- Lead climbing more efficient
- Learn how to fall and belay falls safely
- Personalized coaching to improve your technique
- Learn to endurance and develop awareness on the uncomfort zone
- Tactics for efficient lead climbing ( Route finding, clipping, resting)
- Top-rope climbs (which gives the opportunity to try harder routes in safety)
- Understanding the risks of outdoors activities
- Build confidence and concentration
- Learn tools to develop and build mental strength
- Having a lot of fun and celebrate life
Day 1: Diagnostic and observation of participants while climbing to identify weakness and strong points of each climber. Climbing a few top rope routes depending on the level and experience of the participants. Introduction to lead climbing.
Day 2: . Leading progressively on the comfort zone. Learning tools and working on techniques and strategies to develop a safe leading climb . Refresh leading techniques (clipping , clipping positioning, resting) on the comfort zone. Review safety (belay lead climbing)
Day 3: Working on footwork technique and how to move efficiently on the rock as a tool to develop a solid leading climbing technique.Combining technique and concentration to solidify lead climbing.
Day 4: Rest day – free day with many: scuba diving, snorkeling with dolphins, botanic walk, yoga (not included to the price)
Day 5: Leading on the uncomfort zone . Mental tactics to maintain concentration and body awareness tools to lead reducing stress and deal with uncomfortable thoughts.
Day 6: Introduction to redpoint
A climbing day is around 7 hours, starting time depends on the season. A selection of the best climbing sectors and climbing routes are chosen very careful for every individual at each course. Tania is a certified climbing instructor (French national diploma) and has been climbing on Kalymnos more than 15 years and it is her playground to share with you.
Please keep in mind that the schedule might slightly change and adapt on the needs of the participant and on the weather. The coach can judge and adapt the schedule for the benefit of all. Individual advises and customized requests are possible while the training. Briefings are followed by the end of each climbing coaching day having the chance to assess feedback.
What to bring: All climbing gear is included and provided by our school. However bring comfortable clothes and hiking/running shoes, a small backpack, rock climbing shoes (possible to rent or buy from local climbing shops)
Days of trip: 6 days ( 5 full climbing days and one rest day)
Maximum number of participants: 6 participants (normally groups are between 2 to 4 climbers)
Minimum number of participants: 2 participants
Price: € 585 per person
Details: To confirm/book a place a prior 20% (deposit) is needed online. Last minute bookings are accepted only if there is availability
Period of package offered: March to November, upon request for other months
Destinations: Kalymnos
For available dates in 2021 please see Calendar
Level 3: Improving climbing skills
This course is ideal for climbers that wants to improve their technique. Tania will work with you individually to help you build up your confidence and improve your climbing skills and have a lot of fun on the number one climbing destination all over the world. If you feel that you have been climbing long time but you are not improving or you are not aware of your climbing style you have to join this course. This course is an opportunity to be observed and asses your technique and initiate new habits and learn new tools that will build up your body awareness and allow you to develop your climbing skills
- Body awareness regarding climbing
- Climbing more efficient
- Introduction to physical preparation, injury prevention warm up
- Improve technique and learn new tools and exercises focused on technique
- Develop body awareness and apply it to your climbing
- Tactics for efficient climbing (clipping positions, resting positions, rhythm)
- Top-rope climbs (which gives the opportunity to try harder routes in safety)
- Build confidence and concentration
- Having a lot of fun and celebrate life
Day to day
Day 1: Warm up Preparation & Diagnostic and observation of participants while climbing to identify weakness and strong points of each climber. Climbing mostly either on top rope or leading depending on the level and experience of the participants.
Day 2: After the first day assessment and understanding where you are. On day 2 we are focused on climbing technique on an individual level. You will receive tips on your technique and specific exercises to practice. We will work on footwork technique and balance fundamental techniques,body positioning on different angles such as slabs, steep, vertical climbs, tuffa climbing technique.
Day 3: More climbing and technique on different styles of climbing to practice and apply tools!
Day 4: Rest day – free day with many: scuba diving, snorkeling with dolphins, botanic walk, yoga (not included to the price)
Day 5: Developing muscle memory! Practice, practice, practice more climbing with individual coaching and corrections on technique.
Day 6: Introduction to onsight, and apply technique tools on more challenging routes .
A climbing day is around 7 hours, starting time depends on the season. A selection of the best climbing sectors and climbing routes are chosen very careful for every individual at each course. Tania is a certified climbing instructor (French national diploma) and has been climbing on Kalymnos more than 15 years and it is her playground to share with you.
Please keep in mind that the schedule might slightly change and adapt on the needs of the participant and on the weather. The coach can judge and adapt the schedule for the benefit of all. Individual advises and customized requests are possible while the training. Briefings are followed by the end of each climbing coaching day having the chance to assess feedback.
What to bring: All climbing gear is included and provided by our school. However bring comfortable clothes and hiking/running shoes, a small backpack, rock climbing shoes (possible to rent or buy from local climbing shops)
Days of trip: 6 days ( 5 full climbing days and one rest day)
Maximum number of participants: 6 participants (normally groups are between 2 to 4 climbers)
Minimum number of participants: 2 participants
Price: € 585 per person
Details: To confirm/book a place a prior 20% (deposit) is needed online. Last minute bookings are accepted only if there is availability
Period of package offered: March to November, upon request for other months
Destinations: Kalymnos
For available dates in 2021 please see Calendar
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