Multi-pitch Rock Climbing in the Dolomites

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Enter your start date, end date and number of people and we will check availability and prices for you. The recommended duration for this activity is between 1 and 5 days. However, you can book as many days as suits your requirements. If your group size is more than 2 please contact us for a bespoke quote. Special prices for families and children: please contact us.

Highlights

Location : The Dolomites

Ratio : 1:2

Available during : Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

Dolomites: one of the best climbing locations in the World
Excellent training and attention to detail
Fun and friendly approach
Tailor made guiding and courses according to your level and needs

Multi-pitch Rock Climbing in the Dolomites

Full Description

Mountain Guides Italy is specialised in organising custom made rock climbing courses and guided trips for individuals or small groups, trad and sports climbing. The best learning situation is on a one to one basis, or one to two. We do not have pre-set dates for our courses or trips because we work around the needs and technical level of our clients.

COACHING
If you would like to learn to multi-pitch climb, we recommend that you book at least 3 days. It takes time to understand the dynamics and gain the confidence to lead. We can coach sports multi-pitch, trad multi-pitch, or both. Our courses are held in the Brenta Dolomites and Adamello ranges: the Dolomites is famous for its "Dolomia" rock that is similar to limestone and the Adamello range is made of superb granite. Learn how to multi-pitch climb limestone and granite, only 1 hour drive apart, is quite an added value. Both areas have lots of routes that are ideal for multi-pitch beginners: easy single-pitch crags and 4/5 pitch routes. We have created a hut to hut rock climbing itinerary where stay in mountain huts (like Rifugio Graffer and Rifugio Tuckett) and spend the days learning to multi-pitch climb. When the weather is not suitable for climbing in the mountains, we have B plans lower down in the valleys (Valle del Sarca or Valle Camonica) where it is possible to climb all year round. The price includes 6 hours of coaching.

GUIDING
We guide all over the Dolomites: Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Tofane, Cinque Torri, Lagazuoi, Torri del Sella, Marmolada, Civetta, Pale di San Martino, Sassolungo, Catinaccio and Brenta Dolomites. We recommend to book at least 3 days so that you can enjoy the area that we will choose to climb and spend a few nights in the mountains in a "Rifugio". If you just book a day trip, that will be at Corna Rossa in the Brenta Dolomites which is easily accessible with the gondola from Passo Campo Carlo Magno (Madonna di Campiglio). When the weather is not suitable for climbing in the mountains, we go to Arco di Trento in the Sarca Valley where it is possible to climb all year round.

We are based in Ponte di Legno (1 hour drive from Madonna di Campiglio in the Brenta Dolomites) and have a cosy b&b in the centre of town. This is the ideal arrival and depature base. It is also the ideal base for day climbing trips to the Granite and Dolomite ranges. We will be happy to create a tailor made multi-pitch climbing trip for you.

Example Itinerary

It is for you and your guide to decide the exact makeup of your booking however, these itinerary days shown below are an example of how a booking for this activity could be structured.

Arrival day	Transfer from your arrival airport to our b&b in Ponte di Legno.
Day 1 : Getting to know you	COACHING What ever your level, before we start climbing multi-pitch, we need to go though a series of routine exercises. According to your experience, this could take from a few hours to a couple of days. These are the topics: climbing technique, rope work, knots, belaying and abseiling, placing and removing cams and nuts. GUIDING We will climb the route that we established at the time of your booking
Day 2 and 3: Multi-pitch rock climbing	COACHING Depending on how you got on the previous day, we will choose the best multi-pitch route for you according to your ability and the weather conditions. GUIDING We will climb the route that we established at the time of your booking
Departure day	Transfer from our b&b in Ponte di Legno to your departure airport or to another location.

What's Included

Services of IFMGA Mountain Guide
Liability insurance

What's Not Included

All food  and drinks for clients and guides
Travel, accident and cancellation insurance for clients
Hut costs for clients and Guides
Guides travel expences
Cable cars and ski lifts for clients and guides

Optional Extras

Accommodation (more info)
Transfers (more info)
Climbing equipment  (more info)

Prerequisites

Novice : you would to like to learn the basics of multi-pitch rock climbing. No previous or very little climbing experience.

Beginner : you have some rock climbing and/or mountaineering experience and would like to improve your skills. Your goal is to learn the dynamics of either sports or trad routes... or both. You should be able to climb up to French grade 5a in sports climbing.

Intermediate : you are gaining confidence in rock climbing and/or mountaineering and would like to improve your skills. Your goal is to lead the climbing rope in either sports or trad routes... or both. You should be able to lead up to French grade 5c in sports climbing.

Advanced : you are a confident rock climber and/or mountaineer and would like to improve your skills. Your goal is to lead the climbing rope in either sports or trad routes... or both. You should be able to lead up to French grade 6b in sports climbing.

Equipment Required

Technical equipment (these items can be rented): harness, helmet, climbing shoes, belay device such as Petzl Reverso with screw gate carabiner, daisy chain or Petzl Dual Connect Adjust, 60cm kevlar cord loop
Personal equipment: approach shoes, 20-30 litre backpack, 1 litre water bottle, provisions (energy bars, chocolate, dried fruit, sandwiches), first aid kit, sun glasses (protection factor 3 or 4), gore-tex jacket, mountain pants, fleece jacket, breathable base layer, lightweight gloves, warm hat, bandana, sun screen factor 50.
For the huts: sleeping bag liner, change of socks, headtorch and spare batteries, mountaineering club membership, toothbrush & toothpaste, small towel, wet wipes

Availability & Prices

This activity is available to be booked for any date/dates within the availablity periods shown below. Because we tailor your booking to suit your exact requirements you can book this activity for as many days as you like. The recommended duration for this activity is between 1 and 5 days. If your group size is more than 2 please contact us for a bespoke quote. Special prices for families and children: please contact us.

Period	Starting	Ending
Availability period	from : 17/06/2024	to : 21/09/2025

Number of people	Price (€)
1 Pax	€350.00 per person per day
2 Pax	€200.00 per person per day

Multi-pitch Rock Climbing in the Dolomites Reviews

More competent and confident climbers

"Our instructor was Massimo. He was excellent and focused on the technical side of climbing making us more competent and confident climbers. I would definitely recommend Massimo as an instructor. He is an asset to the company."

Mathew