Climbing / Course
RUNOUT / MOUNTAIN GUIDESDuration5 days
WhenJanuary 3, 10, 17, 23 and 24, 2027
WhereFinale Ligure · Susa Valley · Briançon
For whomBeginners welcome
THE EXPERIENCE
From the crag to multipitch
There’s a moment, the first time you put your hands on real rock, when you understand why some people never stop. Rock has a temperature, a texture and a shape no artificial wall can reproduce. Every hold must be read, every movement chosen. On the crags of Finale Ligure, Val di Susa, Briançon and Rocca Sbarua, you’ll discover rock in its different forms: pockets, cracks and holds on vertical walls, and slabs where balance and precise footwork matter. It’s an ideal setting to discover climbing, learn to move safely and acquire the essential techniques for crag climbing and multi-pitch routes, one step at a time.
Locations will be chosen according to the weather and rock conditions, to offer the best learning opportunities during the course.
First Steps on the Rock is the course I offer as a first step onto real rock. It’s open to everyone, including people who have never climbed before. You don’t need experience or a particular level of fitness, just the desire to try. Over five days, we’ll work on climbing technique and the correct use of equipment, then build towards climbing a multi-pitch route independently. By the end, you’ll have the skills to move safely on both single-pitch crags and multi-pitch routes, and you’ll understand that safety is not an abstract idea but a set of precise actions that you learn, repeat and make your own.
Climbing stories
Get closer to the rock.
Technique, confidence and safety grow together, one day at a time. The course helps you read the wall and choose each move with care.
THE PATH
The program.
Day 1: Get to know each other and start moving
In the morning we get to know each other, we talk about expectations, doubts and fears, and I present the program to you. Let's see together the equipment (harness, helmet, shoes, rope) and the fundamental knots. In the afternoon we go to the crag for the first time: progression technique on single pitches and climbing basics, i.e. how to stay in balance, how to use your feet and how to read a route.
Day 2: a day at the crag
We learn the essentials for a day at the crag: preparing a route, tying in and communicating with the belayer. In the afternoon we climb, developing greater independence and discovering new movements.
Day 3: belaying and fear of falling
We focus on correct belaying: managing rope drag, providing a dynamic catch and working on fear of falling. In the afternoon we introduce multi-pitch techniques: belaying the second and abseiling.
Day 4: the first multipitch route
Let's face a multi-pitch route together, putting into practice everything you have learned. It's the day when the wall gets bigger and the space under your feet becomes wider.
Day 5: climbing with greater independence
It's your turn. You tackle a multipitch route independently, with your guide behind you and the security of knowing what you're doing.
The routes of these two days, like those at the crag, are chosen based on the level of the group: everyone climbs something suitable for themselves, which is a challenge and not a scare.
The program is adapted to weather, terrain conditions and group level. Itinerary and logistics are confirmed with the guide before departure.
THE DETAILS THAT COUNT
Practical information.
Who is it aimed at?
Open to everyone: people who have climbed indoors and want to discover real rock, and people who have never climbed and want to start the right way, with solid foundations. The course progresses gradually and starts with the basics.
If you already have your own climbing gear, bring it. If anything is missing, we’ll lend it to you: you don’t need to buy anything to get started.
You can also join a single day for €90 per person.
BEFORE YOU LEAVE
Your pack,
made simple.
Bring your personal material if you have it. If you're missing something, we'll lend it to you: you don't have to buy anything to get started.
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