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Climbing Helmet Review: Singing Rock Aura Tested in Rodellar’s Demanding Terrain In May 2026, a select group of climbers gathered in the limestone paradise of Rodellar, Spain, for an extraordinary opportunity. During The Performance Lab: Tech & Mind event, Rockbusters clients...
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Sport Climbing Basics is a one-week course in Sella, Spain, built to do one thing well: take a gym climber from indoor walls to confidently leading real outdoor routes on their own. No prior outdoor experience is assumed — just the basics, built properly, on the rock where lead climbing actually happens.
A Rockbusters sport climbing course takes you from wherever you actually are — first time outdoors, stuck at a plateau, or six days from a lifetime send — and builds the week entirely around that. We run three distinct courses, each solving a different stage of the gym-to-rock journey: Sport Climbing Basics, Beta Babes, and PROJECT X.
Beta Babes is a week of sport climbing coaching in Cuenca, Spain, built around a simple idea: women climb best when the coaching focuses on how they actually move — precise footwork, flexibility, and mental control — rather than defaulting to raw power. The coach is a woman, the crew is women only, and the only ego to manage is your own.
A standard week-long climbing trip is enough to try a project. It is not enough to own one. PROJECT X is a two-week camp in Rodellar, Spain, built around exactly one outcome: clipping the chains on the hardest route of your life — with mornings reserved for your laptop and fast WiFi, so a career doesn't have to be sacrificed for the send.
A bouldering camp is a short, focused trip built around one thing: climbing hard, low-to-the-ground problems on real rock, with people who push you and a guide who can see what you can't. No ropes, no harnesses — just movement, skin, and chalk. Rockbusters runs guided bouldering camps in two of Europe's best bloc destinations: Fontainebleau, France and Albarracín, Spain.
Albarracín sits in the mountains of Teruel, in Aragón — a medieval town surrounded by red sandstone boulders scattered across pine forest, with almost none of the crowds you'd find in better-known European bouldering spots. If you want powerful, feature-rich climbing without queueing for a mat, this is one of the best places in Spain to do it.
Fontainebleau, an hour south of Paris, is the birthplace of modern bouldering and still one of the best places on earth to learn the sport outdoors. Thousands of sandstone boulders spread across a forest the size of a small country, with problems at every grade from complete beginner to world-class. If you're bouldering outdoors for the first time, Font is one of the most forgiving places to do it — you'll never run out of terrain that matches your level.
While most of Europe spends the holidays indoors, Rockbusters runs a two-week sport climbing retreat on the limestone of Sella, Costa Blanca — daytime temperatures of 15–20°C, over 2,000 routes within a short radius, and a small group of climbers who'd rather send than sit through another holiday dinner.
While northern Europe shivers through January, Rockbusters runs a sport climbing course on the limestone cliffs of Leonidio, Greece — a small Peloponnese town overlooking the Myrtoan Sea that's quietly become one of Europe's most sought-after winter climbing destinations.
While most people are still hunting eggs, Rockbusters spends Easter on the limestone of Istria, Croatia — a two-week sport climbing holiday across four distinct climbing areas, with daytime temperatures of 16–22°C and Klemen Becan on the coaching team.
The Dolomite Dolce Vita is a two-week sport climbing holiday through two of the Italian Dolomites' best-known bases — Cortina d'Ampezzo and Val Gardena — in a UNESCO World Heritage mountain range known for dramatic pale limestone peaks and hundreds of high-quality routes.
A Rockbusters sport climbing holiday is built around one goal: put you on the best routes in your grade, with a coach who actually watches you climb, for a week or two, somewhere the sun is out when your home crag is closed for winter. We run these holidays in four destinations across the year — Sella in Spain, Leonidio in Greece, Istria in Croatia, and the Dolomites in Italy — each timed to its own best season.
Patxi Usobiaga is the first climber in history to onsight 8c+ — he did it in 2007 on Bizi Euskaraz at Etxauri, Spain — and he's since coached climbers like Adam Ondra and Chris Sharma. A MUERTE is a six-day performance camp built around his personal training system, for climbers stuck at a grade plateau who want a professional diagnosis of exactly what's holding them back.
The Performance Lab is a two-week technique and mental coaching camp designed by Rockbusters founder Jany Novotny and coached by Klemen Becan, a climber who has sent multiple 9a+ routes. It's built for one specific problem: climbers who train consistently but have stopped seeing grade improvement.
ROCK & ROAD: The Ultimate European Sport Climbing Adventure Embark on the climbing journey of a lifetime with Rockbusters' ROCK & ROAD European Tour – where the send is just the beginning. This nomadic climbing adventure takes you on a meticulously crafted circuit of Europe's...
Show up strong: a short primer on preparing your fingers, core, and head for a week on rock.
Why the Ticino valleys hold some of the best granite bouldering and climbing in Europe.
How to pick the right season, sector, and rest-day rhythm for a Kalymnos climbing week.
Rockbusters founder Jany Novotny shares insights on climbing mindset, coaching, and guided rock climbing trips across Europe. Learn how climbers improve faster through coaching, mental training, and adventure climbing camps.
Rockbusters climbing course levels explained: Beginner (6a), Intermediate (6a-6c), Advanced (6c-7b), Expert (7b+). Choose your perfect program.
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Master fear of falling & unlock your climbing potential. Join Hugo's mental coaching course in Margalef, Spain, Apr 25-May 2. Transform your mindset!
Take your climbing to new heights with Rockbusters’ Multipitch Course. Learn from elite climbers, master essential techniques, and bring a partner at NO extra cost! Maximum climbing = maximum learning.
Discover the birthplace of bouldering at Fontainebleau with Rockbusters. 20,000+ sandstone problems, color-coded circuits, and perfect friction await climbers of all levels. Book your Font adventure today!
Climb world-class granite at Magic Wood, Switzerland's alpine bouldering paradise. 1,000+ problems set in a magical riverside forest. Perfect summer escape for serious boulderers!
How to Choose Climbing Shoes That Fit Like a Glove Choosing the right climbing shoes is arguably the most crucial decision when selecting new climbing gear. Unlike harnesses, ropes, or quickdraws, climbing shoes have the most significant impact on your climbing performance. A...
In today’s fast-paced world, striking a balance between work and passion is not just a luxury; it's a necessity for personal fulfillment and professional productivity. Enter Rockbusters, a unique concept that ingeniously combines the flexibility of remote work with the thrill...
LEADING COMMUNITY OF EXPERIENCED ROCK CLIMBING GUIDES & COACHES We help you improve, reach your individual climbing goals, and pursue your climbing dreams. Climb BETTER, HARDER & MORE! LEARN FROM THE WORLD’S BEST CLIMBERS & COACHES Get coached & spend some time climbing with t...
Meet Matej, our newest addition to the Rockbusters coaching team. Matej is a climbing movement specialist who provides movement therapy and coaches effective and healthy climbing movement patterns. He also advises on the health risks associated with sport climbing and climbing...
Not really any safety concerns need to be taken when buying climbing shoes but believe me, it is quite an alchymy to choose the right ones and the proper size for you. When looking for the best rock climbing shoes for yourself you are searching for the balance between performa...
There are not that many tricks when choosing quickdraws. What we can definitely say is what not to buy. To us there is no sense to get quickdraws with short 10cm or less and rigid slings as on longer routes they will create quite a drag and they are not that resistant to the p...
Nowadays there is a big selection on the market you can choose from. There are two, maybe three things to consider when buying one. Again, the same with ropes, harnesses, and shoes, … the main decision-making factor will be the type of climbing you will use it for and we will...
Hello Busters. The vacation time is knocking on the door and of course, we do have planned a few cool coaching courses and climbing trips as usual, and we are ready to accommodate you all. I will be sending more concrete info about each event but here is the little intro and l...
In November 2021 we are kicking off with a new epic climbing road trip in the Balkans and here you can read some lines about Bosnia, Montenegro, and Albania. Written by Klemen Becan, the local climber and route developer. >> Balkans Rock Trip 2021 << Bosnia Mostar, čevapčiči,...
In November 2021 we are kicking off with a new epic climbing road trip in the Balkans and here you can read some lines about Slovenia. Written by Klemen Becan, the local climber and route developer. >> Balkans Rock Trip 2021 << Just across the border from Slovenia, half an hou...
In November 2021 we are kicking off with new epick climbing road trip in Balkans and here you can read some lines about Slovenia. Written by Klemen Becan, local climber and route developer. >> Balkans Rock Trip 2021 << Balkan is a place where good things happen. It starts from...
Join us in Oliana, Spain this coming October 2021 >> ADVANCE SPORT CLIMBING COURSE with Patxi Usobiaga << We are in the same boat, we both love rock climbing. Maybe you just recently discovered this amazing activity, maybe you started some years ago. Climbing is becoming a big...
Europe Rock Trip is a unique rock climbing course/trip concept we have set up many years ago and have been polishing for many years. It hits Europes best sport climbing crags and gives climbers the opportunity to maximize their climbing time without any hustle “pack your climb...
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Now, as the good weather is coming to Europe and we are seeing some light at the end of the tunnel, Rockbusters climbing trips and coaching camps are back! And better than ever! Rockbusters is hosting a giveaway contest for the first time ever, where the winners will get a fre...
Short article explaining less experienced or beginner climbers what to look into when buying the best rock climbing rope.
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Zillertal welcomed us with its sharp peaks rising above the narrow valley, fresh cool alpine air and the pleasant noise of the Zemmbach river. What excitement to experience all this again. Like last year, we stayed in a cozy alpine farmhouse in Ginzling. Though the weather was...
For those who don't know: REDPOINT was invented in Frankenjura by Kurt Albert, a local climber and now a climbing legend. For more info google out... Coming to Frankenjura from the Elbe Valley makes for a dramatic twist. If there is a single word to describe the climbing style...
Rockbusters have hit the road again. And won’t come back any soon. Like every year, we started our European journey at our local area. The scenic valley of the river Elbe offers epic climbs on sandstone up to 80 meters long and is infamous for huge run-outs typical for sandsto...
<p>Click <a href="https://rockbusters.net/event-date/sandstone-climbing--2018-08-11-177" target="_blank">here</a> to book Czech Sandstone Towers Climbing this August.</p> <iframe width="700" height="392" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zMC7dGCCztM?rel=0&showinfo=0&s...
The new standard in climbing rankings and benchmarking Let’s be honest with ourselves: most climbers are geeks. We love our guidebooks, logbooks, hair-splitting the grades and the history of our sport. Many of us are also fanatically into training: tracing progress, measuring...
Matt Groom and the EpicTV Climbing crew visited us in Margalef to attend coaching with Adam Ondra. Watch Matt’s vlog for a peek behind the scenes. You can watch EpicTV Climbing Daily episode with physiotherapist Pablo Scorza here.
In November 2016, British climber Pete Whittaker became the first to rope free El Capitan in under a day. Rope solo free climbing is a technique that allows climbers to venture into big walls without the support of a partner but with the safety of gear to catch a potential fal...
“During the last years I have been repeating and free climbing the most extreme and difficult multi-pitch routes but my true dream has always been bolting and doing the first ascent of the largest roof in the world,” admits Spanish climber Edu Marín. This is a new route envisi...
During the Rockbusters trip to Margalef with Adam Ondra, Patxi Usobiaga and physiotherapist Pablo Scorza, the EpicTV crew joined in to get some tips from Pablo on how to stabilise the body and increase climbing performance with a few swi
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<p>Patxi Usobiaga is possibly the hardest working climber we know and definitely one that knows the most about training. His 8 years long battle with “Pachamama” 9a+/b finished last year and now he shared this beautiful video that illustrates his process.</p><p> <iframe width=...
Building a business out of your passion is an amazing feeling. It’s definitely not for everybody and plenty of people say they prefer to keep their work and passions separate. Combining the two has the same risks as building a business partnership with your spouse: things can...
Failing over and over again is ingrained in the nature of bouldering but the only real failure is when you stop trying.”I lost many battles with Jumpman over the past year but finally managed to win the war! I figured out a small fix to my beta that was the real game changer f...
Watch the latest trailer of the long awaited feature documentary on Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson’s ascent of the Dawn Wall, the hardest free climb on Yosemite’s El Capitan. images: Brett Lowell and Tim Kemple | Red Bull Content Pull
I’m a big believer in the importance of quality coaching, especially when it comes to learning - and training for - a sport as complex as climbing. While basic climbing movement is indeed intuitive, advanced climbing skills and techniques are not.” - Eric Hörst The value of co...
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