Trad climbing course: 2025-07-26 - 2025-08-02

Trad Climbing Course in Bohuslän, Sweeden

26.07.2025 - 02.08.2025

Conquer granite cracks 100 meters above the Swedish archipelago! Our Bohuslän trad climbing course transforms sport climbers into confident traditional leaders in just 6 days. Small groups, pro guides, and world-class routes guarantee your evolution from gym climber to granite master. Adventure awaits!

Master Traditional Climbing Techniques: Sweden's Premier Trad Climbing Course in Beautiful Bohuslän

 

Experience Scandinavian Trad Climbing in Sweden's Most Breathtaking Outdoor Adventure

 

Imagine yourself 100+ meters above the ground, confidently selecting the perfect gear piece for a pristine granite crack while enjoying panoramic views of Bohuslän's stunning archipelago. This is traditional climbing at its finest – a perfect blend of technical skill, mental focus, and pure adventure.

 

Our 6-day intensive climbing course transforms intermediate climbers into confident trad climbers through personalized coaching and hands-on experience in Sweden's world-class climbing destination.

 

Why Choose Our Bohuslän Rock Climbing Training:

 

  • Small Group Climbing Instruction - Maximum 6:1 client-coach ratio ensures personalized attention
  • Professional Climbing Guides with international certification
  • Comprehensive Trad Gear Placement Training with all equipment provided
  • Advanced Climbing Techniques, including video analysis of your climbing
  • Independent Climbing Skills that open doors to climbing destinations worldwide
  • Climbing Safety Training focusing on self-rescue and risk management

 

Anchor Building Course & Lead Trad Climbing Techniques for Intermediate Climber Progression

 

Master Essential Skills:

 

  • Selecting and placing protection gear efficiently and confidently
  • Building bombproof anchors using traditional protection
  • Developing advanced lead climbing techniques specific to trad climbing
  • Managing fear and mental challenges on exposed routes
  • Self-rescue procedures and emergency protocols
  • Multi-pitch climbing instruction and efficient belay management

This course is perfect for sport climbers (minimum grade 6b) looking to transition to traditional climbing. Our structured progression takes you from basics to advanced techniques in a supportive, encouraging environment.

 

Swedish Climbing Destinations: Explore Bohuslän's Granite Paradise

 

Bohuslän offers some of the finest crack climbing in Europe, with pristine granite formations overlooking the stunning Swedish coastline. This world-class climbing destination provides the perfect classroom for developing your trad skills, with routes ranging from beginner-friendly cracks to challenging multi-pitch adventures.

 

What Sets Our Climbing Certification Course Apart:

 

  • Personalized Climbing Coaching tailored to your specific needs and goals
  • Video Analysis of Climbing Technique with detailed feedback
  • Fear Management Climbing techniques to build mental resilience
  • Comprehensive 6-Day Intensive Climbing Course covering all aspects of traditional climbing
  • All Climbing Equipment Provided - just bring your gear
  • Shared Accommodation included in beautiful surroundings

 

Minimum of 3 participants. In other cases, we will offer different trips/courses of the same or higher value, or issue a full refund.

 

Detailed technical specification of the climbing course:

 

All skills and tricks needed to become an independent & self-confident climber on trad routes, such as:

 

  • Choosing the right necessary equipment for the best climbing experience while staying safe, and  how to treat and store it
  • Reading and understanding of guidebooks and topos, route finding, …
  • Basic understanding of outdoor risks (so you can make it home safely every day)
  • Proper belaying  lead belaying techniques, catching falls dynamically
  • Climbing calls and communication - get your message
  • Lead trad climbing techniques (efficient clipping, cleaning anchors, …)
  • Proper and fast placement of the right pieces of your gear
  • Stance management: how to handle the rope, hanging belays, ...
  • Building belay stances and anchors using trad gear
  • Abseils and retreats for getting yourself back down to terra firma
  • Self-rescue skills - worth knowing if you want to make it home safely
  • Choose a proper strategy (place a piece or climb further) to be fast, efficient, and safe
  • Fear management
  • Personalized coaching to break through mental barriers

 

5 Life-Changing Benefits of Mastering Trad Climbing in Bohuslän

 

Transitioning from sport climbing to traditional climbing isn't just learning new techniques—it's unlocking an entirely new dimension of the climbing experience. Here's why Rockbusters' Trad Climbing Course in Bohuslän delivers unparalleled value:

 

1. Freedom to Climb Anywhere

 

Traditional climbing skills open doors to legendary routes inaccessible to sport climbers. After this intensive course, you'll possess the rare ability to climb safely and confidently in remote areas without fixed protection—from Yosemite's iconic walls to untouched crags worldwide.

 

2. Accelerated Learning in World-Class Terrain

 

Bohuslän's perfect granite cracks provide the ideal classroom for trad climbing education. In just six days, you'll compress what might take years of self-teaching into one structured, comprehensive experience under expert guidance.

 

3. Confidence Through Expert Mentorship

 

The 4:1 client-coach ratio ensures personalized instruction from internationally certified guides who identify and correct your specific technical weaknesses. Video analysis of your climbing technique provides immediate, actionable feedback that rapidly elevates your performance.

 

4. Complete Mental Framework

 

Beyond physical techniques, you'll develop the critical mental skills essential for trad climbing—risk assessment, decision-making under pressure, and fear management strategies that transform intimidating situations into manageable challenges.

 

5. Community and Connections

 

Join a select group of climbers making the crucial sport-to-trad transition together. These shared experiences foster lasting relationships with like-minded adventurers who often become lifelong climbing partners and friends.

 

The true value of this course extends far beyond the week spent in Sweden. You're not just learning to place gear—you're gaining lifetime access to climbing's most rewarding experiences and joining an exclusive community of self-sufficient climbers capable of tackling the world's most magnificent rock formations.

 

 

Bohuslän

 

What’s included

  • Individualized coaching
  • Climbing safety equipment & gear
  • Basic shared accommodation

EXCLUDED

  • Transportation 
  • Travel & climbing insurance
  • Food & drinks 
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Bohuslän, Sweden

WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING?

reasonalby tight climbing shoes / harness / helmet / belay device (ATC Guide or similar) / 2 screw gate carabiners / 60cm sling

We provide all the gear, but you will need to bring your own reasonably tight climbing shoes and harness. We have belay devices, slings, and helmets, but you might prefer to bring your own. We strongly suggest bringing a down jacket, a hat, a rain jacket, a pair of comfortable approach shoes, a headlamp, a sleeping bag, and a backpack big enough for carrying lunch and gear to the crag. 

FOOD

Upon arrival, before you get to the place of your final destination you will need to stop in the store to shop for breakfast and lunch food for the week. Usually, there is equipped kitchen with a refrigerator in the place and close-by shops to replenish supplies.

There are plenty of restaurants and bars to have dinner. Communal dinners can be organized if required.

More info will be provided after booking/inquiring!

Accommodation

  • Shared accommodation in local climbing hostels, cottages, campsites, or places run by local climbers

  • Private room possible if required ahead (will be charged extra)

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GUIDES / COACHES

ALL THE DATES

26.07.2025 - 02.08.2025

Bohuslän, Sweden

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