Fear Management & Mental Coaching

Master Your Mind, Conquer Any Climb!

Transform paralyzing fear into climbing power with Rockbusters' Mental Coaching. Break through mental barriers, push your limits, and unlock your true potential on the rock. Because the greatest climbs happen first in your head.

Is fear of falling or leading ruining your climbing experience? Is it holding back your performance? Do you want to take the challenge? Challenge your fear in this course! Transform your climbing by training the mental muscle. This specialised rock climbing course goes beyond physical techniques to address the psychological barriers that often limit climbers of all levels.

In this course, we’ll teach you to recognise, understand, and channel it into focused performance. We will use evidence-based techniques drawn from (sports) psychology. The coaching will be conducted by a coach with in-depth personal experience in overcoming debilitating fear and how to work with it. You'll develop mental resilience that translates both on and off the wall.

What to expect from us?

Save the learning environment, both physical and psychological.
A balanced and personal approach to address your fear of falling.
The tools to train your mental muscle after this course.
Mental recovery strategies after falls or setbacks

What we expect from you!

An open mind to be able to discuss and explore fear and growth.
Being competent in lead climbing and belaying.
Confidentiality of information from other participants

What are the limitations?

Expect the first big step into a climbing life, where you train your mental muscle. Mental training IS training and takes more than just a week. Don’t expect to be Alex Honnold after this course.
We are not psychologists; if you have a (diagnosed) anxiety disorder, this course might not be for you. Discuss with your therapist and us if this course is right for you.

What will you gain?

Tools to manage fear responses during crucial climbing moments
Confidence to push your grade while maintaining safety
Focus techniques to stay present during challenging sequences
Mental recovery strategies after falls or setbacks
Visualization practices to prepare for routes and problems

Whether you're a beginner struggling with height anxiety or an advanced climber hitting performance plateaus, this course provides personalized strategies to break through mental barriers. Our experienced coaches combine practical climbing scenarios with targeted mental exercises to create lasting change in your climbing psychology.

Conquer your mind, conquer the rock!

What’s included

Guiding (local knowledge)
Individualized coaching
Climbing safety equipment & gear
Shared accommodation

EXCLUDED

Transportation
Accommodation of any higher standards
Climbing and travel insurance
Food & drinks

WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING?

reasonably tight climbing shoes / harness / helmet / belay device / 2 screw gate carabiners / 60cm sling

We provide most of the gear, but you will need to bring your own climbing shoes and harness. We have belay devices, slings, and helmets, but you might prefer to bring your own you use to. 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, we will take you to the store to shop for breakfast and lunch food for the week. Refrigerators are provided by the campsite, and we will return to the store once more during the week to replenish supplies.

There are options to cook individually, in groups or eat outside.

Accommodation

There is a basic shared accommodation organized by Rockbusters. Our main goal is to integrate you into the local climbing communities, and for these purposes, we use local climbing hostels, cottages, campsites, or places run by local climbers. Feel free to reach out to adjust these settings to your personal satisfaction.

For accommodation of higher standards, please make a personal inquiry through email/WhatsApp