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Course Category · Trad & Multi-Pitch
Bigger terrain, real systems, real adventure
Bigger terrain. Real systems, real safety, real adventure. Our trad and multi-pitch courses take sport climbers into the terrain ropes were built for — natural gear placement, anchor building, and multi-pitch rope systems, taught and mentored across classic European ranges: the Dolomites, Chamonix, Riglos, the Verdon, Swedish granite in Bohuslän and the sandstone towers of Bohemia — until you can lead it yourself, without a guide. No bolts to rely on — just you, a rack, and a partner you actually trust.
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- European Climbing Areas
- 1:4
- Guide-to-Climber Ratio
- 1–2
- Weeks Per Course
- Most
- Leave Leading Trad Independently
Upcoming Courses
Every trad & multi-pitch trip, by date
Sorted chronologically from next departure onward.
Who We Are
Guides who trust their own systems
Trad and multi-pitch climbing asks for a different kind of trust than sport climbing — there's no bolt line to follow, no fixed protection every two meters. Our trad and multi-pitch courses exist to build that trust properly: real gear placement, real anchor building, real rope systems, taught by certified and experienced guides who climb this terrain year-round, not just for the season.
Every course moves at the pace of the climber, not the itinerary. Early days are spent on placement and anchor drills at low consequence; later days move onto full multi-pitch routes with the guide mentoring transitions, pacing, and decision-making from the next stance over — building toward the goal of every course: climbing this terrain independently, without a guide.
We cap every course at four climbers per guide. Small enough that everyone gets hands-on time building anchors and leading pitches, not just watching the guide do it.
What We Do
Three stages of bigger terrain
Trad and multi-pitch climbing is our whole category — a structured progression from gear placement to leading full multi-pitch days on your own, not a single guided route.
- 01
- Trad Fundamentals & Gear PlacementReading rock, placing cams and nuts, and building bomber anchors — drilled on low-consequence terrain until it's second nature.
- 02
- Multi-Pitch Rope SystemsEfficient transitions, rope management, and communication systems — the difference between a smooth multi-pitch day and an epic.
- 03
- Mentored Big Terrain DaysFull multi-pitch routes with the guide climbing alongside, not ahead — real terrain, real decisions, real mentorship.
Real Systems, Real Safety
The systems we teach before the terrain gets bigger
Every course is built around three non-negotiables — the same systems our guides rely on themselves, taught in a way that actually sticks under pressure, so you can run them yourself once we're not there.
- →
- Redundant Anchor BuildingEvery anchor taught with backup and redundancy as the default, not an afterthought — built to hold in conditions you didn't plan for.
- →
- Efficient TransitionsSwapping leads, managing the rack, and keeping the rope organized — the unglamorous skills that keep a long day from becoming a late one.
- →
- Decision-Making in Real TerrainWeather calls, retreat options, and pacing judgment — taught in the field, where the stakes are real but the guide is right beside you.
Signature Course · Summer Season
Dolomites: The Multi-Pitch Intensive
Our most-booked trad and multi-pitch course, and the range most of our guides call home. Early days build anchor and placement skills on the accessible towers of Cinque Torri, then move onto full multi-pitch classics with exposure, position, and Dolomite limestone that rewards good footwork. By the final day, most climbers are leading pitches themselves with the guide simply climbing alongside. Cortina as a base means a hut dinner and a cold beer are never far from the last rappel.
- 7
- Nights
- Cortina
- Dolomites, Italy
- Jun – Sep
- Season
- Max 4
- Climbers per guide
Fixed Dates or On Request
Join a scheduled course, or have one built around you
Book one of the dated courses above, or tell us your experience, your goals and when you can travel, and we will plan a course around you.
Frequently Asked
Before you book a trad or multi-pitch course
- Do I need trad experience to join?
No prior trad or multi-pitch experience is required for our fundamentals courses — you should be a confident, independent lead climber on sport routes. Our multi-pitch intensives assume some prior trad placement experience; each course page lists the exact requirement.
- Is gear included?
All technical gear — rack, ropes, and anchor-building equipment — is included and supplied by the guide. You'll need your own harness, helmet, and shoes; we can point you toward rental options at most course hubs.
- How is this different from a sport climbing holiday?
Sport climbing holidays use bolted routes with quickdraws at a single crag. Trad and multi-pitch courses use natural gear placement and hand-built anchors on longer routes, often multiple pitches high, in bigger and more remote terrain — and are built to teach you to run those systems yourself.
- What's the guide-to-climber ratio?
We cap every course at four climbers per guide, and often run two-per-guide on the more technical multi-pitch days, so everyone gets real time building anchors and leading pitches.
Take on bigger terrain
From Dolomite towers to the conglomerate walls of Riglos. Talk to a guide about which range fits your experience and your goals.