Rock Climbing in Fontainebleau

We had a great day with Ivan in Fontainebleau. He was so knowledgeable about the area and its history, and about warming up for effective climbing. We had a lot of fun and climbed some very cool boulders despite the very cold weather.

Our guide, Claire, was very friendly, knowing and responsive and helped us to dive into an outdoor bouldring for the first time - exactly what we were looking for

Ivan was great at introducing us to Fontainebleau. He was very knowledgeable had lots of information to share and guided us around boulders that were a lot of fun for our level. I’d definitely recommend Ivan as Font can be a confusing place and he led us superbly.

We are so happy we got the chance to have a guided session at Fontainebleau with the E-S Guide team. They were super helpful and responsive, getting me and my climbing partner set up with a trip with <48 hours turnaround from first contact. We worked with Jèrèmie, who was top notch - he knew the area really well and was able to guide both of us to top multiple routes. He met us where we were at with our climbing ability, and was extremely creative at suggesting alternative beta and helping us through problems. THANK YOU!

Had a super time! :)

Claire the guide was great and could adapt to the various levels of climbing in the group, while showing us the Fontainebleau playground.. Service experience was flawless with direct contact enabling to identify a guide at very short notice. Thanks for everything!

Communication with our guide, Claire, was super easy (via WhatsApp). We met her at the arranged meeting place and she showed us a great range of appropriate climbing spots. Her recommendations were exactly as we had requested (beginner and intermediate). Claire was informative, encouraging and patient, and her manner/teaching style really made for an enjoyable and fulfilling experience.‘I couldn’t recommend the service, or Claire, highly enough.

We had a great experience with our guide, Leo. He arrived on time, picked us up at the train at station and drove us to the climbing spot. Leo is very friendly, introduced to us the history of the town along our ride. He is a great climber. My 15 year old is an experienced indoor climber. He had such a great time with Leo and learned a lot also. I would highly recommend Leo for anyone who wants to try climbing at Fontainebleau. The only reason I rated 4 on service is because I found out the last minute change in the guide after I sent an email inquiring/confirming our meeting time and place before we left home for Paris. I wasn’t sure how I might have found out it’ll I didn’t proactively send a message. To be fair, Ivan responded to my email quickly and the next day I heard from Leo. I emailed Leo when we landed in Paris and connected on What’s App. At the end of the day, it all worked out great! We loved the service, and Leo is an excellent climbing guide!!!

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Léo was a great guide - when the weather forecast was quite poor for our original date, he was very accommodating and flexible, meeting us a day early despite some logistical challenges on our end. Then he was a great guide, showing us around a variety of good boulder problems and helping us understand the local style/ethics.

We had an amazing experience at Fontainebleau. Our guide Jeremie was excellent and our kids cannot stop talking about the day and have asked to go back every day since our climbing adventure. Thank you to the explore share team for ensuring we had the perfect trip.

Ivan was a fun and great guide in Fontainebleau !

We went to Fontaineblue, south of Paris. Share-explore helped us find a very nice guide, Claire, wich did a very professional work that day with us. I will definitely use them for my next tour! The communication was quick and uncomplicated. I really enjoyed the experience. Cheers

Great company with easy booking and super service! The climbing instructors/guides we had in Fountainebleau (Ivan, Leo, Jeremy and Damian) were very nice, friendly, flexible, skilled in climbing and teaching (even a big group of 30 people) and difinetly worth a booking! Thank you for a great experience on the boulders!

Great experience. Easy day trip from Paris and our teenage boys enjoyed getting in some exercise

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We had a great time during our half day bouldering course with Claire in Fontainebleau. We tried to do it in the summer but unfortunately Gauthier and his team were fully booked. Nevertheless communication was excellent and we knew we would come back to Gauthier in the autumn. He was extremely swift and super friendly in all our exchanges. Thank you for organizing our experience. We look forward to doing a whole day session with you soon. Best, Mei

Gauthier was quick to respond in the initial booking process and answered any and all questions. Closer to our trip, he helpfully set me up with our guide on what’s app so we could discuss the plan. Our guide Ivan in Fountainbleau was fantastic - helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. I look forward to working with both explore-share and Ivan again in the future. Would highly recommend.

Scheduled a Bouldering in Fontainebleau for two days in advance. Gauthier was super helpful over whatsapp and could schedule me a session with Claire, a professional climber/boulderer. We had a great time and she showed me many of her favorite problems! Happy to come again and schedule another session with them!

This was the first time that my friend and I went adventuring with Explore-Share. The process of booking and getting information from Gauthier and our guide (Ivan) was super straight-forward. On the day itself, our guide did a really nice job of creating an itinerary that was exciting and suitable for both a semi-experienced climber and a first-timer. As well as having fun, Ivan helped us to identify how to improve on our techniques moving forward. Would highly recommend. I'm already in the process of booking my next trip with Explore-Share!

Ivan was very mindful with different characters of the large group. Ivan is a very experienced boulderer and could share his knowledge in an easy way to give a good start to the group. Furthermore he took pictures and give helpful advises for the rest of our trip.

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Ivan is very nice and friendly, he is very experienced and gave great advice, while adapting to different levels and ages. He knows perfectly the Fontainebleau site which is a great spot for climbing. Excellent experience which we recommend for family trip.

Ivan was a great host! He picked us up from the train station and to the beautiful Fontainebleau boulders. My boyfriend and I were different levels and he was able to find routes that were fun and exciting for both of us. He also helped us with some climbing techniques as well. It was a fantastic trip, would highly recommend to anyone visiting Paris or Fontainebleau.

Ivan was a DREAM of a guide! Very very knowledgable, safe, motivated and patient. Also super fun. Just the best day climbing and Ivan was everything that I wanted in a guide. 5 stars!

This website was perfect as I was in Paris for only a few days and wanted to go bouldering in Fontainebleau. I tried booking a guide last minute and Explore-Share hooked me up with Ivan Houppertz who was the BEST guide ever! Did a whole circuit in five hours and he was patient, very good at teaching, safe and motivating. I cannot imagine a better guide!

Gauthier arranged for us to meet with Anabelle for our rock climbing experience, and she was a wonderful guide. She was very knowledgeable about bouldering and chose the perfect spot for us to be introduced to Font climbing. Highly recommended!

My 2 sons had an amazing time bouldering in Fontainebleu. Thanks so much Ivan

Our experience with Gauthier and Ivan was fantastic. Our day bouldering in Fontainebleau would have not been nearly enjoyable without them. Communication was fluid. They were very attentive to our needs and flexible to make sure our session was a success. Both are very knowledgeable and personable. We certainly recommend their services to anyone searching for a wonderful bouldering experience. We cannot wait for our next trip. Merci à vous deux.

J'ai passé une journée formidable avec Ivan ! Il a encore plus a partager au-delà de l'escalade. Merci Ivan, avec gratitude.

Great day with Ivan at Fontainebleau. Hundreds of boulders for any level of climbing. I liked the way Ivan setup our route: from easier climbs to harder. He helped me with the boulders I have struggled with and gave me a lot of good tips and techniques.

Our day trip to Fontainebleau with Ivan was fantastic.  We were a mixed family group of adults and teenagers, some with climbing experience and others without.  Ivan did a great job ensuring we were all challenged and supported in the many climbs we undertook on the boulders.  He was an excellent instructor, particularly for our young people, and we had great fun with him.  His English was very good too which helped us enormously and we were particularly happy with his safety awareness. We're looking forward to another trip with Ivan multi-pitch climbing in Spring.