Rock climbing day near Barcelona

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Come and experience this rock climbing day in Catalonia along with Marc, a local AEGM rock climbing guide.

Catalan Coastal Range

1 Day

All year

Low

Highlights

Climb year-round in stunning areas around Barcelona.
Choose your preferred type of rock and climbing style.
Open to all levels, from beginners to advanced climbers.

Description

Join me for a full day of rock climbing in one of the many beautiful climbing areas near Barcelona. Whether you’re a beginner looking to try climbing for the first time or an experienced climber aiming to improve your skills, this experience is tailored to your needs.

We’ll choose a climbing spot that matches your level and preferred climbing style, ensuring a fun and rewarding day on the rock. If you’re interested, we can also incorporate workshops to enhance your technique, progression, belaying skills, or anchor-building maneuvers.

Send your request to book this program and discover the joy of rock climbing near Barcelona and let me guide you through an unforgettable day of exploration and skill-building.

Notice that this also can be a kids friendly activity and I can take you to a perfect spot for the younger ones to enjoy this amazing activity.

Price includes

Guiding fee
Transport during the trip
Personal insurance

Price details

Included: all climbing gear, photos taken during the activity, transport from/to Monistrol de Montserrat train station.

Meeting point

If travelling from Barcelona by train we will meet at Monistrol de Montserrat train station. (To get there from central Barcelona take a train from Plaça Espanya. Take the R5 - FGC (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya) to Manresa and exit at Monistrol de Montserrat. There is a train leaving at 8:36 and arriving at Monistrol de Montserrat at 9:41.). If travelling by car, we will meet in Collbató, a village on Montserrat’s south face.

Details

More info

This trip is customizable to your preferences, and we can even arrange for multiple climbing days if you’d like to extend your adventure.
I’d be happy to assist with accommodation reservations if needed.
All climbing gear included. I will need to know your shoe size so I can bring the proper climbing shoes for you.
Pick-up available from the train station.
You should wear comfortable sport clothes and shoes, if possible mountain ones. You need to bring a backpack, food and water for the day.

About the guide

Marc

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Mountain Guide

AEGM Rock Climbing Guide

Ever since I was a kid I have been in contact with nature, and this has been my environment. Family traditions led to my first steps in the hiking world. I discovered wonderful places and learned to enjoy and respect the mountains. Still vivid in my memories are the ascents around Ordesa NP and the Catalan Pyrenees during my childhood.

At the age of eighteen I took my first steps in rock climbing. I dedicated some years climbing traditional classic routes, with the Montsec range as my school. With the experience gained I widened my horizons and started discovering new walls: Ordesa, Puig Campana, Penyal d'Ifach, Los Mallos de Riglos, Montrebei, Terradets...

In 2000, I got my Civil Engineer degree. I then spent my holidays climbing. At this point I started exploring the big possibilities France and its walls opened up: Verdon, Vercors, Jonte...

In 2002 I went on a one-year trip to Australia, but without climbing. After that year I realized rock climbing was my real passion. At then started spending as much time as I had climbing. My climbing trips starting taking me further and further. It was in Switzerland where I discovered my favorite climbing terrain: the amazing limestone walls of Wendenstöcke, Rätikon, Sanetsch... After that, new destinations kept coming: UEA, Jordan, Morocco, Dolomites, Sardinia, Corsica...

Finally, I decided to become a Climbing Guide and offer all my climbing experience to you.

My formal training started in 2011, as I became a Climbing Monitor of the High Mountain Catalan Academy (ECAM). Just after that, in 2012, I got my Climbing Sport Technician degree.

Not satisfied with that, I continued my training to get the highest climbing degree available in Spain. In the spring of 2014 I finished my training and became a Climbing Superior Sport Technician.

Languages

French | English | Catalan

Certificates

AEGM

What people are saying about this trip

Matthew

Marc was a great guide for our inexperienced group - he chose great routes, quickly increasing the difficulty of what he saw we could handle, so it was never boring. He is very experienced, and speaks great english, which was very useful when asking or listening for directions in more intense situations, as there were no miscommunications. This helped a lot as some members of our group had never climbed before, but at no point we felt insecure. I would definitely hire him again if I'll find myself in that part of the world.

Martina

It was an excellent trip, Marc is a perfect guide, very interesting et highly skilled. I recommend Marc and the climbing spot.

Kevin

Marc was excellent in explaining all, very patient, fun and easy-going. I really recommend this activity with him!

Liam

He was a fantastic guide! He passed on to us his passion for the mountains and the technique to enjoy it.

Michael

My friend and I visited Spain from the US. Marc took us to rock climb outdoors for the first time in Monsterrat! It was an amazing experience. Marc went above and beyond to make our experience safe and super fun! He had all the proper equipment and as a first-time outdoor rock climbing experience, we felt so safe! He took amazing photos for us too. Oh, and he was super patient with us! Thank you, Marc!!