Pyrenees, rock climbing week: Cavallers, Estany Negre, Ordesa Valley & Rodellar

I climbed with Pere and had the most incredible day doing a multi-pitch climb in Montserrat! The views at the top were unbelievable! Thank you so much for the unforgettable experience!

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Wound up climbing with another guide from Barcelona Climb since Toti was injured but it all worked out and I had a great day climbing. Communications with Explore Share was a little slow and when asking for a refund, I wasn't getting quick answers. That the only reason for 4 instead of 5 stars.

Toti was an amazing guide. He provided lots of tips and exercises to help me improve my climbing technique. It was so much more than a day on the rocks I also got a valuable climbing lesson from an expert climber. Thank you for a wonderful experience Toti!

Climbing at Montserrat with Toti was amazing. What a truly skilled and professional guide. Climbing at Montserrat was a special experience and o cannot thank Explore-Share enough for making it all possible. You all are the best. 10 out of 10 I would recommend. Thanks, Clayton

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A wonderful day climbing with Toti. He has a friendly demeanor, has decades of knowledge, and is comfortingly safety-minded. Best of all, as the former national coach, Toti is just the right blend of encouraging and insightful, and it was great to be pushed to improve within my comfort level. Highly recommended!

We had such a great experience with Toti ! We did two days rock climbing in the Catalonia region and he was able to take us to different climbs within our levels. He taught us on different techniques and helped strengthen our climbing !

Climbing in Montserrat was an incredible adventure, set in an unparalleled location, and with a highly practiced guide! My experience with Toti was incredible, he gauged my skill level and skill set appropriately for my first-ever multi-pitch on second. The route we eventually chose was Opera Prima a route on the spire Gorro Frigi. Additionally, Toti gave me the option to retreat to a more leisurely route/traverse if I found the crux pitches too challenging. He also considered our late start, unusually warm temps, and elevation to ensure we would send in good conditions. Toti was patient as he taught me basically everything about the general procedure of multi-pitch climbing, my experience with outdoor climbing being limited to bouldering and leading only indoors. He reiterated the consequences of mistakes firmly and often twice, his tone never meant to scare me, but to ensure I understood that my safety in this scenario was entirely set upon myself in certain situations. Additionally, as we made our approach he also gave history lessons on Montserrat in both general history and climbing history as well, furthering my experience and appreciation for such a stunning location. After successfully climbing 5 pitches and abseiling/rappeling (all of these things were firsts ), Toti still took the time to take me over to the 2 pitch training area to show me how to place quickdraws, set belay ledges and rappels so I could dip my toes into learning how to lead multi-pitch myself. Honestly, I didn’t expect to get both second and lead multi-pitch experience during a single-day trip! Whether in Montserrat, the Pyrenees or wherever else Toti offers his service as a guide, I can’t recommend him enough. Go climb with Toti.

We had a wonderful time in Spain over 12 days - but the day with Toti was the best. He was so knowledgeable and humble and inspiring. Our kids who love to rock climb, learnt so so much and are so inspired by Toti. Thank you Toti.

Toti is an amazing and extremely experienced guide! He taught me more about rock climbing in one day than any other time in my climbing experience. He was patient, safe, and helped become a better climber. Will always remember Toti! Highly recommend him!

Our guide was amazing and we had the best day!

Myself and my partner did a day's climbing in Montserrat with Toti. We got plenty of climbing done, far more that I had expected. The climbing was incredible with fantastic views at every pitch. Toti is extremely experienced. He provided all the equipment that we needed. I would definitely recommend! Thanks Toti!

A spectacularly beautiful hike made even better by our indefatigable guide. Toti was absolutely incredible. He was knowledgeable, friendly, patient, and enthusiastic—his love of the region (he was born and raised in Catalunya) was ever-present. He went above and beyond to make sure my friends and I had the best experience possible. It was a real privilege and honor to spend time with someone like Toti.

We did out first multi pitch climb with Toti. It was amazing. He took into account of our experience and choose a climb that was suitable for both of us. We stayed in the Pyrenees at his Refugi after and did some hiking. I will come back and climb for longer with Toti.

I booked a private day of climbing with Toti because I really wanted to advance my climbing skills and learn from an expert with strong expertise and climbing wisdom. That is exactly what I received. Toti is incredibly wise, intuitive, and constructivist in his approach. While other guides I’ve climbed with have given me the beta: put your left foot here, put your right foot there…Toti never did that. Instead, he taught me strategy and encouraged me to find my own way. He taught me all about the importance of balance & how to achieve it. That is what I was missing as a climber, and he helped me to find it. He taught me how to be more efficient. He taught me how to push myself to my limit and how to listen to my body and know when it’s time to call it a day. He knew just how much rope to give me at any given point along the route and just what to say at the right time. I left Montserrat as a much stronger climber, and I owe it all to Toti.

Toti was an awesome guide. Perfect in every way. Great to hang out with for the day.

Toti was totally amazing and patient and encouraging; we had three people of varying levels and he accommodated us all with great knowledge of the area (not only the history and monastery, but also local color and which routes were in the shade which was of utmost importance). Learned a lot and never climbed so fast in my life! Inspirational and humbling to see his level of fitness, experience, and dedication. Grateful to have had him as a guide and wish him the best in all future endeavors. Thanks from all of us Toti!

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Highly recommend to use Toti, very experienced, passionate and knowledgeable climber.

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Had a great day out at Montserrat with Toti, excellent guide and coach!

The communication was a bit confussing with the website and all, but the climbing trip was amazing. Toti knows all the good spots for all difficulties in the area, and I got to stay at his hostel for a few nights in the Pyrenees where there is good food and hiking.

Toti was great! Very encouraging, taught us fundamentals of climbing.

Toti was an absolute legend. Perfect balance of letting us get on with it, keeping us safe and excellent climbing advice. Knew multiple climbing spots to deal with difficult weather

Wery experienced and helpful guide! I had a great and learningfull climbing day at my level of climbing.

Great Day out went out, learned all the basics as I was a beginner and had a long day out climbing. Even got a beer bought for me at the end by Oriol when he dropped us off.

They cancelled it so we did not have a trip.

Super great guide, with lots of experience. Toti give us the best advises during the climbing, making our 1 day climb become a personal lesson. Many thanks again for this experience ! Nothing to do with the guide, but I did not like booking with explore and share. I had the impression being harassed for immediate booking, receiving many push email

Toti was fantastic!

Toti Vales was the best mountain guide of all time. He was very friendly, and knowledgeable about mountain etiquette, climbing technique, and mountaineering in general. He provided gear for multipitch climbing up Sant Jeroni. It was spectacular and so enjoyable with a confident and safety-conscious guide such as Toti. He advised me on climbing conglomerate, which requires different technique to other types of rock. We also did some single pitch and climbed until the sun went down. Incredible day!

We highly recommend going climbing with Toti. He's an amazing instructor, guide and storyteller. He took us on our first multi-pitch climb and we felt equally safe and excited at all times of the climb. The route he selected was perfect for our skill level and the Montserrat scenery was majestical. Toti is a master at teaching you the right things at the right moment. He always stays relaxed which had a calming effect on us. His time management was also spot on – bringing us back to the car safely before sunset and after a full day of climbing. Thank you Toti, we hope to climb with you again soon! David & Brittany

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Toti was an excellent guide. We were near Monserrat and the monastery. He gave me a wonderful history of the area as well as providing me with a great multi-pitch climbing experience. I would like to climb with Toti again if the opportunity arises!

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The experience we had with Toti was great! He provides great tips and we could improve our climbing skills in one day. Moreover, he is a nice and pleasant person to talk to! Can definitely recommend this experience to anyone!

The trip was definitely worth it! Toti is an amazing guy and an incredible climbing guide! Toti gave me all necessary instruction to go from Barcelona to Montserrat and was on time to meet me when I arrived. He is a very experienced climber and suggested a very good route option for my level. He is very patience and thoughtful when giving instruction and sharing his expertise. He was also very kind and showed me Montserrat mountain. I definitely recommend Toti if you're looking for a good climbing experience in Montserrat!

The guide Toti is a professional climber with great experience. He guide us through different drills in order to climb safely yet he managed to challenge us (new outdoor climbers). He was fun too. Unfortunately the booking process was a little slow but I hope this will improve I am so happy with the experience.

My rock climbing experience in Montserrat was amazing, and this is mostly due to my guide Totti. He was very knowledgable, patient, friendly and very professional. This is the second time I climb outdoor, and Totti gave me lot of advice and guidance which made the technical climbing in Montserrat a very fun and enriching experience. Looking forward to go back to Catalunya and will request Totti again. Thank you Totti for the awesome day: it was the highlight of my trip (first time ever) in Spain.

Toti was amazing ! He is very experient and knows everything about Montserrat ! I recommend him !

Highlight of this year! Toti is an amazing mentor (didn’t know we are going to be getting such a high calibre expert to guide us), we learned so much throughout the day, not only new climbing techniques and plethora of new tips and tricks, but we also learned something new about ourselves. Toti made us truly explore our climbing horizons and even managed to push us beyond our limits. Excellent experience and a beautiful day indeed. adam

Toti was very knowledgeable about the climbing in the area and was able to pick fantastic routes suitable for my skill level. I had a great time.

The guide was very experienced, spoke English really well and had a great plan for the day. Wish I had time for a second day of climbing

This trip was the highlight of my week. Toti was very helpful and knowledgeable, and really made the day great.

Toti was a phenomenal guide. He led us to many fun sport climbs and coached us to improve our climbing. He also taught us new techniques for multi pitch climbing and rappelling. 10/10 would reccomend again.

Toti is an expert on climbing and he knows how to improve our climbing skill and how to make us enjoy climbing in Montserrat. Firstly I bit worry about email connection with him, but it was no trouble in the end. He also took us Montserrat viewpoints which was nice. I definitely recommend you to join this tour if you want to spend amazing time, not just seeing or hiking, but also more active and special. Thanks a lot Toti!