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Rock climbing in Kalymnos, Intermediate 6-day Course

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Rock climbing in Kalymnos is a dream for any adventurer. On this 6-day Intermediate course, Tanya, a certified guide with over 15 years of experience on the island, will help you take your indoor climbing outdoors and to acquire all the skills and confidence you need for your rock climbing adventures!

Group

6 Days

Apr - Nov

Intermediate

Intermediate


Highlights

  • Learn all the skills you need to take you indoor climbing outdoors.
  • Discover the amazing rock climbing routes of Kalymnos.
  • Join a certified guide with 15 years of rock climbing experience in the area.

Description

Would you like to take your indoor climbing outside and improve your skills? Then you can’t miss this chance to go rock climbing in Kalymnos on a 5-day course designed just for you!

In order to join this course, your need a minimum 5a level. It is ideal for indoor climbers who want to start climbing outdoors with a professional coach.

On this rock climbing course in Kalymnos you will learn:
  • How to climb with better technique/ personalized coaching

  • Develop a solid outdoor rock climbing experience

  • Learn how to read the rock formation efficiently (handholds, footholds)

  • Top-rope climbs (which gives you the opportunity to try harder routes safely)

  • Understanding the risks of outdoors activities

  • Build confidence and concentration

  • Make your outdoor lead climbing more efficient

  • How to trust the gear and understand the gear you need outdoors

  • Learn how to read climbing guidebooks.

  • Have a lot of fun and celebrate life

The course lasts 6 days, 5 for climbing and one to rest. Each climbing day lasts around 7 hours, and the starting time depends on the season. Climbing routes are chosen very carefully for every individual attending. Tania has been climbing on Kalymnos for more than 15 years and it is her playground to share with you.

Please keep in mind that the schedule might change slightly depending on the needs of the participants and on the weather. The coach can judge and adapt the schedule for the benefit of all. Individual advice and customized requests are possible during the training. Briefings follow the end of each  coaching day.  Below, you can find a tentative itinerary.

So, are you ready to take your skills to the next level and go rock climbing in Kalymnos? Then send your request today and start planning an unforgettable adventure with Tania!

Price includes

  • Guiding fee

Price details

  • Price includes guiding fee for 5 days of rock climbing. All climbing gear is included except climbing shoes which you can rent from local climbing shops. Minimum 2 and maximum 6 participants.
  • To confirm/book a place a prior 20% (deposit). Lastminute bookings are accepted only if there is availability.

Itinerary

Day 1: Warm-up

Preparation, diagnostic, and observation of participants while climbing to identify weaknesses and strong points of each climber. Climbing mostly on top rope depending on the level and experience of the participants.

Day 2: Technique

After the first day of  assessment, we will focus on techniques such as footwork technique and balance fundamental techniques, body positioning on different angles such as slabs, steep, vertical climbs, and tuffa climbing techniques.

Day 3: Mind over matter

Developing mental training and working on falls and rest positions.

Day 4: Rest day

possible options: scuba diving, snorkeling with dolphins, botanic walk, yoga

Day 5: Strategy

Focus on onsight techniques and learn different approaches such as strategical tactics to be efficient and mental tactics to maintain concentration.

Day 6: Last day special

On the last day of the course, we will learn redpoint techniques and how to approach and choose smart projects.

 

Equipment you will need to bring

Backpack

Comfortable clothes and hiking/running shoes, a small backpack, rock climbing shoes (possible to rent or buy from local climbing shops)


About the guide

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Tania

5.0

(10)

Rock Climbing Instructor

Rock Climbing Instructor (French National Diploma)

Tania is a passionate adventurer, a dedicated climber and an ex-computer engineer. Inspired by the beauty of the natural environment and after many years of climbing outdoors and travelling to different climbing destinations she decided to become a climbing instructor. Her goal as a rock climbing guide is to inspire others to cultivate a more joyful and positive approach to the challenging sport of climbing and life.

In 2012 she was the first Cypriot woman to be accepted, trained and qualified by the French National climbing school as a rock climbing guide. This is a highly regarded and internationally recognized qualification. Since 2013, Tania has taught climbing and has run climbing & yoga retreats throughout the year in different locations in Europe. Most recently, in 2016, she also became a Stott Pilates Mat instructor. Tania speaks Greek and she is fluent in French and English.

With the intention of creating an environment in which to share, play, teach and evolve experience in climbing, Tania founded Climb Mediterranean in 2015 in Kalymnos, a world-class climbing destination.

Languages

Greek | French | English

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What people are saying about Tania

Laura

5

Tania was an amazing guide. I had never outdoor rock climbed before and she was very patient and a great teacher. She picked me up right from outside my hotel every morning and dropped me off in the afternoon. Provided all rock climbing equipment besides shoes and overall did an absolutely fabulous job. I would highly recommend her to guide any of your rock climbing trips as she was well experienced and overall exceptional!

5

Climbing in Kalymnos with Tania was such a wonderful experience. She is a terrific teacher who gets to know all of her students on a personal indepth level and can adapt her sessions to suit all needs and abilitie so that everyone in the group is working at a good individual level, this is a really important skill when teaching rock climbing and one that I feel Tania has definitely mastered. My climbing technique improved dramatically after 5days with Tania and I climbed to my highest outdoor grade under her supervision, I can’t recommend her highly enough as a rock climbing instructor. Climbing aside, shes a really awesome chick and an incredibly warm person who is just fun to be around.

5

Tania was my climbing instructor during a yoga and climbing holidays in Kalymnos. She is the best climbing instructor you can imagine! she is passionate, kind, gentle and she has lots of patience. She has a second sense to know when she can push your boundaries and when isn’t a good time. She is also very conscious about safety while climbing and she pass that on to her students, so that you are also able to be safe and enjoy climbing when you go on your own.And all that while having lots of fun!

5

Je recommande vivement de grimper avec Tania Matsuka. Les stages d’escalade / yoga qu’elle propose à Kalymnos et à Chypre sont tout à fait adaptés à tous les niveaux. Elle est une excellente professeur d’escalade, attentive et soucieuse d’aider les participants à améliorer leur grimpe à leur rythme et dans la bonne humeur. La combinaison avec les séances de yoga proposées par Nazo est un véritable atout: assouplissement, détente… Que du bonheur en plus dans des endroits merveilleux qu’elle vous fait découvrir.

5

Without a doubt these ladies are talented! They encourage you every step of way and Tania has a gift for honing your abilities without you even realizing – you will be amazed at what you can achieve. The gentle approach and exceptional descriptive talk through each movement at the yoga sessions means you can work through the yoga moves with your eyes closed. The connection between the climbing and the yoga is incredible and the balance is just right. These ladies are inspirational…


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