New Year Climbing Holiday - Leonidio, Greece

Enjoy a unique New Year adventure in the Peloponnese and welcome 2023 on the rocks of Leonidio, Greece!

Group

7 Days

Jan, Dec

Low

Highlights

Our Leonidio Climbing Holiday is suitable for first time beginners and intermediate climbers who wish to improve their climbing techniques!
You will enjoy winter sunshine, beautiful climbing routes on orange rock, and a memorable New Year's Eve with new climbing friends!

Description

Welcome 2023 in the picturesque seaside town of Leonidio, Greece on a unique rock climbing adventure in Greece!

We will enjoy the sunshine, beautiful climbing routes on orange rock, and a memorable New Year's Eve celebration with new rock climbing friends!

Leonidio is a small seaside town, located in Peloponnese, just three hours by car from Athens. It emerges from two facing mountains, and in between them, the river Daphnon separates the picturesque village in two. The area holds more than 1,700 routes on highly-featured limestone. The climbing is enjoyable and varied: tufa columns, smooth crimpy walls, caves with stalactites, and orange balance walls are part of the fun.

On this tour, we will focus both on enjoying the climbing and on improving your movement repertoire and mental approach to climbing, teaching you how to move efficiently on the rock!

The tour includes 5 days of climbing with coaching, and two days to rest and do sightseeing in between. Additionally, you can enjoy an exciting New Year's Eve party at a local restaurant.

This amazing Leonidio rock climbing adventure is suitable for complete beginners and up to 6c+ climbers (8- UIAA)

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
⦁ Technique for more efficient climbing: back-step , drop-knee, high step, gaston, inside flag, outside flag, toe-hook, heel-hook, smearing.
⦁ Proper footwork to maximize your efficiency on the rock.
⦁ Choosing the right climbing gear for your needs and how to use it safely.
⦁ Belaying on top rope and learning how to set a correct top rope yourself.
⦁ How to lead climb and lead belay.
⦁ Correct communication practice at the crag between the belayer and leader.
⦁ Making good use of climbing guidebooks.
⦁ Cleaning the routes to safely retrieve your gear.
⦁ Footwork on slabs, vertical walls, and overhangs (steep walls).
⦁ Learning how to rest during the climb.
⦁ Route reading: Establish your climbing plan & find the right beta/solution for the entire route.

If you would like to join this spectacular New Year adventure and welcome 2023 on the rocks, then send us a message and we will be happy to start making arrangements with you!

Price includes

Guiding fee
Rope
Helmet
Belay and rappel devices

Price details

INCLUDED:
5 days of Rock Climbing Coaching with 2 experienced instructors, authorized by FRAE (The Romanian Climbing Federation)
All gear is included, just take your personal shoes & harness with you.
Climbing photos are also included.
NOT INCLUDED:
Transport to Athens and to/in Leonidio.
Meals
New Year's Celebration dinner.
Sightseeing options

Equipment you will need to bring

Harness

About the guide

ABC

Rock Climbing Instructor

We are 2 certified rock climbing instructors from Romania who wish to share our passion for rock climbing and the outdoor!

We organize Rock climbing holidays & courses- in Greece, Spain, Turkey , Germany, Romania - as well as gym courses in Bucharest.

Our first climbing students were our own friends (back in 2010) and then many more friends came along on our trips. We discovered that we enjoy teaching just as much as we love climbing and then started to dream of ways in which we could meet new people and have fun alongside them, enjoying their first experiences on the rock as if they were our own!

We have created Abc Climbing in 2017 and have been sharing our love and knowledge of climbing since!

Languages

English | Romanian

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What people are saying about Explore-Share

Man

Climbing with guide Guillaume was absolutely a highlight of my 2-week Europe vacation. Originally, we were planning on climbing in the Calanques, but the park was closed due to wind and fire danger. Guillaume chose another amazing location (Pic de Bretagne) based on my climbing abilities and preferences and kindly offered train station pick-up and hotel drop off, which I appreciated very much. The multi-pitch route we did was not only fun but also the right amount of challenge, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The communication from the team (Gauthier) was prompt and clear—highly recommend!

Maxine

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