Rock climbing courses
Courses to help you become independent outdoors,
with our partner Passe-Montagne
with our partner Passe-Montagne in Val-David.
Outdoor Top-Rope Transition PLUS
This course is aimed at climbers who are already certified in indoor belaying and who wish to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to climb safely and independently in the outdoors.
Duration: 16 hours (2 days)
Location: Parc régional Val-David-Val-Morin Laurentides (Google Maps)
Prerequisite: belaying test in a climbing gym
Age: 16 years old + (children from 9 to 15 must be accompanied by an adult)
Knowing how to handle belays, knots, abseiling and belay release will enable you to confirm what you’ve learned following the awareness course.
For each day, time will be divided equally between theory and practice under the instructor’s supervision. When you’re on the wall, there’ll be time to see some climbing techniques that can’t be practised indoors.
Prices
- 235 $ + taxes / participant + 22 $ access taxes to the Parc Régional Val-David-Val-Morin
- Children (12 to 15 ans) : 175 $ + taxes / participant + 22 $ access taxes
Climbing shoes are included in the cost of the course.
Classes content
- Safety in natural environments
- Updating knowledge
- Equipment knowledge
- Knots
- Equipment verification
- Validation of anchor condition
- Relay handling
- Self belay
- Relays on fixed anchors
- Relays on natural anchors
- Abseiling installation
- Abseiling technics
- Abseiling self belayed
- Transition belaying/abseiling
- Anchor release
- Fixed rope ascent
- Abseiling/climbing transition
- Route reading skills
- climbing technics
- Plan your lunch and snacks
- A pair of approach shoes / espadrilles
- 2 liters of water minimum
- A windbreaker
- A daypack (30-45 liters)
- A change of clothes for the trip home
- Lip balm and sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- A camera for memories!
- Mosquito repellent
- Your bathing suit (depending on the season / swimming nearby!)
- Hats and gloves – weather permitting!
- Fleece jacket for chilly mornings!
* Recommended!
- Flashlight (headlamp if possible)
- Lighter
- Pocket knife
If you don’t have this equipment, we’ll have everything you need.
- 1 climbing helmet
- 1 climbing harness
- 1 pair of climbing shoes
- 1 self-belaying lanyard (Dyna-Connexion, P.A.S (Personnal Anchor System) from Metolius or equivalent)
- 7 large screw carabiners
- 2 x 120cm sewn-on straps
- 2 x 120cm sewn straps1 x 6 or 7 metre 7mm cord
- 1 x 1.5 metre 7mm cord
- 1 belay device (Reverso, ATC, etc.)
Recommended for outdoor activities:
- A basic first-aid kit
- Flashlight (headlamp if possible)
- A lighter
- Pocket knife
- Location: Stationnement du Chalet Anne Piché à Val-David.
- Meeting at 8:30 am
- Return at 4:30 pm
The activity is offered in partnership with the Passe-Montagne climbing school, located in Val-David in the Laurentians since 1981.
Tel: (819) 217-8558
info@ecole-escalade.com
In the event of rain, the outing is postponed to a later date.
Prices
235 $ + taxes / participant + 22 $ access fee to Parc Régional de Val David (2 jours)
Transition sport lead climbing
Do you climb as a lead climber indoors on artificial structures and want to experience climbing outdoors?
Duration : 2 days – saturday and sunday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Location: Parc Régional de Val David (Lien Google Maps)
Prerequisite
- Accreditation as lead climber in an indoor climbing gym
- Completion of the Transition PLUS course OR ability to set up a belay and abseil.
Age: 16 yeard old +
Is this your first outdoor sport climbing experience? Would you like to travel while climbing, whether in Quebec or elsewhere? This is the course for you.
You’ll learn how to fit your quickdraws and use the “stick clip” if the need arises. In addition, you’ll learn how to set up belays, whether on fixed anchors (anchors or pads) or natural anchors. Finally, we’ll look at abseiling and self-rescue techniques. You’ll be able to climb safely in a natural environment.
Classes content
- Updating knowledge
- Safety in the natural environment
- Equipment selection and use
- Belay the lead climber
- Notions of «back clip», «z clip»
- Pre-locking
- Dynamic vs. static belaying
- Anchor installation
- Anchors check
- Relay handling
- Self belay
- Wall anchor installation
- Second belay
- Abseiling, installation
- Self belay descent
- Transition lead/belay
- Transition lead/abseiling
- Abseiling/climbing transition
- Fixed rope ascent
- Autosavety notions
- Route reading skills
If you don’t have all these items, we can lend them to you for the duration of the course.
- Climbing helmet
- Climbing harness
- Climbing shoes
- Short, extendable quickdraws if you have them
- 1 self-belaying lanyard (type -Dyna-Connexion from Béal or equivalent)
- 7 large screw carabiners
- 2 x 120cm sewn-on straps
- 2 x 120cm sewn straps1 x 6 or 7 metre 7mm cord
- 1 x 1.5 metre 7mm cord
- 1 belay device (Reverso, ATC, Grigri, Pilot, etc.)
If you don’t have this equipment, we’ll have everything you need.
- 1 climbing helmet
- 1 climbing harness
- 1 pair of climbing shoes
- 1 self-belaying lanyard (Dyna-Connexion, P.A.S (Personnal Anchor System) from Metolius or equivalent)
- 7 large screw carabiners
- 2 x 120cm sewn-on straps
- 2 x 120cm sewn straps1 x 6 or 7 metre 7mm cord
- 1 x 1.5 metre 7mm cord
- 1 belay device (Reverso, ATC, etc.)
Recommended for outdoor activities:
- A basic first-aid kit
- Flashlight (headlamp if possible)
- A lighter
- Pocket knife
- Location: Stationnement du Chalet Anne Piché à Val-David.
- Meeting at 8:30 am
- Return at 4:30 pm
The activity is offered in partnership with the Passe-Montagne climbing school, located in Val-David in the Laurentians since 1981.
Tel: (819) 217-8558
info@ecole-escalade.com
