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Woman climbing the rocks at Hotton in Belgium

Discover rock climbing in Belgium

belgium
Namur
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1 day

Tu veux t’initier à l’escalade en falaise en Belgique, encadrée par des moniteurs certifiés ? Nous te présentons une journée unique dédiée à la découverte de l’escalade en plein air où chaque grimpeur pourra se faire plaisir et se dépasser à son propre niveau sur des falaises adaptées aux débutants.

On the menu:

🧗‍♀️ Exploration de l’escalade en milieu naturel, guidée par deux experts chevronnés : Ann-Laure et Christophe.

📚 Apprentissage des techniques de sécurité essentielles et des manipulations cruciales pour l’escalade en falaise.

🚀 Progression en toute sécurité et en toute confiance à ton propre rythme.

Prêt à relever le défi de l’escalade en falaise ? Découvre en détail notre programme ci-dessous.

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Next departure

  • 8 October 2023 (registration closed)

    110€

    8 seats available

    Only 6 more to confirm

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The guides who will accompany you

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Christophe

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Ann-Laure

Monitrice d’escalade
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Your adventure day by day

Day 1

Jour 1 | 4 à 5H d’escalade

Meet at 10am in the Grands Malades car park

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We'll take the time to meet before our instructors' briefing.

On commence la journée par une séance d’apprentissage et de révision des techniques de sécurité pour l’escalade et l’assurage en moulinette en falaise.

We'll then divide into pairs to start climbing the crags.

Initially, we'll climb using a top-rope to discover the sensations of rock climbing.

Around 1pm we'll have our picnic lunch on site.

Depending on your level, more technical and/or larger routes may be offered, as well as abseiling at the end of the day.

At around 4pm, it will already be time to say goodbye.

We'll have a final debrief before saying goodbye.

What to expect

  • Learning and reviewing safety techniques
  • Climbing and belaying with a top-rope
  • Enseignements techniques et gestuels
  • Descente en rappel
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What level should you expect

Level 1 - four black bars of varying heights with the smallest orange bar
Quiz level
Level 2
  • You already climb indoors (as an occasional or regular climber) and want to try your first sporting routes on the crags.
  • You're keen to learn how to climb in the wild (rock/cliff) and how to respect the environment.
  • You're not afraid of heights and you're already capable of climbing easy boulders and routes in a climbing gym.

Namur

Le Rocher des Grands Malades est une superbe région d’escalade en falaise située à Namur, en Belgique. Ce site pittoresque offre des parois rocheuses impressionnantes entourées d’une végétation luxuriante. L’escalade ici est passionnante car les parois offrent une variété de voies et de niveaux de difficulté, adaptés aux grimpeurs de tous les niveaux. De plus, la vue panoramique depuis le sommet est absolument magnifique, offrant une récompense visuelle incroyable à tous ceux qui osent gravir ces parois verticales.

What the price includes

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Supervision by 2 certified instructors

Toute la journée, tu seras encadré par Ann-Laure et Christophe, 2 moniteurs d’escalade et aventuriers qui vous transmettront leur passion du vertical.

They'll teach you safety techniques, climbing techniques, how to use the equipment and share their experience as adventurous climbers with you.

 

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Ropes

We include ropes.

Not included and available for hire on request (€5):

  • Helmet, harness, self-locking belay system, descender, lanyard, karabiner, rope, webbing

 

What is not included

  • Your climbing shoes
  • Transport to the meeting point
  • Your personal consumption
  • L’assurance et accès au rocher d’escalade à régler directement à votre guide (10 €)
  • Everything that is not included in "what is included in the price".

The equipment

You will receive a complete list of the personal equipment you need to bring with you after you register. Here is an overview:

  • Climbing shoes
  • Helmet (available for hire)
  • Harness and karabiners (available for hire)
  • Self-locking belay system (available for hire)
  • Descender (available for hire)
  • Lanyards (available for hire)
  • Rope and webbing (available for hire)

 

Si tu désires louer l’un de ces équipements, il suffit de contact us with your request and we'll do what's necessary.

How to get there

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By train

Prendre le train jusqu’à la gare de Namur. De Namur, il te faudra prendre un bus de 15min direction Plomcot.

By car
By car

Le rocher des grands malades is a 50-minute drive from Brussels.

Once you've registered, we make it easy for participants to carpool via a Whatsapp group.

 

The adventure in pictures

Woman climbing the rocks at Hotton in Belgium
Two climbers on a big sick climb in Balgique
mountain climbing in Belgium
Climbing at the "grands malades" in Namur, Belgium

Our answers to your questions

Do I need to have climbed before?

Il est préférable d’avoir déjà pratiqué l’escalade en salle auparavant (grimpeur occasionnel ou régulier). Cependant, il n’est not nécessaire d’avoir une expérience d’escalade en falaise au préalable.

What's the group's size?

For this outing, your group will comprise between 4 and 8 people.

The proposed dates don't suit me. What can I do?

If the proposed dates don't suit you, we suggest you send us an e-mail via this link avec la date que tu souhaiterais avoir. Autrement, tu peux également t’inscrire via ce lien pour être prévenu lorsque nous aurons sortis de nouvelles dates!

I don't have all the equipment I need. What can I do?

Nous incluons les cordes dans le prix de ton inscription. Tu devras cependant prévoir: casque, baudrier, système d’assurage auto-bloquant, descendeur, longe, mousqueton, cordelette et sangle.

Si tu n’as pas tout le matériel requis, pas de problèmes! Il suffit de nous contacter car nous proposons tout ce matériel à la location pour un tarif additionnel de 5 euros à régler directement à ton guide sur place.

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