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performance rock climbing programs and mentorship for youth, young adults, and women

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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trips, camps, and gap year courses to the best sport climbing, bouldering, and deep water solo destinations on earth

 
 
 
 
 
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summer trips & camps for ages 10-19

Our rock climbing trips are the ideal summer application for young athletes dedicated to gym training and competition during the school year.

coaching & travel consultation

We’re now offering personal coaching for youth and young adults. We also offer travel consultation to help you plan a small group or family trip to the best climbing destinations on earth!

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gap year courses for ages 18-23

Combine sport climbing & bouldering with travel & cultural immersion. Our 1-3 month courses are for young adults who are driven to succeed.

women’s trips

In 2025 we’re launching the first of our series of performance climbing trips for women, combining world-class rock, culture, beaches, history, and wine!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

our mission

take motivated climbers to the best rock on earth

provide mentorship for safety and success

explore our planet and meet its inhabitants

nurture awareness, empathy, and responsibility

 
 
 
 
 
 
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View fullsize The Milky Way as seen over South Africa in July ✨ We’re headed back in 2025 with a two-part sport climbing tour of 🇿🇦’s best crags: Part 1 June 29 - July 15, Western Cape: Montagu and Oudtshoorn Part 2 July 15-30, Waterval Boven Ages
View fullsize GIRLS TRIP (sorry not sorry boys) July 16-26 to northern Spain! Asturias contains some of the most amazing summer sport climbing on the planet. Here’s Selma living her best Asturian life in 2022 on rock and on a surfboard. This trip is for age
View fullsize We’re headed back to this secret 🤫 crag next June during our southern Pyrenees sport climbing tour. This amazing zone is in Catalunya near its border with Andorra. If you don’t know where this is check out the trip info page at alphaclim
View fullsize Happy winter solstice! Summer is coming back, as is raspberry lemonade and 9 alpha climbing trips/camps for teen athletes to the best rock on earth: June 13-27 Catalunya & Spain Pyrenees 13+  June 21-29 Eastern Bighorns, Wyoming 13+&nbs
View fullsize 🤤 🇬🇷 The “Greek diet” will be a centerpiece of our first trip for women, the Climbing Moms Wine Tour, April 26 - May 4, 2025. In addition to the world class climbing, beaches, and wine, we’ll explore the freshness and simplicity
View fullsize Prior to announcing our 2025 summer programs, we felt that this is an important time to update our mission and the core values that guide our work as mentors and ambassadors of climbing. Here’s our updated mission: Take motivated climbers to th
View fullsize Rodrigo and Casey soaking up the sun during our last week in Greece for our fall gap year course. A few days left for this crew and our last program of 2024!
View fullsize @robynragins here! I’m here to tell you about the amazing experience you could have this spring! I’m searching for wine moms (not necessary to be a mom, just a woman who wants to have fun, climb, and drink wine). The idea behind this prog
 

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Looking towards 2025, my concerns around the threat of complexity are that we’re also quickly escaping reality. Initially, I thought the phrase “keeping it real” could be appropriate. But for many of us, that ship has sailed.

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let's go climbing
let's go climbing

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Do I Really Need This?
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