Season-long programs · By application · 2–4 climbers a year

Mountain Programs

Not a day out — a season. The same certified guide, month after month, building toward the mountain you've been thinking about for years. We take on a handful of climbers a year, so each one gets everything.

🗓 A full season
not a single day
👤 2–4 climbers
a year, total
📍 Catalunya &
the Pyrenees
🎯 Built around
your objective
💬 By conversation
no fixed price

Why To engage in Season-long goals

We have built a program to help you throughout the process of accessing mountains. Our approach is that you progress thanks to our guides, across months, who will know exactly how to help you reach your goal.

That continuity changes what's possible. A guide who saw you on snow in February can build on it in April instead of reassessing you. Skills stack instead of resetting. Confidence compounds. And the objective that felt impossible in autumn — an alpine summit, a long ridge, going out on your own — stops being a fantasy and becomes a series of weekends with a purpose.

It's also the reason we keep it tiny. We take on two to four climbers a year, no more. Enough time for each of you, enough continuity to build real trust, and enough space to go at exactly your pace on exactly the terrain that gets you where you want to be.

2–4 climbers a year One guide, all season AEGM & UIMLA certified Catalunya & the Pyrenees Bespoke by design

Three Ways In

Our programs are defined by what you actually want from the mountains. You might find yourself in one of these three.

01
The Guided Season

Show Me the Best of Catalan Rock

For the climber who has found their joy and simply wants more of it. A season of great days on the finest rock and ridges of Catalunya — Montserrat's conglomerate spires, the granite crests of the Pyrenees, sea cliffs and long classic lines — with a guide who handles everything so you can just climb. No goal required beyond the pleasure of the day itself, and no pressure to progress toward anything.

For you if  you love the mountains, you'd rather be led than lead, and you want a season of brilliant days with someone you trust.

02
The Preparation

Get Me Ready for the Summit I'm Dreaming Of

You have a mountain in mind — a specific summit, a ridge, an objective that's genuinely out of reach today. We build the season around it: movement on snow, travelling a ridge, the feel of a long full day, the technical skills and the quiet confidence a big mountain asks for. You may still climb it with a guide beside you. You'll climb it ready, which is a completely different experience.

For you if  you have a dream objective you're not yet prepared for, and you want someone to build the path that gets you there.

03
The Path to Independence

Teach Me to Go Without You

The boldest of the three: a season spent making yourself unnecessary to us. From leading multi-pitch through to genuine alpine and ridge autonomy — route-finding, rope systems, gear placement, snow, risk assessment, self-rescue, and the judgement that turns a climber into a mountaineer. The goal isn't a mountain. It's your own freedom in them, for the rest of your life.

For you if  you want the mountains on your own terms, and you're ready for the real work of becoming self-sufficient.

A Real Journey

One of our climbers came to us with a dream: to stand on a great Alpine summit. So we built him a season.

Roughly one weekend every two months across a full year, we went to the iconic places of Catalunya. How to move on snow. How to travel a ridge safely. What a genuinely long day in the mountains does to your body and your decision-making. How to keep thinking clearly when you're tired and exposed. Piece by piece, the skills and the calm came together.

The experience

He finished ready for his summit — and ready for ridges he could now take on himself. Some of that freedom he wanted; some of it he chose to keep sharing with a guide, because being capable of soloing something and wanting to are different things. That's the whole point of a program: we get you ready. What you do with ready is entirely yours.

No two journeys look the same. Tell us what your goals are, so we can find a way to reach them.

How a Program Works

Simple to begin, bespoke throughout.

01 — You tell us

Your objective, or your appetite. A summit, a skill, a season of great days, or simply "I want to get better and I don't know how." Whatever it is, that's where we start — and if you're not sure what you want, that conversation is often the most useful part.

02 — We design it

Together we shape the season: how many outings, which terrain, what pace, what has to be learned before what. Rooted in Catalunya and the Pyrenees, built entirely around where you're going, and adjusted as we discover how you actually move.

03 — We climb

Weekend by weekend across the season, with the same guide. Each outing builds on the last, and the plan flexes as you grow — because a real journey is never fully fixed in advance.

04 — You arrive

At the summit, at the skill, or at the point where you no longer need us for that terrain. Whichever it was, you get there with mileage behind you rather than luck.

A Season in Pictures

Who You'll Be With

A program is a relationship, not a booking. So it matters who's on the other end of the rope for a whole season.

You'll climb with José, our founder and lead guide — certified by the AEGM (Spanish Association of Mountain Guides) and holding a UIMLA international mid-mountain qualification, fully insured, and with over a decade of guiding across Spain, Morocco, Ecuador, the Alps and the Pyrenees.

What matters more over a season is how he works: patiently, without ever making anyone feel behind, and honestly. He'll tell you when an objective isn't realistic this year and what would make it realistic next year. He'll rest you before the hard section rather than in the middle of it. And he'll let you rebuild the same anchor five times without a hint of impatience, because that's how anything technical actually gets learned.

AEGM Certified Guide UIMLA Mid-Mountain Guide 10+ years guiding Fully insured
Tell Us Your Dream
Only a few spots each season

Programs: Common Questions

How a season-long program works, who it suits, and what happens when you get in touch.

Is a program right for me?
What exactly is a season-long climbing program?
A series of guided outings across months — typically a weekend every few weeks — with the same guide, working toward a defined goal. Instead of booking isolated days, you commit to a journey: skills stack, confidence compounds, and by the end of the season you're somewhere you couldn't have reached in a single course or a handful of unconnected days.
How is it different from booking several guided days?
Continuity, and a plan. Separate bookings mean starting from scratch each time, often with a different guide who has to reassess you. A program means one guide who remembers exactly how you moved on snow in February and builds directly on it in April. It also means the outings are chosen in sequence, so each one prepares you for the next rather than being a nice day in isolation.
Do I need to already be a strong climber?
No. Programs are defined by ambition rather than ability — we've built seasons for people who had never worn crampons and for experienced climbers wanting alpine autonomy. What matters is that you have something you're genuinely trying to reach and the willingness to work at it across a season. The starting point is wherever you are.
Which of the three paths am I?
Most people recognise themselves straight away. If you want beautiful days and don't want the responsibility, that's the Guided Season. If you have a specific summit in mind that's out of reach today, that's the Preparation. If your goal is to eventually go without a guide entirely, that's the Path to Independence. And if you can't tell, message us — working that out together is genuinely the most useful first conversation.
I don't have a specific objective. Is that a problem?
Not at all, and it's more common than you'd think. Plenty of people arrive knowing only that they want to be better in the mountains, or that they've plateaued and don't know why. Part of the first conversation is finding the objective — often it's something you've been quietly thinking about for years without saying out loud.
How it works
How many outings does a season involve?
It varies entirely with the objective. Some programs run to a weekend every couple of months across a year; others are more intensive over a shorter period. A season aiming at an alpine summit needs more than a season of enjoyable Catalan rock days. We work it out together once we know where you're heading.
Where do the outings take place?
Rooted in Catalunya and the Pyrenees — Montserrat's conglomerate, the granite crests, the high Pyrenean terrain for snow and altitude, and the classic ridges where mountain judgement is actually built. If your objective is abroad, the preparation still happens here; Catalunya has almost everything you need to get ready for the Alps.
Why won't you put a price on the page?
Because any number would be misleading. The cost depends on how many outings your objective needs, what terrain we use, and whether you're on your own or with a partner — a season toward an alpine summit and a season of Catalan rock days are genuinely different products. We scope it with you and quote something honest. What we can say is that it sits well below what the equivalent number of guided days would cost you in the Alps.
Can I do a program with a partner or a friend?
Yes, and it often works beautifully — you learn the same systems, you use them together afterwards, and it reduces the cost per person considerably. The main condition is that you're roughly aligned in ambition and ability, since a program built for two people heading in different directions serves neither well.
Why only two to four climbers a year?
Because a program is close to private coaching across a season, and that doesn't scale. It's the same reason our camps are capped and our courses take four: depth requires giving each person real time. Being selective also means we only take on climbers we can genuinely commit to for a whole season, which is fairer to everyone.
Getting started
What happens when I get in touch?
A conversation, not a sales pitch. We'll ask what you're hoping to do, what you've climbed, how much time you realistically have, and what worries you about it. Then we'll tell you honestly whether a program is the right thing — sometimes the answer is that a course or a few guided days would serve you better, and we'd rather say so.
When should I start a program?
Ideally a season before you want to arrive. If you're dreaming of an alpine objective next summer, autumn is the moment to begin, because you want winter for snow skills and spring for long days. Get in touch as early as you can — with only a handful of spots each year, the timing usually works out better for people who ask early.
Am I committing to anything by getting in touch?
Nothing at all. Message us, tell us your dream, and find out whether it's realistic and what it would take. Plenty of people have that conversation and decide to do a course first, or to wait a year. That's a good outcome too — the worst version of this is someone starting a season they weren't ready for.
Can a program include camps or trips abroad?
Often, yes. Our camps and retreats can slot into a season as intensive blocks — a week of bouldering or sport climbing does more for your movement than several separate days. And if your objective is abroad, we can build toward it and in some cases accompany you. Ask when you get in touch.

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