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V\/5<\/div>\n      <h1>Multi-Pitch Climbing Course<\/h1>\n      <p class=\"sub\">The step from single pitch routes to real walls. Two days learning the systems that let you climb over 100 meter bolted walls in Montserrat or anywhere in the world \u2014 and get safely back down \u2014 with nobody holding the other end but your partner.<\/p>\n<a href=\"#book\" class=\"btn hero-cta\">Book Now<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"vc-stats\">\n    <div class=\"wrap stats-grid\">\n      <div class=\"stat\">\ud83e\uddd7 You lead V\/5<br>on sport routes<\/div>\n      <div class=\"stat\">\u23f1 2 full days<br>skills then a route<\/div>\n      <div class=\"stat\">\ud83d\udccd Montserrat &amp;<br>Catalan walls<\/div>\n      <div class=\"stat\">\ud83c\udfaf Anchors, ropes,<br>rappels, transitions<\/div>\n      <div class=\"stat\">\ud83d\udc65 Max 4<br>per guide<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <section class=\"vc-section\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <h2>Why Multi-Pitch Is a Different Sport<\/h2>\n\n      <p class=\"lead\">Climbing a multi-pitch route isn't harder climbing. Most classic Catalan lines are easier, move for move, than the sport routes you already lead. What changes is everything around the climbing \u2014 and that's what stops people.<\/p>\n\n      <p>On a single-pitch route the ground is always there. If something goes wrong you lower off and walk away. A hundred and fifty metres up a wall, that option disappears. You're managing two ropes instead of one, building and trusting your own anchors, belaying a partner from above rather than below, swapping roles on a ledge the size of a bookshelf, reading a topo you can't fully see, and committing to a descent that may be several rappels down an overhanging face.<\/p>\n\n      <p>None of that is difficult in itself. All of it has to be smooth, in the right order, without thinking, while you're tired and the light is going. That's what these two days build \u2014 not strength, but a system you can run automatically.<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"callout\">\n        <div class=\"tag\">\u2605 The real skill is transitions<\/div>\n        <p>Watch an experienced pair on a multi-pitch route and the climbing isn't what's impressive \u2014 it's what happens at each belay. Arriving, clipping in, taking over the rope, restacking, swapping the rack, and being ready to climb again, all in a couple of minutes without a word wasted. Slow transitions are why parties get benighted on routes they could climb in three hours. We drill them until they're boring.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"vc-section alt\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <h2>What You'll Learn<\/h2>\n      <p>Two days, sequenced so that day one gives you the tools and day two makes you use them on a real route.<\/p>\n\n      <h3>Day one \u2014 the systems, on the ground and at the crag<\/h3>\n      <div class=\"steps\">\n        <div class=\"step\"><div class=\"n\">Planning &amp; topos<\/div><p>Reading a topo properly: identifying the line, the pitch lengths, the crux, the descent, and the critical points where a route commits you. How to choose a first multi-pitch that actually suits you.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"step\"><div class=\"n\">The rack<\/div><p>What you carry and why \u2014 ropes, slings, screwgates, prusiks, belay devices \u2014 and how to organise it so you can find things one-handed on a hanging belay.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"step\"><div class=\"n\">Anchors<\/div><p>Building safe bolted anchors, equalising them, and understanding what makes an anchor good rather than just tidy. The judgement matters more than the shape.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"step\"><div class=\"n\">Belaying from above<\/div><p>Guide-mode belay devices, bringing up a second, and what to do when they need to rest, fall or ask for help. Completely different to holding a rope from the ground.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"step\"><div class=\"n\">Rope management<\/div><p>Single, half and twin systems: what each is for, restacking cleanly, avoiding the tangle that costs you twenty minutes at every belay, and managing drag on a wandering pitch.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"step\"><div class=\"n\">Rappelling<\/div><p>Setting up, extending and backing up with a prusik, joining ropes, throwing without knitting, and retrieving without getting stuck. Statistically the most dangerous part of the day, and drilled accordingly.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <h3>Day two \u2014 a real route<\/h3>\n      <div class=\"steps\">\n        <div class=\"step\"><div class=\"n\">The objective<\/div><p>A genuine multi-pitch route, typically two to three pitches to begin with, and a longer objective of four or five if the group is moving well.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"step\"><div class=\"n\">You run the system<\/div><p>You lead or second, build the belays, manage the ropes and make the calls, with your guide alongside rather than in front. Supervised independence rather than being taken up something.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"step\"><div class=\"n\">Transitions under pressure<\/div><p>Practising the changeover at every belay until it stops being a discussion. This is where the two days pay off.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"step\"><div class=\"n\">Communication<\/div><p>Standard calls, rope signals, and what to do when the wind takes your voice \u2014 which on Montserrat it will.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"step\"><div class=\"n\">The descent<\/div><p>Rappelling the route or walking off, including finding the descent when it isn't obvious. Getting down is half the day and the half people prepare for least.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"step\"><div class=\"n\">Debrief<\/div><p>An honest assessment of where you are, what to practise, and which routes are a sensible next step for you specifically.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"callout\">\n        <div class=\"tag\">\u2713 What you'll be able to do afterwards<\/div>\n        <p>Climb straightforward bolted multi-pitch routes with a competent partner: plan the day, build and use anchors, manage ropes, belay from above, transition efficiently and rappel safely. That covers an enormous amount of Catalunya. Bigger, committing or unbolted terrain needs more mileage \u2014 and, for gear placement, the <a href=\"\/trad-climbing\/\">Trad Climbing Course<\/a>.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"vc-section\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <h2>Where We Run It<\/h2>\n      <p>Montserrat is the natural classroom \u2014 conglomerate spires forty-five minutes from Barcelona, with hundreds of bolted multi-pitch routes from three pitches to fifteen, and easy lines directly beside hard ones. It's where most Catalan climbers learned, and where your first route will probably be.<\/p>\n      <p>Depending on the season, conditions and the group, we also use the great limestone walls further inland \u2014 Terradets, Vilanova de Mei\u00e0, Sant Lloren\u00e7 de Montgai and Tivissa \u2014 which offer longer routes and a more mountainous feel. The crag for day one is chosen for teaching; the route for day two is chosen for you.<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"callout warn\">\n        <div class=\"tag\">\u26a0 You need to be leading already<\/div>\n        <p>This course assumes you lead sport routes at around V or 5 comfortably and can belay confidently. It isn't where you learn to climb \u2014 it's where you learn to run a big day. If you're not there yet, the <a href=\"\/sport-climbing-intro\/\">Sport Climbing Introduction<\/a> and then some mileage leading is the honest route in, and we'd rather say so than have you spend two days out of your depth.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"vc-section alt\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <h2>The Course in Pictures<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"gallery\">\n        <div class=\"shot\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/vert-adventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/multi-pitch-course-self-anchor-scaled.jpg');\"><div class=\"cap\">Building an anchor<\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"shot\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/vert-adventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/multi-pitch-course-anchor-station-scaled.jpg');\"><div class=\"cap\">At the belay<\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"shot\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/vert-adventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/multi-pitch-course-rappel-scaled.jpg');\"><div class=\"cap\">Rappel practice<\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"shot\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/vert-adventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/multi-pitch-course-verticality-scaled.jpg');\"><div class=\"cap\">Day two, real rock<\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"vc-section\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <h2>Course Details &amp; Inclusions<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"two-col\">\n        <div>\n          <h3 style=\"margin-top:0;\">Logistics<\/h3>\n          <ul>\n            <li><b>Duration:<\/b> 2 full days<\/li>\n            <li><b>Prerequisite:<\/b> leading sport routes at V\/5, confident belaying<\/li>\n            <li><b>Participants:<\/b> maximum 4 per guide<\/li>\n            <li><b>Location:<\/b> Montserrat and Catalan limestone walls<\/li>\n            <li><b>Partner:<\/b> not required, but valuable \u2014 you'll climb together afterwards<\/li>\n            <li><b>Season:<\/b> all year; crag chosen for conditions<\/li>\n            <li><b>Private option:<\/b> available, and the most focused version<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <div>\n          <h3 style=\"margin-top:0;\">What's included<\/h3>\n          <ul>\n            <li>AEGM-certified mountain guide<\/li>\n            <li>All technical gear: ropes, hardware, harness, helmet<\/li>\n            <li>Ratio of four or fewer, so everyone builds every anchor<\/li>\n            <li>A real multi-pitch objective on day two<\/li>\n            <li>Written takeaway plan and route suggestions<\/li>\n            <li>Professional liability insurance<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n          <h3>Not included<\/h3>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Transport to the crag<\/li>\n            <li>Climbing shoes (bring your own; loaners available)<\/li>\n            <li>Food, water, personal insurance, accommodation<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"vc-price\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"price-amount\">From \u20ac200<\/div>\n      <div class=\"price-detail\">\u20ac200 pp for three or four \u00b7 \u20ac265 pp for two \u00b7 \u20ac475 solo<\/div>\n      <a class=\"btn\" href=\"#book\">Check Availability<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"vc-section\" id=\"book\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <h2>Book This Course<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"sub\">Pick your dates below. 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The climbing on classic multi-pitch routes is usually easier than that \u2014 the demand is on the systems, not the grade. If you're not leading outdoors yet, do the <a href=\"\/sport-climbing-intro\/\">Sport Climbing Introduction<\/a> first and get some mileage before coming back to this.<\/div><\/details>\n\n    <details><summary>Is multi-pitch harder than sport climbing?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The climbing usually isn't \u2014 most classic Catalan multi-pitch lines are graded well below what a competent sport climber leads. What's harder is everything around it: two ropes, your own anchors, belaying from above, transitions on tiny ledges, and a descent you have to plan. That's the whole reason this course exists.<\/div><\/details>\n\n    <details><summary>Do I need to be able to lead, or can I just second?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">You can take the course as a second and get a great deal from it \u2014 most of the systems work matters whether you're leading or not. But if your goal is to climb multi-pitch routes with a partner rather than with a guide, one of you needs to lead, and the course is far more valuable if that's you.<\/div><\/details>\n\n    <details><summary>How fit do I need to be?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Less than people expect. Multi-pitch days are long rather than intense, with a lot of standing at belays. What matters more is being able to keep making good decisions when you're tired and it's late \u2014 which is partly fitness and mostly practice. If you can climb all day at a crag, you're fine.<\/div><\/details>\n\n    <div class=\"grp\">The course<\/div>\n\n    <details><summary>What does the two-day structure look like?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Day one is skills: topos, racking, anchors, belaying from above, rope management and rappelling, drilled at a crag where we can repeat things quickly. Day two is a real route, typically two or three pitches and sometimes four or five if the group is moving well, where you run the system with your guide alongside rather than in front.<\/div><\/details>\n\n    <details><summary>Will I actually lead a pitch?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Usually yes on day two, on terrain well within your grade, with your guide managing the wider safety. Leading a pitch, building the belay and bringing your partner up is the moment the whole course clicks. That said, it depends on the group and the conditions, and nobody is pushed into leading before they're ready.<\/div><\/details>\n\n    <details><summary>Where does it take place?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Mostly Montserrat \u2014 forty-five minutes from Barcelona, hundreds of bolted multi-pitch routes, and easy lines beside hard ones, which is exactly what a teaching venue needs. Depending on season and conditions we also use the bigger limestone walls inland: Terradets, Vilanova de Mei\u00e0, Sant Lloren\u00e7 de Montgai and Tivissa.<\/div><\/details>\n\n    <details><summary>Why maximum four people?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Because everyone needs to build every anchor, not watch someone else build one. Multi-pitch skills are learned by doing them repeatedly with someone correcting you, and that doesn't scale. Four is the most a guide can genuinely supervise on a wall.<\/div><\/details>\n\n    <div class=\"grp\">Afterwards<\/div>\n\n    <details><summary>Will I be able to climb multi-pitch on my own?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">With a competent partner, on straightforward bolted routes, yes \u2014 that's the goal and it's realistic in two days. Long committing routes, unbolted terrain and complex descents need more mileage. The honest sequence is: take the course, then climb easy routes repeatedly until the systems are boring, then step up.<\/div><\/details>\n\n    <details><summary>What should I climb first afterwards?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Something short, well-bolted, well-documented and easy for you \u2014 three pitches you could climb in your sleep, so all your attention goes to the systems rather than the moves. Montserrat is full of exactly that. We'll suggest specific routes for your level in the debrief.<\/div><\/details>\n\n    <details><summary>Should I do this or the trad course?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">This one first, without question. Multi-pitch teaches you to run a long day on bolted routes; <a href=\"\/trad-climbing\/\">trad<\/a> teaches you to protect a route where there are no bolts. Trad on a multi-pitch route means doing both at once, which is a lot for one course. Nearly everyone does them in this order.<\/div><\/details>\n\n    <details><summary>Is self-rescue worth adding?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Once you're actually climbing multi-pitch routes, genuinely yes. Escaping a belay, ascending a rope or lowering an injured partner are not things you can improvise 100 metres up, and the <a href=\"\/self-rescue\/\">Self-Rescue Course<\/a> is just two days. Most people do it a season after starting multi-pitch, once they understand why it matters.<\/div><\/details>\n\n    <div class=\"grp\">Practical<\/div>\n\n    <details><summary>Do I need my own gear?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Yes and no. Ropes, hardware, harness and helmet are provided. We will give you a small list of equipment we consider is needed for the course that you will always use for climbing. Bring your own climbing shoes if you have them, otherwise we can loan them to you. 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