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A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE TRIP

Pure sport/
In the Alpes de Haute-Provence, the cliffs of the Gorges du Verdon are a magnificent playground for climbing. Cliff-schools to learn or major historical routes to progress, this 4-day break adapts to your level.
If you are a beginner, you are learning this sport on a cliff-school, and if you are an experienced climber, you improve your skills on the main historical routes.

A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE TRIP

Pure sport/
In the Alpes de Haute-Provence, the cliffs of the Gorges du Verdon are a magnificent playground for climbing. Cliff-schools to learn or major historical routes to progress, this 4-day break adapts to your level.

If you are a beginner, you are learning this sport on a cliff-school, and if you are an experienced climber, you improve your skills on the main historical routes.

THE BEST OF THE PRODUCT

  • A game of balance and investments
  • A complete activity physically and mentally
  • The pleasure of climbing, the beauty of exceptional natural sites: the Verdon
  • THE? Intensity of emotions shared with your teammates

THE BEST OF THE PRODUCT

  • A game of balance and investments

  • A complete activity physically and mentally
  • The pleasure of climbing, the beauty of exceptional natural sites: the Verdon
  • THE? Intensity of emotions shared with your teammates

Discover the authentic outdoor adventure in our Esprit Nature sports villages.

Far from urban stress, experience total disconnection in the middle of exceptional landscapes.

Rock climbing

on-site
Place of practice on the site

Ages

18 - 40 ans

PHYSIQUE CONDITION
Casual sportsman
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LEVEL OF PRATICE
All levels
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Included

  • The accommodation
  • The catering
  • Framing
  • Specific equipment
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  • 8 climbing sessions (over 4 days)

Not Included

  • Transport
  • Personal equipment
  • Complementary insurances

The program

Day by day

Day of arrival

Meet at the sports village before 9 am. Welcome, installation. Presentation of the station wagon and the team.
Start of activities from 9:30am.
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Cold meal.

A series of busy days where all your abilities will be called upon.
You work in small teams that share the same passion. You are curious to discover, ready for all adventures.

Arrival the day before the start of the stay is possible if you are autonomous in terms of transport (motorbike, car), and by notifying the sports village 3 days in advance by fax at 04 92 77 30 13 or by email at verdon@ucpa.asso.fr or by booking a shuttle bus that leaves from Aix-en-Provence TGV station at 21:00 the day before the stay, and returning at 18:30 to Aix-en-Provence TGV, the last day of the stay.
The extra night will cost you €20, you can have dinner and breakfast in the restaurants and bars in the village.

During your stay

Day 2 and Day 3, we will develop a global approach to climbing where safety, pleasure and progress will be permanently linked.
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We will climb from the first session after having seen or reviewed the basics: adjusting a harness, roping, insure.

Then, depending on your level, we will discuss various topics such as:
- Basic techniques: getting ready, drawing a quickdraw, maneuvering a link, folding a rope, ensuring a second, ensuring a leader, parry, rappelling, abseiling, communication,...
- More complex techniques: escape, abseiling, top of the track relay, addition of protections, etc.
- Climbing gestures: the basic attitude, the pose of the feet, climbing at the head, the fall, oppositions, crosses, group-ungroup, transfers,...
- Read a path, identify different holds, vary your pace of progress, breathing, relaxation, effort management, trust and commitment.
- The key factors for progression according to your level.
- The ratings, the rules of the activity, the classification and equipment of a cliff, the natural environment (geology of the site, flora and fauna), the reading of a topo, the equipment.

The course of this program is given for information purposes only.
It may undergo modifications or adjustments, depending on technical criteria, safety requirements or the climatic conditions of the moment. In this case, only those responsible for UCPA supervision are authorized to take the necessary decision (s).
It can also be adapted according to the technical and physical level of the participants.

Last day

Day 4 - You will climb second and in the lead, in ropes of 2, in routes adapted to your current level. We will go to different cliffs to vary the styles and make you discover all the riches of the site.
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We leave most of the time during the day, with a cold meal.
At the end of this stay, whatever your level, you will have progressed in the various registers and you will have the keys to continue climbing with more pleasure, efficiency and safety.

End of the stay and departure at the end of the afternoon.

SPOT

Verdon Canyon Escalade

Explore and discover the French Grand Canyon!

Close your eyes and imagine: there, in front of you, the Gorges du Verdon and in the middle an expanse of turquoise water as far as the eye can see with, on the side of the gorges, a vast carpet of greenery. A viewpoint that you can discover at the border of the departments of Var and the Alpes de Haute Provence. These gorges were dug over thousands of years by the Verdon River. Come and climb the Gorges known as one of the best climbing spots in the world.

Hosting

Accommodation in Verdon sports village

Spacious rooms for 4 to 10 people.
Possibility to book a couple room (with supplement), by email at the sports village.

The centre's equipment

  • Free at the center
  • Board games, petanque and volleyball on the village fields.

ABOUT THE TRIP

Equipment Included

Climbing shoes, harness, ropes and carabiners, quickdraws, descender, helmet, backpack.
You can bring your own equipment.

Equipment Included

Climbing shoes, harness, ropes and carabiners, quickdraws, descender, helmet, backpack.
You can bring your own equipment.

Address and access

You are coming by car
From Aix-en-Provence, take the highway in the direction of Sisteron, exit at Manosque and follow Valensole Riez, Moustier la Palud.
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Michelin map no. 84, plus 6 and 7. From Manosque to La Palud: 1h30.

You are coming by train
UCPA shuttle: Aix-en-Provence TGV/La Palud/Aix-en-Provence TGV. Contact the sports village for departure and departure times arrival.

If you organize your transport yourself, the fixed price for the station/sports village there and back is 50 euros.
Mandatory registration at the sports village 3 days in advance on verdon@ucpa.asso.fr

Address and access

You are coming by car
From Aix-en-Provence, take the highway in the direction of Sisteron, exit at Manosque and follow Valensole Riez, Moustier la Palud. Michelin map no. 84, plus 6 and 7. From Manosque to La Palud: 1h30.

You are coming by train
UCPA shuttle: Aix-en-Provence TGV/La Palud/Aix-en-Provence TGV. Contact the sports village for departure and departure times arrival.

If you organize your transport yourself, the fixed price for the station/sports village there and back is 50 euros.
Mandatory registration at the sports village 3 days in advance on verdon@ucpa.asso.fr

Equipment not included

Shorts or pantyhose, tracksuit, joggers or canvas pants, tank top or T-shirt, tank top or T-shirt, sweatshirt, sweater or fleece, windbreaker, swimsuit, sneakers or light hiking shoes, cap or scarf or hat, cap or scarf or hat, a water bottle (essential) and a knife, sun cream.
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Don't forget your small personal pharmacy, no pharmacy in the village.
Possibly, your bag of chalk and gloves for reminders.
A small climbing equipment store awaits you in the village.

Equipment not included

Shorts or pantyhose, tracksuit, joggers or canvas pants, tank top or T-shirt, tank top or T-shirt, sweatshirt, sweater or fleece, windbreaker, swimsuit, sneakers or light hiking shoes, cap or scarf or hat, cap or scarf or hat, a water bottle (essential) and a knife, sun cream.
Don't forget your small personal pharmacy, no pharmacy in the village.
Possibly, your bag of chalk and gloves for reminders.
A small climbing equipment store awaits you in the village.

Physical intensity

Casual sportsman

You practice a sporting activity throughout the year, on a regular basis or not. But you are able to run for about 1 hour, swim for 30 minutes, or pedal for about 2 hours.

Physical intensity

Casual sportsman

You practice a sporting activity throughout the year, on a regular basis or not. But you are able to run for about 1 hour, swim for 30 minutes, or pedal for about 2 hours.

Level of expertise

All levels

Technical level - All levels

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Internships open to all levels, whether you are a beginner or an expert.
Depending on the courses, possibility of groups of levels.

Level of expertise

All levels

Technical level - All levels

Internships open to all levels, whether you are a beginner or an expert.
Depending on the courses, possibility of groups of levels.

Restauration

The chef offers varied and balanced menus corresponding to your daily needs. Discover local products, simple and tasty cuisine.
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Meals in the form of a picnic or at the table become a unique moment of sharing.

Restauration

The chef offers varied and balanced menus corresponding to your daily needs. Discover local products, simple and tasty cuisine.

Meals in the form of a picnic or at the table become a unique moment of sharing.

Management

Each sport is supervised by a qualified instructor.

Management

Each sport is supervised by a qualified instructor.

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