Climb British Columbia and Oregon July 2020

Come climb (and hike) with Adventures Verticales Maroc at two of the most spectacular climbing locations in the Pacific Northwest!
We’ll spend one week climbing sport or multi-pitch at Canada’s premier climbing destination in Squamish, British Columbia on the perfect granite slabs of The Chief. From your belay-station perched above the Pacific Ocean, you might even catch a glimpse of Orca Whales and seals playing in the bay.
Then we’ll head to Smith Rock State Park in eastern Oregon. With over 1500 routes on offer and tons of variety, Smith Rock is considered one of the best places to climb in the USA. We’ll spend another week climbing here and/or exploring some of the park on its many hiking trails. 

You’ll be accompanied on this trip by an experienced mountain sports instructor, accredited by the FFME. 

Itinerary:

• July 4 - Pick up at Vancouver airport, British Columbia and travel to Squamish.
• July 5-9 - Climbing in Squamish with optional rest days for hiking in Coast Mountains or swimming in Pacific ocean.
• July 10 - Travel to Smith Rock, Oregon
• July 11-16 Climbing at Smith Rock State Park, Oregon, with optional rest days for hiking
• July 17 - Travel to Vancouver, BC, and drop off at airport

Included: 

• Transportation 
• Camping in Squamish and Smith Rock
• Breakfasts and dinners (communal kitchen)

 

Price: 1800 Euros / person

Group size: 6

Please contact us as soon as possible with any questions and reserve your space soon!

Climb, hike, breathe, think, laugh, question....

 

Discover Morocco from a more authentic, more natural pace.

Ready to try something different? Gain new perspectives on our Wild Way retreat!

This is a retreat for people who don't like "retreats". There'll be no fanfare; no chanting; no yoga or prescribed hugging; no sweatlodges; no ringing of gongs or bells or bowls that sing. Instead, what you'll have is an opportunity to get outside your usual surroundings, exit the habitual circles you travel in, and perhaps gain a new perspective or two. What happens here is really up to you.

Maybe you want to share your story with people who will listen; or maybe you want to lay star-gazing in Sahara sand and contemplate the meaning of your existence; or maybe you want to feel the grip of fear while clinging to the side of a cliff; or maybe you want a good excuse to revamp your eating habits; or maybe you just want to escape your usually-hectic, stressful life and chill out for a while somewhere different, with different people.

Whatever you want, we'll* be there** with you for the journey.

 

Itinerary:

On this trip you'll discover Morocco from a different perspective--off the usual tourist trail.

You'll start in Marrakech where you'll be transported with your fellow group members across the Atlas Mountains to the beautiful Todgha Gorges. Here you'll rest in our beautiful and peaceful guest house, enjoying the village and its river gardens from the roof terrace.
Over the next couple of days, we'll explore the area by foot or by horseback, wandering through the valley, climbing the towering limestone cliffs, and hiking up the mountain passes on nomad trails.

Then we'll travel to the Sahara desert--the land of shifting sands and softly-footed dromaderies. Instead of camping on the edge of the dunes in a noisy, crowded camp like the rest of the tourist groups who come here, though, we'll cross the dunes and spend two nights camping and hiking with nomads on the edge of the black desert and see the sun rise over the far Algerian horizon.

On our way back from the desert, we'll spend another day in the Todgha Gorges before heading back to Marrakech.

The stay includes:

•      Transport round-trip Marrakech / Todgha / desert
•      4 nights in our guest house in the Todgha gorges
•      2 nights in "nomad camps" in the desert
•      Half-board meals, breakfasts and dinners
•      2 half-days of climbing with guide and equipment (for those who wish)
•      1/2 day horse riding (optional)
•      2 days of hiking
  

Price per person = 500 € (based on full capacity of 6 people per week)

* We = Emily, Psychologist, speaks English - Julio, Guide, speaks French and English - Chester "The Adventure Dog" understands English when he feels like it.
** Except during the Marrakech-Todgha-Marrakech transfer.

 

 

Wild Way Retreat - World and Self-Consciousness Nomadic Walking Trip

Get outside your usual: space, place, habits, perceptions...

Sometimes in life it seems like we're travelling in circles, and all it takes is a jolt to help us get re-oriented on our way. Maybe this week-long stay is the jolt you need.

Spend one week travelling by foot with nothing to do each day but walk, think, and talk (if you want to).

Don your rucksack and immerse yourself in the vastness of this North African landscape, the emptiness and aliveness of this space, and marvel at the simiplicity of life as it essentially is, away from the complicated busyness of the life you left behind.

Perhaps this week is an opportunity for you to break old habits, or form new ones, or transition into a new phase of life, or breathe deep and travel slow for a little while...

Whatever you want, it's time for that.

 

Itinerary:

After arriving in Marrakech, you'll be transported across the Atlas Mountains to the beautful Todgha Gorges. You'll stay one night in our peaceful guesthouse and enjoy the tranquility of the river gardens from our rooftop terrace.
The next morning, we'll don our backpacks and strike off into the mountains with a nomad guide and a train of mules. We'll spend 5 days walking in the vast wilderness of the High Atlas, camping beneath the stars in simple nomad camps and feeling our rhythm slow to the pace of nature.
On return, we'll spend another night in Todgha Gorge before heading back to Marrakech.

This stay includes:

• 5-day itinerant hike with guide
• Luggage transport by mules
• 4 nights accommodation in nomad camps
• 2 nights in a guest house in the Todra gorges
• Breakfasts and dinners
• Transport from / to Marrakech

Price per person (for group of 4) = 600 €
Price per person (for group of 6) = 550 €