Mountain Experience

ONE DAY CLIMBING

One Day Climbing In Matka Canyon

Climbing multi pitch routes in one of the most beautifull natural area in Macedonia - Canyon Matka

Difficulty Level

MODERATE

Best period

March to late October

Equipment

Everybody has to know that the right clothing and equipment is essential for a successful mountain trip. There will be some items and travel clothes which you will want to pack for the journey which will not be required on the tour in the mountains, so these may be left at your hotel and collected at the end, a light fold away small bag is useful for these items.

The following list is a combination of suggestion, advice and our experience of what you will need. For additional information's do not hesitate to contact us.

This is what we think essential for safety and basic comfort.

For climbing

  • Approach shoes or trail running shoes
  • Rock climbing shoes
  • Climbing harness
  • Helmet
  • Carabiners - non locking x 5 pcs
  • Carabiners - auto locking or manual locking x 3 pcs
  • Belay device
  • Tapes 4 x 60 cm
  • Accessory cord 2 x 2m (5 mm)

For outdoor

Sun protection
  • Sunscreen
  • Lip balm
  • Sunglasses
Clothing warm weather
  • Wicking T - shirt (synthetic or wool)
  • Wicking underwear
  • Quick - drying pants or shorts
  • Long - sleeve shirt (protecting from sun, bugs)
  • Sun - shielding hat
  • Bandana or Buff
Clothing cool weather
  • Wicking long - sleeve T - shirt
  • Wicking long underwear
  • Hat, cap, skullcap, balaclava or headband
  • Gloves or mittens
  • Rainwear (jackets, pants - waterproof and breathable)
  • Fleece jacket or vest, and pants
Other
  • Backpack 30 - 45 liters
  • Energy food and beverages
  • Water bottle or camelback
  • First aid kit
  • Knife or multi - tool, duct tape strips
  • Headlamp with extra batteries
  • Camera
  • Wet wipes and toilet rolls
  • Small Ziploc plastic boxes
  • Notebook & Pencil
  • Money belt

Highlights:


    Introducing the history of Macedonian climbing through climbing on the traditional routes
    Climbing excellent multi pitch routes
    Meeting with Macedonian climbing community
    Tasting local food and beer

Itinerary

    Climbing in Canyon Matka. At the beginning of the day we will climb short sport routes for introducing with the rocks, after what we are going to climb one or two multi pitch routes. The difficulty of the route can be varying depending on the client's ability and wishes.