The Catores mountaineering school employs a highly qualified team of expert alpine guides to organize courses and sporting holidays in the most beautiful Italian and foreign locations.

The proposed activities are:

• Climbing courses and individual climbs
• Ice climbing
• Trekking and Excursions
• Ski Mountaineering and Skisafari
• Skisafari
• Vie Ferrate
• Snowshoes
• Freeride

To experience splendid sporting adventures in contact with nature in safety, rely on the professionalism of the guides of the Catores School.

We are available to anyone who wishes to receive further information, contact us and we will respond shortly.

The Dolomites offer a rich variety of peaks and saddles ideal for ski mountaineering. The Catores Sci mountaineering school organizes daily trips that combine stupendous panoramic views with the thrill of beautiful skiing on intact snow.

The rental of technical equipment is included in the registration cost for the trips (which require a minimum of 3 participants).

We also offer other suggestive destinations for those who want to experience ever new and engaging ski mountaineering experiences:

• Skisafari Alpin - a week to discover the most evocative corners of the Dolomites; overnight stay in huts and hotels, guide, ski pass, equipment transport included in the price
• Ski mountaineering Etna - Etna (3350 m) allows you to take beautiful ski mountaineering trips on its two north and south sides; the services included in the price are flights, transfers, overnight stays with half board, guide
• Ski mountaineering Comelico - Alto Cadore area in the Province of Belluno still little frequented by ski mountaineers; easy trips of medium altitude with fascinating views of the Sesto Dolomites; accommodation in the traditional Kreuzbergpass Hotel; minimum 5 participants; two nights' accommodation with half board in a double room, transfer to and from Ortisei, avalanche transceiver rental
• Dolomite ski mountaineering course in Fanes - a week in the heart of the Dolomites to learn to move independently and safely in winter alpine environments; the services included are accommodation for 6 days with half board, transfer to the refuge, rental of avalanche transceiver, shovel and probe; between 4 and 8 participants
• Ski mountaineering in Zermatt - 5 days of ski mountaineering with moderate altitude differences in a wonderful environment between the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa; with the ski lifts we reach the most beautiful peaks at 4000m to then enjoy descents with a difference in altitude of up to 2500m; the price includes 3 nights' accommodation with breakfast in a 3-star hotel, 1 overnight stay in a mountain hut with half board, 3-day ski pass, mountain guide, round trip from Val Gardena, missing equipment (arva, ice axe, crampons and harness can be rented); you need to know how to ski well (parallel turns in all types of snow); maximum 5–7 participants
• Mont Blanc ski mountaineering (4807 m) - the services included in the price are transfer, overnight stays, rental of missing equipment, guide
• Week of off-piste skiing in Lagazuoi - to discover the most beautiful ski areas of the Dolomites with the ski lifts in the company of an expert guide; overnight stays in a hut or in very comfortable hotels; skiing on the most famous off-piste slopes in the Dolomite area (Val de Mesdì, "Infra i Sass" in Marmolada, Creste Bianche in the Cristallo group, etc.)

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By contacting the Catores Ciaspole mountaineering school you can make splendid excursions in the company of expert mountain guides.

The School's program includes:

• Monday Snowshoe excursion - the trip takes you to beautiful panoramic points crossing woods and mountain pastures; 4–5 hours of walking; minimum 4 participants
• Friday Snowshoeing in the afternoon - an afternoon outing with snowshoes to discover the footsteps of the animals that populate our woods to end the week in style; minimum 3 participants

The cost of registering for the snow trips of the Catores Ciaspole mountaineering school includes the rental of equipment, the accompaniment of a mountain guide and the transfer to the starting and finishing points.

Do you want to know more? Do not hesitate to contact us and we will answer all your questions shortly.

An expert guide from the Catores Trekking School will accompany you on splendid excursions in the Dolomites, indicating the names of the surrounding mountains, the variegated flowers and the animals that inhabit the woods.

We also organize trips for those who want to experience the uncontaminated nature of splendid Italian locations up close, such as:

• Sopramonte plateau in Sardinia in the flowering period - through gorges, woods and canyons passing through unforgettable beaches of the Gulf of Orosei; daily treks of approximately 4-5 hours (stops: Cala Luna; Tiscali; Cala Cartoe; Codula di Gurropu; Cala Goloritzie; Selvaggio Blu); minimum 5 and maximum 7 participants; Included in the price are the return trip from Val Gardena, 2 nights' accommodation on the ferry in 4-seater cabins (Livorno – Olbia), all car transfers, 5 nights' accommodation in medium-class hotels with half board
• Eastern coast of Sardinia (Trekking Selvaggio Blu) - route with some technical difficulties which suggests the presence of an expert guide; the itinerary winds between Pedra Longa and Cala della Luna, touching rocky landscapes and coves of extraordinary beauty; overnight stay outdoors and daily supply of food and water
• Trekking in the hinterland of Corsica - 95 km long, the route follows the central massif which leads from Calenzana near Calvi to Vizavona; overnight stay in a refuge or tent; some quite challenging stages but with beautiful views; minimum 5 participants; transfers included in the price; ferry; overnight stays and provisions in shelters and/or tents; mountain guide

Catores Trekking is available to anyone who wants more information regarding excursions and organized trips. Contact us and we will reply as soon as possible.

The Alpine Guides of the Catores Climbing School offer those who rely on their experience a rich program of summer and winter activities which includes for example:

Individual climbing - climbs from second to eighth grade in the Dolomites

• Grande Fermeda - difference in altitude 500 m, difficulty level III; climbing in the Odle group in a suggestive environment far from the classic crowded peaks
• Cima Santner - difference in altitude 550 m, difficulty III-IV degree; top of the Sciliar Group; 18 rappel points
• Sas dla Luesa-Gruppo Sella/Via Vinatzer - difference in altitude 250 m, difficulty VI degree; route of the most famous son of Dolomite mountaineering, Vinatzer
• Modern times/Marmolada South face - difference in altitude 800 m, difficulty level VII; for experienced climbers who can climb from second to sixth grade

Climbing course for children "3 days of adventure"

• Monday - climbing course and games in the City of Sassi
• Wednesday - adventure park
• Thursday - discovering the caves and climbing course at the foot of the Odle

Climbing in Arco

• to practice climbing in mild temperatures when there is still snow in the mountains; the Zebra slabs of Pietramurata offer a vast choice of climbing for every level of difficulty; the registration price includes accommodation with half board; mountain guide; transfer from Ortisei; rental of technical equipment

Sport climbing course for beginners and advanced in Kalymnos

• the Greek island of Kalymnos is now one of the most popular destinations for free-climbers with its many cliffs that offer climbing at all levels; ideal for those who love the overhangs and slabs of the walls overlooking the sea; the registration price includes transfer to the airport; flight and possible ferry; guide and rental of necessary equipment; five nights' accommodation with breakfast

Ice climbing - to learn the basic techniques of climbing ice waterfalls in two days; included in the cost of guide registration, travel, rental of missing equipment

• Day 1: Basic introduction/progression
• 2nd day: ice safety/waterfall climbing