Rock climbing
Olhar da Rocha
Granite walls with the city at your feet. From your first time on a rope to the classic routes and courses.
21 experiences4 categories
Rio is one of the few big cities in the world with rock climbing ten minutes from the beach. Sugarloaf, Corcovado, Pedra da Gávea, Cantagalo and Pedra Bonita have routes at many levels, some first climbed in the 1930s.
This line has climbing for people who have never worn a harness, the city's classic routes, the peaks of Serra dos Órgãos, and climbing and self-rescue courses.
Climbing, no experience needed
7 experiences
Urca Climbing Day with a Walk Down Babilônia
A multi-pitch slab, top-roping with a Sugarloaf view and back by abseil or through the community.
from≈ $114per person
Top-Rope Session in Urca
Technique practice on short routes on the north face of Morro da Urca.
from≈ $98per person
Top-Roping at the Paineiras Crag
Twenty-metre boulders in the forest that stay dry even in light rain.
from≈ $118per person
Abseiling on Morro da Urca
A short rainforest trail and a vertical descent facing Guanabara Bay.
from≈ $74per person
CEPI Via Ferrata on Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf's only via ferrata: 230 metres with a steel cable from start to finish.
from≈ $118per person
Agulhinha do Inhangá, Copacabana
An easy climb among the buildings, with Christ and Sugarloaf in view.
from≈ $114per person
Classic climbing routes
8 experiences
Coringa Route, Sugarloaf
The most popular classic on the south face, finishing at the summit via the Costão.
from≈ $134per person
Via dos Italianos, Sugarloaf
Ninety-five metres of vertical wall and sustained moves.
from≈ $138per person
Chaminé do Prego, Cantagalo
One of Rio's first climbing routes, opened in the 1930s between Copacabana and the Lagoon.
from≈ $94per person
Paixão de Cris Route, Corte do Cantagalo
Big holds, good bolts and the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon below.
from≈ $114per person
Lionel Terray Route, Pedra Bonita
Seven pitches to the top of Pedra Bonita, with Gávea across the valley.
from≈ $118per person
P3 Route, Tijuca Peak
Paredão Paraíso Perdido: 195 metres to the highest point in the park.
from≈ $123per person
K2 Route, Corcovado
Climb Corcovado's south face and top out at the feet of Christ the Redeemer.
from≈ $129per person
Passagem dos Olhos, Pedra da Gávea
A traverse across the eyes of the Emperor's Head, 800 metres above the sea.
from≈ $137per person
Serra dos Órgãos peaks
2 experiences
Climbing Dedo de Deus
The peak that marked the birth of Brazilian climbing, first climbed in 1912.
from≈ $315per person
Climbing Agulha do Diabo
One of the most coveted climbs in Brazil, at 2,050 metres in Serra dos Órgãos.
from≈ $374per person
Climbing and rescue courses
4 experiences
Olhar da Rocha Basic Climbing Course
Nine sessions in Urca, Cantagalo and the Lagoon, finishing on Sugarloaf.
Price on request
Advanced Rock Climbing Course
Leading routes, building anchors and placing trad gear on grade 4 and 5 routes.
Price on request
Self-Rescue Course Level 1 (CAR-1)
Techniques for dealing with the unexpected on trails and short pitches.
Price on request
Self-Rescue Course Level 2 (CAR-2)
Rescue on multi-pitch routes, for climbers, guides and leaders.
Price on request
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