Climbing taster day
A day on the climbing wall to find out if it's for you: easy routes and the basic moves and safety techniques.1 day · groups of 2 to 6 people · all year round
€65€80 if you're not a member
Learn to climb in San Pedro Alcántara (Marbella)
From your first day on the climbing wall to lead climbing on real rock. With the club's qualified instructors, and no need for your own gear.
Choose how to start
You don't need any experience or gear of your own. Pick how you'd like to give it a go and one of the club's instructors will be with you.
Rock climbing course, level 1
From the climbing wall to real rock: gear, knots, belaying, clipping and abseiling. You finish by lead climbing on bolted routes. Helmet and harness included. Levels 2 and 3 come next.2 days · groups of 2 to 6 people · flexible dates
€95€125 if you're not a member
Kids' climbing course 2026-27
We're a FAM Climbing School (FAM is the Andalusian mountaineering federation). Mondays, beginners' group (ages 5 to 14); Wednesdays, improvers' group (ages 9 to 17). One qualified instructor for every 6 or 7 climbers, gear included and a classroom for rainy days. Only a few places left. Groups, days and photos of the course.October to May · 17:30 to 19:30 (April and May, 18:00 to 20:00)
€40a month, plus a €25 annual registration fee including insurance and a T-shirt
Climbing wall only
If you already climb and have a federation licence but aren't a member of a local club, the climbing wall card gets you into the walls in San Pedro Alcántara and Marbella.Monthly, six months or a full year · arranged on Playoff
€40a year, or €15 a month
The club lends you the basic gear for the taster day. Bring climbing shoes or trainers, water and sun cream.
Questions about learning to climb in San Pedro Alcántara
Where can I learn to climb in San Pedro Alcántara or Marbella?
At the Club Alpino Ama Dablam, on the climbing wall in San Pedro Alcántara (Palacio de los Deportes Elena Benítez), between Marbella and Estepona and very close to Benahavís and Nueva Andalucía. You can start with a one-day climbing taster day, move on to the level 1 rock climbing course or, for children, sign them up for the kids' climbing course. Always with club instructors and in small groups.
Do I need experience or my own gear?
No. For the taster day the club lends you the basic gear: bring climbing shoes or trainers, water and sun cream. On the rock climbing course the helmet and harness are included, and on the kids' climbing course the club provides the gear.
How much does it cost?
The taster day is €65 for members and €80 if you're not a member. The level 1 rock climbing course is €95 for members and €125 if you're not. The kids' climbing course is €40 a month (or 2, 4 and 6-month passes) plus a €25 registration fee per year, which includes insurance, the club membership fee and a T-shirt.
How do I sign up for a taster day or a course?
When there's a date, the club posts it on Playoff and it appears in the activities calendar. If you don't see one open, email us at [email protected] and we'll let you know about the next one.
Do people speak English at the club?
You'll find members of many nationalities at the club. But it's also a great chance to improve your Spanish, while you climb and head out to the mountains with us.
Open day
Twice a year we open up the climbing wall to anyone who wants to discover climbing: see how it works, talk to our instructors and club members, and ask us anything. It's a chance to meet us, not a requirement: you can book a taster session, a course or the kids' climbing course at any time without coming along first.
Previous open daysThe end-of-year party of the kids' climbing course, “come and try climbing”, on 1 July 2022, and the club's 40th anniversary open day, with a rescue demonstration by the Marbella fire brigade, on 26 March 2023.
Tips from the school
Technique and safety explained by the club's instructors.
How to use a Grigri
What it is and how to belay with one: partner checks, spotting, hand position, holding a fall and lowering safely.
Read the guide- What you need to start climbing indoors and on rock
- The climbing calls we use at the club
- Climbing jargon from A to Z
- Wikiloc, the hiker's best friend