Half a day on rock, 08:30 to about 12:30. Beginners climb the sea cliffs at Ponta de São Lourenço, climbers at 6a and up go to Socorridos. You drive to the meeting point, we bring the rest.
Pick a level and a date. Your details and payment come next, and the day is yours.
Every session starts from zero. You learn the knots, how to belay and how to move on rock — you leave knowing more than when you arrived.
If you've never climbed, we teach you to belay safely from day one
Figure-eight, harness, partner check — what you do before leaving the ground
Footwork and weight over your feet — the part that makes climbing feel easier
No teaching from zero. Routes from 6a up, led or top-roped as you prefer, with a guide on the rope who knows which lines are clean.
Vertical to slightly overhanging: crimps and technical feet
We pick the lines once we see how the group moves
Your call. Quickdraws and a lead rope come with us
Madeira is volcanic rock from the sea up: basalt walls, sea cliffs and gorges you can climb most of the year. We run two guided half days, one per level, on crags we climb ourselves every week.
Beginners climb the sea cliffs of Ponta de São Lourenço, on the eastern tip of the island. Never touched rock? That day is built for you. Already climbing 6a? The Intermediate day at Socorridos is yours.
We're the local climbing crew, not a booking platform. We live here, climb here and know both crags hold by hold, so a message to us gets an answer from the people who run the days.
Ponta de São Lourenço
Socorridos
Couples, families, friend groups and solo travellers, from age 12. If you can walk 10 to 20 minutes to the crag, you can climb with us.
Two crags, one per level. Beginners climb at Ponta de São Lourenço, the eastern tip of Madeira. Intermediates climb at Socorridos, a basalt gorge above Câmara de Lobos.
Volcanic sea cliffs about 40 minutes from Funchal. Top-rope routes above the Atlantic, set up for people climbing outdoors for the first time.
View on Google MapsA basalt gorge 15 minutes from Funchal. Longer, steeper routes from 6a, led or top-roped, in the shade until late morning.
View on Google Maps
Every climb is on a rope, and a guide checks harnesses, knots and belays before anyone leaves the ground. Groups stop at 8 per day, and the two levels never share a day.
Rock and weather decide the day. If conditions aren't safe we call it off and you choose: another date or a full refund. Free cancellation until 24 hours before.
Choose the level, the date and how many climbers in the calendar above. Two minutes, and the date is yours.
Ponta de São Lourenço for Beginners, Socorridos for Intermediates. The map pin is in your confirmation email. Be there at 8:30 AM.
We fit shoes and harnesses and run through the knots, the belay and the calls you'll use on the rock.
About 4 hours on rock, until 12:30. Several routes, matched to the day's level. Photos included.
Pick a date and pay online, €80 per person. A question first? WhatsApp us.
+351 960 041 603 · madeiraclimbingcenter@gmail.com