Rocklands Performance Climbing Retreat

August 2-12, 2026  |  Rocklands, South Africa

A world-class environment, approached with purpose.

This 10-day retreat is designed for adult climbers who want to level-up their climbing on the best boulders in the world. Participants work in partnership with Realization coaches to clarify objectives, train in advance, and apply focused coaching on the rock — refining movement, decision-making, and projecting strategy in real time. Sessions are purposeful and demanding, balanced with enough recovery and reflection to ensure learning actually sticks.

Beyond the boulders, the experience is fully curated. Comfortable accommodations, high-quality meals, seamless logistics, and optional cultural excursions allow you to stay focused on climbing — not coordination. The result is not just a successful trip, but a clearer understanding of how to train, perform, and progress as a climber — both outside and in.

Trip Details

Trip Duration

10 days

Pricing

$4,500

August 2-12, 2026

Dates

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Your objectives. Our coaching framework.

Rocklands offers a uniquely dense and varied bouldering landscape — an ideal testing ground for climbers with clear objectives. Rather than prescribing projects, this retreat centers on athlete-defined goals, whether that means completing a long-standing line, refining movement in a specific style, or improving performance across multiple days of high effort.

Goals and Training

Coaching is hands-on, collaborative, and responsive. Athletes receive real-time technical feedback, help with movement problem-solving, and strategic input around pacing, projecting, and recovery — all adapted to individual goals and experience levels.

The aim is not dependency, but skill transfer: leaving with better tools for evaluating effort, making adjustments, and managing performance independently.

Coaching and Feedback

Comfortable lodging, quality food, and thoughtful scheduling create the conditions needed to pursue ambitious goals over multiple days. Cabins at Rosenhof Guesthouse provide quiet space for rest, reflection, and — when necessary — limited remote work, supported by reliable wifi.

Rest days are intentionally placed to support goal pursuit. Time away from the rock is used to reflect on progress, adjust plans, address mobility and tissue health, and go on optional cultural excursions.

Lodging and Rest Days

High-level outdoor performance requires sound judgment. Coaches support athletes in managing risk through discussion, terrain assessment, pad strategy, and spotting — while maintaining athlete autonomy and responsibility.

The focus is on helping climbers make better decisions in complex environments, not removing decision-making from their hands.

Risk and Decision-Making

Progression that starts before the trip.

With an included six-week strength and movement training plan customized to your goals and areas of growth, your progression will begin before you even set foot in Rocklands – so that you arrive ready to perform at your highest level.

Step 01 – Clarifying the objective

Remote Performance Consultation

The process begins two months before the retreat with a one-on-one remote consultation focused on defining clear, realistic objectives for Rocklands. Together, we assess current strengths, limiting factors, recent training history, and the specific demands of the goals you want to pursue.

This conversation is collaborative and athlete-led. The aim is not to prescribe outcomes, but to establish a shared understanding of what success looks like and what will be required to pursue it effectively.

Step 02 – Prepare with intention

Personalized Training Plan

Based on the consultation, coaches develop a personalized six-week training plan designed to address relevant weaknesses and reinforce strengths in the lead-up to the trip. Plans are practical, time-efficient, and built to integrate into real life — not idealized training scenarios.

Athletes implement the plan independently, with scheduled check-ins and limited remote support to refine execution, answer questions, and ensure the work stays aligned with the original objectives.

Step 03 – Apply on real rock

Perform in a World-Class Environment

The final step is applying new capacity on the rock. In Rocklands, athletes work with coaches to translate improved strength, movement, and decision-making into real performance — adapting plans as needed and responding to the demands of outdoor bouldering.

The focus is on execution, feedback, and adjustment, allowing preparation to show up where it matters most: on your chosen goals, in a demanding and inspiring setting.

The perfect trip for anyone serious about progressing as a climber.

What’s included

The trip cost covers all of the following:

  • Lodging

  • Accommodation

  • Three nutritious meals per day

  • Optional cultural excursions

  • In-country transport

  • Crash pad rental

  • Pre-trip training plan and video consultation

  • Media package of photos and videos from the trip

  • Realization-branded T-shirt and climbing logbook

What’s not

Participants will need to cover their own:

  • Airfare

  • Climbing shoes + chalk

  • Food outside of meals

  • Alcoholic beverages

  • International cell phone plan, if desired

  • Travel insurance

  • Medical care

  • Our price includes everything but airfare – that means lodging, food, transport in-country, and of course performance-oriented coaching drawing on over a decade of experience.

  • After years of experience taking athletes to international climbing destinations, we’ve learned how to select areas that offer challenges to a range of ability levels. If someone is accepted to join a trip, it means we’ve taken their experience into account and are confident they can push themselves in a safe and enjoyable way.

  • The first step in the process is to apply. Once we have determined whether the athlete is a good fit, we will reach out with details on securing a spot.

  • We require a nonrefundable 20% deposit to book the trip – this covers our overhead in the event of cancellation. However, we understand that circumstances change, and if you need to cancel a trip after the deposit has been paid, we are happy to offer a voucher to be used for future trips.

  • Yes, we are happy to help book travel. Reach out to info@realizationclimbing.com after paying your deposit to get this process started.

  • The packing list depends on the trip – upon acceptance to your trip you will be provided with a full packing list.

  • Two months prior to the trip, you will have a consultation call with our coaches, who will discuss your goals, strengths, and areas for growth. Following this call we will make you a custom six-week training plan designed to put you in peak condition to achieve your goals on the trip.

  • Rest days are a great opportunity to experience the culture and beauty of the countries we visit. Every trip is different, but rest days usually involve a fun excursion – visits to local museums, hiking, beach days, culinary experiences, and even safaris.

  • Our lodging and schedule does accommodate limited remote work for those who need to stay connected while on the retreat.

Common Questions

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