Val di Mello Mountain Guides offers instruction and guiding services in climbing, mountaineering and ice climbing in Val di Mello and Valmasino.

Thanks to our deep knowledge of the area and great passion for climbing, we are able to offer tailor-made adventures and meet the needs of both the beginners and the more experienced climbers.

The guides who work with us are certified IFMGA / UIAGM, pleasant, professional, motivated and constantly committed to keep up with the latest best-practice and the ever-changing conditions of the mountains.

We also guide on multi-day treks along Sentiero Roma, as well as on via ferrata. Among other services, we organize team building and assist outdoor photo-shooting and filming activities.

Val di Mello, and Valmasino more generally, was the playground where everything begun: we learned how to climb, how to control fear, how to trust the friction of our climbing shoes, how to manage long ron-outs…and, of course, how to fall, fail and bail. The Valley was the foundation of our mountaineering career and a solid background for the long and difficult path to becoming Mountain Guides. Guiding you here, in the realm of granite, at our “home” is something special. That’s why we commit to make your experience here magical, unique and profound.

“Simplicity is the supreme sophistication” Leonardo Da Vinci (and Steve Jobs)
Climbing and mountaineering are very complex subjects, but we try to explain them as simply as possible. So we avoid to overwhelm you with the thousand of variations ands concentrate on the essentials. “Keep it simple!” is our style.

“Sweat more in training, bleed less in battle” Spartan warriors creed.
To us, practice is always more important than theory, and we tend to measure the work done in meters of climbing rather than hours of talk. Well aware that few experiences are worth a thousand words, we prefer a hands-on, direct approach to climbing. Less talk, more rock.

“Climbing is dangerous” Instruction manual.
Gravity is always “on,” so climbing is dangerous, and more is more dangerous than most sports. We do not explicitly seek out risk, nor do we accept it fatalistically, but we are aware of its presence. We do what we can to reduce it, knowing that it will never be equal to zero, unless we are willing to give it up. These are the unwritten rules of climbing, we simply wanted to write them down to avoid misunderstanding.
If you seek a 100% safe activity, climbing and mountaineering are not for you. Look elsewhere and be wary of those who sell you, or worse yet gift you, safety in the mountains. It simply does not exist!
On the other hand, if you believe that a little insecurity is part of life and that being mortal gives value to every day you live, then we are ready and happy to guide you on your vertical adventures!