Great Adventure

The Great Adventure of Dad & Son (Son in post-high school / college period) Dolomites Extreme

28.09-10/02/2025 Arco, Włochy / Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy
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Adventure Workshops for Dads & Sons (teenager/young adult): Via Ferrata Arco

Your shared Great Adventure awaits. Rediscover each other, building unforgettable memories!

Among the leaders - JAROSŁAW BOTOR, a member of the Polish Alpinism Association National Team, a participant in the Polish Winter Himalayan project and the Winter National K2 Expedition in 2018.

Jarek Botor is an experienced Polish climber. By profession, he is a paramedic with the Polish Medical Air Rescue (LPR) and the Mountain Volunteer Search and Rescue (GOPR), and a mountain rescue instructor. He is a co-founder of the More Than Explore Event Agency. He graduated from the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice. For his participation in the heroic rescue operation on Nanga Parbat and saving Elizabeth Revol, he received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and the French Knight's Cross of the Legion of Honor in 2019.

Listen to two short statements from Jarek and see who you will have the opportunity to meet in person. "First aid kit or smartphone." "First aid kit or smartphone"

 

A new perspective on the Father-Son relationship

Do you feel that the rush of everyday life and obligations are distancing you from your teenage/adult son? That common topics are becoming rarer, and your former closeness needs a new impulse? In adult life, it's easy to lose that unique thread of understanding that connects a father with his son. It's time to change that!

We invite you and your son to the Tato.Net Adventure Workshop – a unique, 4-day event in the picturesque town of Arco, Italy, the world capital of rock climbing! This is your chance to reignite the spark of a shared passion and build unforgettable memories. This is not just another course; it's a shared journey full of challenges and joy, designed to strengthen your relationship for years to come.

 

What will you gain by joining our adventure?

  • You will rediscover each other in exciting, unusual situations, outside the routine of everyday life.

  • You will experience shared, unforgettable moments that will become the foundation for your relationship in the future.

  • You will strengthen mutual trust and cooperation, learning from each other in the face of new challenges.

  • You will learn practical tools for building a deep and satisfying father-son relationship in adult life.

  • You will experience support and inspiration within a unique community of fathers and their adult sons.

  • You will gain satisfaction from being an engaged father who actively builds bonds and influences the well-being of the family.

Key information about Arco

Step into Arco – the pulsating heart of adventure, where the majestic Alps meet the Mediterranean charm of Lake Garda. It's here, in the world capital of rock climbing, that nearly a thousand well-secured routes and breathtaking via ferratas await you. From the classic, easy Via Coldori, perfect for a first step, to the exciting Rio Sallagoni canyon with its Tibetan bridges – each route is a shared challenge that will allow you to rediscover yourselves. Beyond the adrenaline, immerse yourselves in the history of Arco Castle or allow yourselves a moment of reflection in the exotic Arboretum dell'Arciduca, all surrounded by lush olive groves and a healthy microclimate. This is the perfect setting to strengthen your unique bond outside of your daily routine and create memories that will last for years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unique features of The Great Adventure

This Adventure Workshop is more than a trip – it's an investment in your future and relationship that stands out from others:

  • A program tailored to your relationship stage: Separate from offerings for younger children, this program focuses on the specific challenges and joys of building bonds with a teenage/adult son, allowing for shared growth and passions.

  • Adrenaline and growth in the heart of the Alps: A combination of the thrill of secured mountain trails (via ferratas) and rock climbing with deep conversations and reflections in the Fathers' Circle, whichfosters rediscovering each other. Arco is the world capital of rock climbing, offering nearly a thousand well-maintained routes of varying difficulty.

  • Support from experts and licensed instructors: Your safety and growth will be supervised by experienced outdoor instructors and experts, as well as  a Tato.Net commander, guaranteeing the highest quality and inspiring guidance.

  • For everyone, regardless of experience: You don't have to be an experienced mountaineer! The program is designed so that everyone, regardless of previous outdoor experience, can fully participate and find satisfaction. An easy route awaits to start, and the difficulty will be increased based on the participants' fitness.

  • The Tato.Net mission in action: The event is a direct extension of the Tato.Net mission – to inspire men to experience fatherhood as a passion and build strong families through the father's presence.

  • The Fathers' Circle: The most important issues related to your son's teenage years and your role in his life, tools to help you be a fully engaged dad to a teenager, proven tips on how to raise a teenager to be responsible for themselves and others, the art of active listening and providing feedback, i.e., learning to talk to a teenager.


The voice of fathers who have already changed their fatherhood

READ THE ACCOUNT OF THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF DAD & TEENAGER


Equipment

Check what you need to bring for via ferratas:

Don't let this unique opportunity to deepen the bond with your adult son pass you by! The number of spots is strictly limited, and unforgettable memories are waiting to be made.

 

Suggestions for accommodation

Workshop program:

Planned dates: September 28 - October 02, 2025

Program

Get ready for 4 days full of emotions, challenges, and shared laughter! Here’s a taste of your adventure in Arco:

  • Sept 28 - Day I: Arco - Meeting in Arco, official camp opening, and integration. Time to get to know each other and form strong duos.

  • Sept 29 - Day II: Via Ferrata Activities - Training and introduction to via ferrata equipment and the basics of safe rock climbing. Climbing. A shared dinner. The first Fathers' Circle and Sons' Circle – time to share first impressions and build community.

  • Sept 30 - Day III: Via Ferrata Activities - Climbing. A shared dinner. Fathers' Circle and Sons' Circle.

  • Oct 01 - Day IV: Via Ferrata Climbing - A shared dinner.

  • Oct 02 - Day V: Departure - Afternoon departure to Poland.

The program includes, among other things:

  • Morning exercises (a set of exercises for father-son/young adult duos)

  • Climbing

  • Rescue training

  • Field games - orienteering

  • Integration and physical skill games

  • First aid knowledge

  • Fathers' Circle

  • Cooking meals together (father and son/young adult)

  • Shared accommodation in a picturesque area

Integration and physical skill games, as well as climbing training, will be led by qualified instructors from MTE (More Than Explore).

CHECK OUT OTHER GREAT ADVENTURES ORGANIZED WITH MTE

Participants are responsible for their own provisions for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and expeditions.

(Note: The organizer reserves the right to make changes to the program if necessary, for example, due to weather conditions or the state of the via ferrata routes).

Location: Arco (Check on the map)

Local organiser: Tato.Net; More Than Exploer

Trainer:
dr Dariusz Cupiał
dr Dariusz Cupiał

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Child details

The price for a duo is 3750 PLN (1875 PLN/person).

The PRICE includes:

- essential climbing equipment

- supervision of 3 experienced instructors

- instructional training

- permissions to enter the routes

The PRICE does not include:

- accommodation: camping or apartment lodging - to be booked independently

- transport: travel to Arco on your own

- meals

- insurance

When purchasing a ticket, please provide the name and age of your son/daughter in the comments.

Ticket
3 750 zł
Rebate
-0 zł
Tato.Net scholarship
3 750 zł
Sum:
3 750 zł

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Tato.Net scholarship

If your current financial situation is the only obstacle for you to participate in the Tato.Net workshop - contact us. The Foundation will check the possibility of additional funding for your participation in the training.

If you are joining the workshops and you would like to help someone with financial difficulties, you can fund a scholarship by selecting the option "I want to fund a Tato.Net scholarship" in the form. Your ticket will go to the most needy.

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