Founder · Race director
Bjorn Vandewege
Founder of Climbing Managers and driving force behind every expedition.
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You're in the hands of people who've been doing this for 30 years.
30+ years of expedition and outdoor experience. 23 experts on the ground keep your four days safe, smooth and well supported.
You're in the hands of people who've been doing this for 30 years.
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Climbing Managers
The Climbing Managers team counts 23 experienced specialists - seasoned expedition guides and rope experts, on-site medics and logistics professionals - who keep every stage safe, smooth and well-supported. There's always someone next to you who knows exactly what they're doing.
Climbing Managers wrote the playbook for multisport events in Belgium before the format even existed here. We know where it goes wrong, when to ease teams, and when it's safe to push. That rhythm shapes your four days.
Your only job: train, build your team and show up at the coast on November 12. Climbing Managers handles the rest - route, supplies, sleeping spots, gear, guides, medical, comms and the stories afterwards.
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in Belgium with this concept
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Expeditions worldwide
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Tailor-made
Why you're in good hands
30+ years of experience
Climbing Managers has decades of expedition and outdoor events behind it. This is not a pilot.
23 experts on the ground
The Climbing Managers team brings guides, rope experts, medics, ex-Special Forces and logistics. All with you the whole way.
Safety first
Permanent medical cover, certified installations and an experienced race director on every stage. The Climbing Managers standard.
Everything handled
Route, bags, catering, sleeping, gear checks. You focus on the sport and your team - Climbing Managers handles the rest.
Our story
30 years of expeditions. Hundreds of teams. One home country.
Climbing Managers isn't a young agency improvising its first edition. We bring 30+ years of expedition and outdoor-event experience - from corporate raids to global leadership journeys.
The team behind Crossing Belgium has guided hundreds of expeditions and multisport events together. Corporate raids, leadership journeys and major international trips - with the same thread throughout: safety first, everything prepared in detail, and participants capable of more than they think.
Since Climbing Managers started in 2010 we've taken participants to some of the most beautiful places on the planet - from the deserts of the Atacama to Mount Stanley in Uganda, from rafting in Alaska to the Camino de Compostela. Always with the same playbook: prepared, considered, safe.
With Crossing Belgium, the Climbing Managers team steps out to the wider public for the first time. Same organisation, same experience, same safety culture - now on home ground, for teams of 4 friends, colleagues or family who want to share something they'll never forget.
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30+ years
Multisport & outdoor events
The team co-built major corporate raids and multisport events in Belgium. Experience you don't improvise.
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2010
Climbing Managers is born
Leadership journeys tied to real expeditions. A Belgian first.
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Hundreds
Guided expeditions
Atacama, Mount Stanley, Alaska, Compostela and many more. Same safety culture every time.
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Nov 12–15, 2026
Crossing Belgium · First edition
Our first event open to the wider public. 40 teams, 4 days, coast to Ardennes.
How Climbing Managers works
Planned in detail. Supported at every moment.
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Safe by design
Climbing Managers follows international standards for climbing, abseiling and water sections. On-site medical cover, day and night.
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Tailored to you
No off-the-shelf programme at Climbing Managers. Stages are sharp but doable for any fit team that has trained.
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Nothing left to chance
Route scouted in advance by drone and on foot. Supplies, sleeping spots and bags travel with us - you only carry a day pack.
Ready to lock in your spot?
Only 40 teams. First edition.
Crossing Belgium is intentionally small. That's how we keep the support personal and the experience intense.
Meet the team
23 experts · 1 missie
Outdoor & logistics expert
Ben Vandenberge
Outdoor experience paired with sharp on-the-ground logistics.
Logistics expert
Walter Brosius
Plans the behind-the-scenes moves, stage by stage.
High-mountain expert
Stef Maginelle
Designs the most technical, high-altitude sections.
Camel Trophy & logistics expert
Luckas de Rijck
Camel Trophy experience. Vehicles, gear and supplies in the right place at the right time.
Endurance race champion · Obstacle races
Didier d'Hondt
Multiple endurance and obstacle racing champion. Tests the race flow.
Arctic expert · Multi-sport endurance athlete
Luka Brosius
Polar experience and multi-sport endurance for the hardest stages.
Finance & administration manager
Els Verween
Keeps numbers, contracts and admin of the organisation balanced.
Technical support expert
Frederik Goethals
The technical infrastructure that keeps the expedition running.
Ropes & installation expert
Guy Geyssens
Climbing, abseil and zipline setups built to international safety standards.
Cyclist expert
Steven Vandevelde
Cycling expertise - from road sections to mountain-bike legs.
Head scouting · Drone pilot · Inspirator
Mark Brosius
Scouts and films the route from the air. Tells the story.
Event support
Bruno Briffaerts
Makes the difference on event days, wherever it's needed.
Outdoor sports expert
Raf Schampaert
Deep outdoor experience in every discipline design.
Administration support
Bart Matton
Backoffice and admin - from registrations to daily reports.
Outdoor sports support
Bea Hinnekint
Supports teams and coaches during the outdoor segments.
Medical support
Elly Voet
Medical point of contact for participants and organisation.
Event management expert
Hans Borghs
Orchestrates the operational side of all four days.
ex-Special Forces · 'Chef Blomme'
Filip Blommaert
Guards team safety and mental tempo.
Event medical
Annemie Bauters
On-site medical presence, day and night.
Logistics expert
Kristof Bulteel
Extra logistics firepower when stages get busy.
Public relations
Koen Devogelaere
Bridge between Crossing Belgium, press and partners.
Media
Baziel Baeke
Photo, video and story - the retelling of your edition.
Ready?
Spots are limited. The story isn't.
Register your team and receive the full program, training guide and all practical info.