Crack climbing technique and clean climbing course | Palatinate and Northern Vosges

• Content and procedure

  Procedure:

  If possible, we will travel in carpools and get to know each other during the journey. The meeting point will be announced later.
  In the morning we start with training and climbing, during different lessons you can acquire knowledge and skills. We start with crack climbing technique and work our way forward with the aim of being able to climb a route free and clean. We spend the remaining days in the surrounding areas around our accommodation. The journey times are short and there are red sandstone towers scattered throughout the forests, where we learn how to set belay points under the supervision and coaching of our mountain guide and of course do a lot of climbing.

  Contents:

  Crack shapes and expressions

  • Together we analyse the different types of cracks in the climbing areas around the Palatinate
  • We teach you technical terms and you learn the language of crack climbing

  Crack climbing technique

  • You learn how to move correctly in crack climbing routes
  • You can use and try out different techniques
    • Jam
    • Fingerlock
    • Foot clamp
    • Offwith
    • etc.
  • Test crack climbing gloves and learn how to glue them yourself
  • etc.

  Mobile belay devices

  • You have the option of using various mobile safety devices
    • Friends, Cams
    • Wedges
    • etc.
  • We explain the differences and show you our recommendations

  Placement of mobile safety devices

  • We show you what to look out for when placing friends and wedges
  • Climb your first clean route and secure everything with mobile belay devices

• Venue & meeting point

  • Area: Palatinate, Northern Vosges
  • Meeting point: The meeting point will be in Switzerland, we will travel together to the Palatinate
  • Conclusion: All participants have the opportunity to travel back together.

• Overnight stay

  We will spend the night in the cosy country inn. The accommodation offers double and triple rooms. We will be spoilt with regional dishes and start the day energised with a varied breakfast. The cliffs are just a few minutes' drive away.

• Requirements

  • You are proficient in belaying and lead climbing.
  • The correct handling of the threading on the redirector is no problem for you.
  • You have already gained experience in multi-pitch climbing.
  • You have already gained some experience in abseiling.
  • You climb in the climbing garden 5a in lead climbing
  • You climb in the climbing garden 5c in toprope

• Group size

  • Takes place with up to 6 guests per mountain guide.

• Price and services

  • CHF 1190.-
  • Including planning and realisation with a mountain guide and her travel expenses.
  • Excluding travel costs, any train tickets, personal consumption.
  • Including overnight stay in a cosy country inn

• Material and equipment

  • For this tour you need the following material from this PDF.

Impressions: Crack climbing technique and clean climbing course in the Palatinate