08:30 Solothurn railway station
Ridge climbing in alpine terrain | Jura rock-climbing course with practical tours starting from the hotel
Your journey into alpine terrain. Experience rocky ridges, learn to scramble.
Technics
Endurance
Solothurn, Jura
High tours and alpine mountain tours often lead over rocky ridges - airy, exposed and full of adventure. The climbing is usually easy, but the demands on surefootedness, overview and efficient rope technique are high. This is exactly where our course comes in. Together we will work on the basics of safe movement on the ridge. You will learn how to belay and move efficiently on the rock - from micro rope lengths to rope shortening and abseiling. Whether as a refresher or an introduction: the course is practically orientated. On the first day, we practise the most important techniques on easy terrain. On the following two days, we will apply what we have learnt directly on two varied ridge tours. In this way, you will deepen your knowledge, gain routine - and experience how beautiful scrambling in exposed terrain can be.
Procedure and meeting place
We get to know each other and clarify your expectations. Afterwards we drive in carpools to the climbing areas. We spend the night in a nice hotel just outside Solothurn.
We start the course and explain the exact procedure and go into detail about the course content. On the first day, we will learn a lot of new things and take the time to deliberately repeat the topics several times to create confidence.
Daily destinationYou have learnt the basics of climbing on alpine ridges and gained your first experience of using a short rope.
Course content:
Rock training
- The most important knots
- Roping techniques and belaying
- Rope shortening
- Short rope
Theory Meteo (evening)
- Which apps and tools do we use
We apply what we have learnt and add new things, always with a practical focus, to strengthen the learning process.
Daily destination: You will gain further experience in the various subject areas and become more confident on alpine ridges.
Course content:
Repeat what you have learnt
- Rock training
- Material and equipment
Short rope in the application
- Level 1 - Walking together on the short rope
- Stage 2 - Over short difficult sections
- Level 3 - Micro rope lengths
- Level 4 - Climbing together on a stretched rope
- Level 5 - Secure entire rope lengths
Stands
- Single fixed point - serrated sling
- Two bolts
- Extended stand
Abseiling
- Abseiling
Tour planning
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- 3×3 tour planning
- Avalanche bulletin
- Avalanche awareness
- Meteo
- Risk check
After an intensive day of training and application, we take a break and enjoy a get-together before dinner. We use the time after dinner to immerse ourselves once again in tour planning and to explore different methods of risk management in greater depth. We plan the tour for the next day together.
During an application tour, we repeat what we learnt the day before and learn something new.
Daily destination: You can apply and consolidate what you have learnt and gain more confidence.
Course content:
Repeat what you have learnt
- Short rope
- Stands
- Abseiling
Application tour
- Individual feedback
- Discussion of decision points
Reflection
- Expectations and feedback
- Where do we stand - what is still missing?
We complete the course together
Requirements
- Condition for short climbing tours with a comfortable ascent and descent.
- Experience in pathless terrain up to T5
- The basics of rock climbing belaying techniques, both indoors and outdoors, are well known.
- 2nd - 3rd degree climbing sections with mountain boots
Price and services
- CHF 985.-
- Small group with 4 - 6 guests per mountain guide.
- Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
- Includes accommodation in a double room at a hotel on a half-board basis.
- Excluding travel expenses, possible train tickets, personal consumption.
Material and equipment
- For this tour you need the material from this PDF.
Bergschaft tours and courses are conducted in German as standard. However, our mountain guides speak good English, as do many of the participants. If you speak English, you are of course very welcome. Depending on the tour, it may be worth asking us in advance whether the guide and the group are comfortable speaking English.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, preferably via the Contact form.
Accommodation
Gasthof National Langendorf
The Gasthof National in Langendorf, just a few minutes from Solothurn, is the ideal starting point for our climbing days in the Jura. The charming hotel combines traditional hospitality with modern comforts and offers cosy rooms, regional cuisine and a relaxed, feel-good atmosphere.
After an eventful day on the rock, it's a wonderful place to relax, eat together and reflect on the day - before heading back to Balmflueh or Eulengrat the next morning.
Impressions: Ridge Climbing Course Jura
How to come ridge climbing with us:
- 28–30 May 2027, Friday–Sunday, 3 daysFreie Plätze
Mountain guideCHF 985.-
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