Outdoor rock climbing technique course | Technique, tactics and physical strength

• Procedure and course content

  • Meeting place

    09:00 a.m.

    We meet at 09:00 at the railway station.

  • Welcome and start of the course

    We get to know each other and clarify your expectations, then we walk together to the climbing garden.

  • Learning and applying

    5b-6b

    On our course day, your personal development in climbing takes centre stage. Together we will analyse your movements, sharpen your awareness of technique and tactics and give you practical tools to improve your climbing in a targeted manner. Through targeted exercises, you will learn to move more efficiently and in a more controlled manner on the rock. The day is intensive, personalised and packed with know-how, practice and feedback - for noticeable progress in just one day.

    Daily destination:

    You have specifically improved your climbing technique and know how to further develop your climbing with efficient movements, clever tactics and conscious body tension. You will go home with specific training ideas and personalised exercises to continue working independently.

    Course content:

    Arrive & get started

    • Welcome, definition of objectives and personalised positioning

    • Overview of the daily schedule

    • Warm-up and mobilisation

    Possible technical exercises

    Foot technique & centre of gravity

    • Precise positioning of the feet and conscious loading

    • Shifting the centre of gravity and body positioning on the wall

    • Flow of movement and efficiency

    Gripping technique & body tension

    • Different handle types and their optimal use

    • Body tension and connection between lower and upper body

    • Dynamics and control in movement

    Tactics & efficiency

    • Route reading and planning before boarding

    • Decisions in the route: when to rest, when to speed up

    • Efficient movement sequences and mental focussing

    Customised analysis & application

    • Observation and targeted feedback from our mountain guides

    • Individual exercises depending on your personal focus

    • Transferring what you have learnt to different routes

    Reflection & conclusion

    • What have I learnt?

    • Where have I improved?

    • Which topics would I like to explore further?

    • Feedback round and joint outlook

  • Conclusion

    4:30 pm

    We complete the course together.

• Venues

  Eastern Switzerland:

  • Rhine Valley
  • Pizol

  Central Switzerland:

  • Ibergeregg
  • Holzegg

  Law:

  • Balsthal
  • Eppenberg
  • Rüttelhorn

  Bern region:

  • Interlaken
  • Wimmis
  • Meiringen

• Requirements

  • You have learnt lead climbing and belaying in the hall and use it regularly.
  • You climb regularly and in the lower 4th or 5th grade.
  • Fitness for short climbing tours with a leisurely ascent and descent.

• Price and services

  • CHF 225.-
  • Small group with 4 - 6 guests per mountain guide.
  • Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his/her travel expenses.
  • Excluding travel costs, any train tickets and personal consumption.

• Material and equipment

  • For this tour you need the material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us the whole time. Only pack the essentials.

Impressions: Outdoor rock climbing technique course

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