Would you like to climb fascinating crack lines in sandstone, basalt, or granite, but lack the appropriate crack climbing techniques? Would you also like to expand your repertoire of movement techniques on steep and persistent crack routes?

Here you will learn all the crack climbing techniques from thin finger cracks & ring-locks to flared hand jams, fist jams and off-width. Let’s jamm together!

Procedure:

This course focuses on movement and jamming techniques in cracks and chimneys for advanced rock climbers who are familiar with the use of trad gear. This is supplemented by valuable tips on efficient climbing style, tactics and protection.

Depending on climbing level and ability, the course covers the following:

• Basic jamming techniques such as finger, hand and fist jams as well as the appropriate footwork
• Advanced jamming techniques such as flared hand jams, ring-locks, off-width, shoulder jams and chicken-wing
• Movement techniques, perfect body position and efficiency
• Taping hands
• Tactical tricks

Required climbing level:

This course is for climbers with a lead climbing level of grade 5 UIAA or higher on trad climbing routes on rock.

Necessary know-how:

• Participants must have a solid belay proficiency with Tuber and GriGri
• You have to have a clear understanding of anchors and rappelling

Costs for a 1-day course:

240 €/person (with 2 participants)

For 1 participant: 360 €
Number of participants: min. 1 person, max. 2 persons

Costs include:

• Additional equipment, cams in special sizes and other trad gear
• All training services

Costs not included:

• Your travel expenses to the course location (including collection of trainer from arranged meeting point)

Location:

Pfalz/Palatinate (natural crag or Haardtrand quarrys), Ettringen/Kottenheim or Odenwald.

Gear:

• You will need your personal equipment, which you would bring on a rock climbing day at the crag.
• In terms of trad gear you should bring at least one reduced set of cams (0.3 – 3) and a full set of nuts.
• Special equipment like large cams or fancy trad gear will be provided if necessary.
• I will send you a detailed equipment list after booking.

Weather:

If weather conditions are not suitable to create a good learning environment and get the best out of the course, we arrange to postpone the course to another time.

Do you have any questions about this course:

Please call or drop me a message.

Do you have climbing experience in lead climbing on bolted sport climbing routes in typical places such as Frankenjura, Ith, Donautal or at your local climbing crags? Then you have all the prerequisites to enter the world of trad climbing!

How can you use trad protection effectively, and what are the limitations? In this course you will learn all techniques on how to protect bolt-free or sparsely equipped routes using cams, nuts and other gear.

Procedure:

We start with an introduction to the techniques of trad climbing, i.e. climbing and belaying routes without bolts. We will go into great detail of all camming devices and learn how best to use them. This is supplemented by valuable tips on route selection and tactics.

The course covers the following:

• Equipment for trad climbing and gear management
• Function and handling of active and passive camming devices (cams, nuts, ballnuts, slings, knot-slings) and where to use
• Testing and loading camming devices in climbing position
• Fall training in camming devices
• Route selection for trad routes
• Best practice on belaying your partner on trad routes
• Special climbing techniques
• Tactical tricks

Required climbing level:

This course is for climbers with a lead climbing level of grade 5 UIAA or higher on bolted sport climbing routes on rock.

Necessary know-how:

• Participants must have a solid belay proficiency with Tuber and GriGri
• You have to have a clear understanding of anchors and rappelling

Costs for a 2-day course:

360 €/person

Number of participants: min. 2 persons, max. 4 persons

Costs include:

• Additional equipment, cams in special sizes and other trad gear
• All training services
• Accommodation and meal expenses of the trainer

Costs not included:

• Your travel expenses to the course location (including collection of trainer from arranged meeting point)
• Your accommodation & meals

Location:

Pfalz/Palatinate (natural crag or Haardtrand quarrys), Ettringen/Kottenheim or Odenwald.

Accommodation:

Regional campsite, alternatively guesthouse.

Gear:

• You will need your personal equipment, which you would bring on a rock climbing day at the crag.
• In terms of trad gear you should bring at least one reduced set of cams (0.3 – 3) and a full set of nuts.
• We will coordinate so that we have a complete trad rack per pair of climbers. Missing cam sizes and special equipment like large cams or fancy trad gear will be provided if necessary.
• I will send you a detailed equipment list after booking.

Weather:

If weather conditions are not suitable to create a good learning environment and get the best out of the course, we arrange to postpone the course to another time.

Do you have any questions about this course:

Please call or drop me a message.