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Sport climbing - Give it a go

Enjoy the view at the top of the route and celebrate your climbing triumph (CH) | 1 day

Chalk up your hands and feel the texture of the rock with your fingers, position your feet with precision and scale the rock face move by move. Climbing outdoors is an extra intense experience. During this course, we teach you the basic skills you need for rock climbing.

Course content

This course gives you the basic skills you need to take on single-pitch routes in climbing parks, as well as the necessary anchoring techniques.

Gear, knot-tying skills
Anchoring technique and rope handling (top rope)
Basic rock climbing techniques
Rope manoeuvres, abseiling
Safety aspects

Objective

After completing this course, you will be able to climb single-pitch routes following an experienced lead climber in well-secured climbing parks or participate in a more advanced course.

Technique

beginner

No outdoor climbing experience required; some previous indoor climbing experience helpful.

Anchoring technique: basic familiarity with anchoring techniques when climbing as a second (follower).

Condition

beginner

Duration from 2 to 5 hours, up to approx. 700 vertical meters, approx. 250 vertical meters per hour.

Group

2-8 participants per guide

Meeting place

9.15 a.m. Mammut Store Andermatt / Imholz Sport - Piazza Gottardo (train arrival 9.06 a.m. Andermatt)

Departure

Approx. 4 p.m. from point of departure

Note

Technical material (ropes etc.) is provided by the Mammut Alpine School.

If you have any questions regarding our safety measures, you can find them here

Services

Included

Guiding and supervision by a mountain guide
15% discount on mammut.com

Not included

Travel to the course
Transport (possible travel by mountain rail)
Climbing equipment CHF 15.- (climbing harness/chalk bag, climbing shoes, helmet)
Snacks and drinks
Contribution to the Travel Guarantee Fund (0.25% on total amount)

Program

Day 1 After the participants have all arrived in Andermatt, they will be greeted by the guide in our shop, briefed on the plans for the day and given their rented gear. Depending on the weather conditions, you will begin with a climb on one of the faces at Oberalpschijen/Lutersee, in the Furka area, on Gotthard Pass or possibly even in Ticino. The climbs have difficulty ratings between 3 and 5. You will learn proper rope handling and anchoring techniques. Our guide will offer you tips on improving your climbing skills.

equipment

Rental equipment

Our mountain guide will bring the technical equipment (rope, carabiner, belay device) to the meeting place. The following rental equipment can be rented:

Please note that the backpack with the equipment does not weigh more than 8 to 10 kg (crampons, ice axe, harness weigh about 1.5 kg).