DRYTOOL Basic Course
Duration: 1 Day
Country/Region: Switzerland – Uri, Basel country, Berne, Glarus
Price: 190 CHF p.P.
Participants: 4-8
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Drytooling requires strength-saving climbing on steeply inclined walls, precise standing on the frontal points of your crampons and plenty of energy. Climbing is done entirely on rock, with the help of ice tools and crampons, just like ice climbing. An exciting mix that prepares you perfectly for the ice climbing season or for challenging combined mountain tours.
Requirements:
Climbing
Climbing experience indoor of at least 6a
Belaying
Experienced
Fitness
Generally fit and able to hike for up to 1 hour
Drytooling – Climbing on rock with ice axes
The ’80s mark the origins of modern ice climbing, which are also characterized by the emergence of new materials such as strongly curved picks and crampons with horizontal spikes. However, ice climbing on pure ice formations had lost some of its appeal by the end of the 1990s. In addition, the ice formed less frequently or less well in certain winter seasons. Ice climbers and alpinists were therefore unable to train consistently for their serious alpine projects. An alternative was needed! So they now tried their hand at combined projects that led through rock passages and often transitioned into ice climbing on free-hanging icicles. Mixed climbing was born.
With the turn of the millennium, the art of mixed climbing developed further, so that climbing was only done on dry rock (dry), with ice tools and crampons (tooling). Ice climbers were able to train in the valley on prefabricated walls for their high alpine objectives in order to be fit for extremely difficult mixed climbing or demanding mountain tours in the high alpine.
Drytool Basic Course
The right offer if you want to climb your first wall with crampons and ice axe or improve your technique and fitness for the ice climbing season. Ready for some action?
Your benefits with Exped Tribe:
Local and multilingual mountain guide
Support member
who will document the trip with professional recordings and look after your well-being. You will receive drone videos, photos and much more as a souvenir of your adventure.
Small groups
of max. 8 participants. Increased flexibility, familiar atmosphere and harmonious get-together. We do our best to ensure that all participants have an incredible adventure! We conduct expectation phone calls and pool participants who have similar expectations and abilities. We are happy to accept special requests!
Vegetarian friendly
We offer Alpine gourmet cuisine, completely without meat/fish!
Co2 compensation
Planting of several trees per participant. You will receive a certificate of your trees and will be able to follow their growth.
Rental materials
Cost-effective rental materials such as sleeping bags, climbing equipment and much more are available.
Planned schedule for your Drytooling basic course
Morning
After the meet & greet, we will start with a theoretical introduction to drytooling. The topics we will cover are material science, placement possibilities of the pick in the rock, pulling directions of the ice tools, hand changes, step sequences, energy-saving locomotion, “Figure of Four” and “Figure of Nine”, climbing in lead and second climbing. After the theoretical introduction, we look for easy routes where we can apply what we have learned. More experienced participants can lead climb if they wish. Otherwise, this adventure involves top rope climbing.
Afternoon
After a short tea and snack break, we change sectors and look for new challenging routes to climb. After this adventure you will be able to climb simple drytooling routes on your own.
Important info about your drytool course
Clothing
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Hard shell jacket
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Soft shell or down jacket
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Breathable clothing
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Hat
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Thin gloves
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Warm gloves
Miscellaneous
- Sturdy footwear with hard soles (conditionally or fully crampon-compatible)
- Sunglasses
- Sun and lip cream
- Drinking bottle
- Camera and power bank if necessary
- Backpack (10-30l)
Technical equipment
- helmet
- Climbing harness
- 2 ice axes, if available
- Crampons with horizontal points or mono points, if available
Leistungen
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Swiss certified mountain guide
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Snacks and tea
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Group material
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Photo reportage
Catering
- Snack (serves to replenish energy levels): This is eaten between breakfast and dinner and taken with you for as many days as necessary. Dried fruit, chocolate, cheese, wholemeal bread and energy bars are all suitable. You should not take too much food with you so that your rucksack does not become too heavy.
- Snacks and tea: included on this tour. Out of commitment to animal welfare, we do not offer fish/meat. We do our best to keep the menu as exciting as possible despite logistical obstacles. Please notify us in advance of any special dietary requirements.
Rental material
- Helmet, CHF 15.00
- 2 ice axes, CHF 30.00
- Crampons with horizontal spikes, CHF 20.00
- Climbing harness, CHF 20.00
Others
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The exact climbing area will be defined with the participants depending on the weather, so that we can offer a unique adventure
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This adventure is suitable for beginners as well as experienced ice climbers, everyone can learn the techniques or of course improve them
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After this adventure, you will have mastered the necessary techniques to be able to go drytooling independently in the climbing crag.
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