Climbing

Our Offers in the Climbing Gym

1. Offers for Children, Teens, and Families
2. Climbing for School Classes, Birthdays, and Groups
3. Open Climbing Hours
4. Courses & Meetups for Students and Other Adults

For Beginners:

• Introductory Rope Climbing Sessions
• Top Rope Courses
• Top Rope Refresher Courses

For Advanced Climbers:

• Lead Climbing Courses
• Technique Courses
• Fall Training
• Rock Climbing Prep
• Climbers' Meetup

Special Events:

• Route-Setting
• High Five Fun Cup – Climbing Competition for All Skill Levels

Important Links:

• Schedule
• Climbing Rules
• book Semester Fee
• book Monthly Fee
• Prices for single tickets
• Information About the Climbing Facility

Contact for Questions:

• Climbing Gym Representatives (Kathi and Emelie): obleute.klettern@gmail.com

Open Climbing Hours

• The climbing rules apply
• No sessions during winter break and on the following Sundays: Oct. 18, Nov. 15, Jan. 24 and Feb. 14.

On weekends, minors may also use the open climbing hours when accompanied by an adult. Please read the climbing rules.

Introductory Rope Climbing Sessions

If you’re not sure yet whether rope climbing is the right sport for you, if you’re afraid of heights, or if you’re just curious, you can give climbing a try here. If you like it, you can sign up for a TopRope course afterward.

• Requirements: None
• Please bring: comfortable clothing, clean athletic shoes
• Languages: German, English
• Minimum number of participants: 3

Sport Climbing Basics - TopRope

In this course, you’ll learn all the basics you need to get started in rock climbing. This includes belaying techniques, knot-tying, and equipment knowledge, as well as climbing and fall drills. After the course, you’ll be ready to climb on your own in indoor climbing gyms.

• Prerequisites: none
• Please bring: comfortable clothing, clean sport shoes
• Language: German / International Course: English
• Minimum number of participants: 3

Attendance at all 3 sessions is absolutely necessary to properly learn the techniques! Upon successful completion, you will receive a certificate.

TopRope International
This course is taught in English and is therefore particularly well-suited for international students.

TopRope Refresher Course

How did that work again? This refresher course is for anyone who has taken a TopRope course in the past but hasn’t been climbing since, has forgotten a lot of what they learned, or wants to learn how to use a semi-automatic belay device. Here, you can clear up any questions or uncertainties you have before you get back into climbing on your own.
We’ll tailor the session to your needs—for example, we’ll review knots, take a professional look at your belaying technique, and offer a few helpful tips.

• Prerequisites: Prior experience with top-rope belaying
• Please bring: comfortable clothing, clean sport shoes. Equipment is provided if needed.
• Language: German, English
• Minimum number of participants: 3

Lead Climbing Course

This course teaches participants how to climb and belay independently while lead climbing on artificial climbing walls.

• Prerequisites: solid top-rope belaying skills, confident climbing at the upper fifth grade (5+)
• Please bring: a climbing harness, climbing shoes, and additional clean, comfortable shoes; if available, a belay device
• Language: German
• Minimum number of participants: 3

Attendance at all 3 sessions is absolutely necessary to properly learn the techniques! Upon successful completion, you will receive a certificate.

Technique Course

This course is designed for climbers with some experience who want to refine their climbing technique. You’ll learn basic climbing techniques and principles and experiment with different movement patterns. You’ll practice and consciously apply hooks, balance, and body tension. You’ll also learn strategies for conserving energy on the wall. The course offers plenty of opportunities to experiment, helping you develop a better sense of your own body and your movements while climbing.

• Prerequisites: solid top-rope belaying skills
• Please bring: comfortable athletic clothing, clean athletic shoes
• Language: German
• Minimum number of participants: 3

Climbers' meet-up

This is the right place for you if you’re looking for climbing partners or want to connect with the climbing community, don’t have your own gear yet, or are new to Kiel. And after completing a TopRope course, the climbers' meetup is the perfect way for you to get started in sport climbing. Of course, advanced climbers are equally welcome.

At the climbing meetup, you are responsible for your own safety, and the climbing rules apply.

• Prerequisites: completion of at least a TopRope course
• Please bring: your own gear, if you have it. If needed, gear can be borrowed free of charge.
• Languages: German, English
• Minimum number of participants: 4

Open Route-Setting Sessions

Every winter semester, we’re setting new routes—and you can help shape the gym! It doesn’t matter if you’re new to this or have experience. So if you’ve always wanted to get creative and use your hands while working on vertical surfaces, and you’re excited about beautiful climbing moves, then you’ve come to the right place.

Safety and commitment are key to this project. There will be a safety briefing and safety rules. Your registration is binding, as space is limited. If something comes up, please let us know you’re canceling. You should always set aside a full day for this. You’ll receive more details about the schedule the week before.

• Requirements: No prior experience with bolting is required, just some experience with rope climbing. If you’re experienced at lead climbing and belaying, all you need is time and motivation.
• Please bring: Your gear: harness, shoes, belay device, carabiners, and, if possible, a climbing helmet, a cordless screwdriver, and a contribution toward food
• Language: German

High Five Fun Cup

A fun, team-based climbing competition for climbers of all skill levels!

The High Five Fun Cup is presented by the CAU Sports Center and the Kiel Alpine Club. We’d love to spend a great day of climbing with you. Working in teams, you’ll spend the afternoon earning points based on the difficulty levels of the routes. A team can consist of any number of people between 2 and 5, but during the competition, only one person per team may be climbing at a time. You can win in the categories “High Five” (most 5s), “Sixes Are Always Good” (most 6s), “Seven Summits” (most 7s), “All Respect” (most 8s). There will also be an overall ranking.

Who can participate:

• Anyone who’s interested: beginners and advanced climbers
• Top-rope and lead climbers
• Even those new to roped climbing can be integrated into teams (e.g., people with a bouldering background)
• Youth aged 14 and older but under 18 may participate when accompanied by a responsible adult
• Spectators are welcome in the stands

Please bring:

• Your climbing gear and, if available, 1–2 ropes per team
• Food: If you’d like to participate, please bring something for a potluck buffet.

Schedule:

• 12:00 PM Doors open
• 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Climbing time
• 5:30 PM Awards ceremony

Registration:

• Each person must register individually. Please register as early as possible.
• Pirate Team: If you don’t have a team yet but want to participate, that’s no problem. We’ll put together a new team on the day of the competition. To do so, please send a short message to obleute.klettern@gmail.com in addition to your registration.
• You’ll receive more detailed information about the rules during the week before the competition.