Trad Climbing Course

A three-day trad climbing course in Bolzano for climbers who want to move from bolted routes to climbing with their own protection. You'll learn to climb routes without bolts, placing your own gear and building your own belays. Participants should have sport climbing experience, climb at least 6a, and be able to belay.

• Harness

• Climbing shoes

• Quickdraws

• Belay device

• Helmet

• Rope, 70-80 m

Day 1 (29 November): The Basics Learn the basics of placing gear and building anchors, then practise at a sport climbing crag with plenty of cracks and options for placing protection. Day 2 (30 November): Practice and Feedback Another day of practice, where everybody gets plenty of feedback on which cams would be good placements and which wouldn’t. Today we also focus on crack climbing technique. Day 3 (1 December): Multipitch We climb a multipitch route together, placing our own gear along the way.

• Guides on Oak are verified by Oak, but users should independently confirm a guide’s qualifications.

• Participants are responsible for ensuring their skill level and fitness are suitable for the activity.

• Individuals should only attempt techniques or terrain they feel personally confident with.