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As a small climbing school, we want to see you on the rock, not in an advertising database. Here is, in short, what we do with your data and how you can view, change or delete it at any time.

No selling, no sharing

We do not sell your data and do not pass it on to any other company for its advertising. Full stop.

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We only store what we really need for your booking, your enquiry or the newsletter.

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For the website, emails and payments we work with a few service providers (Cloudflare, Brevo, TWINT and our bank). They only process your data on our behalf.

Your rights

Under the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) you can at any time:

Request access
We tell you what data we hold about you, where it comes from and what we use it for.
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You receive your data in a common electronic format, for example to take it elsewhere.
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If something is wrong or out of date, we correct it.
Have it deleted
We delete your data unless we are legally required to keep it (e.g. accounting, 10 years). In that case we block it for any other use.
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We reply within 30 days, free of charge. If you are not happy with our reply, you can contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).

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Or directly by email: [email protected]

Who is the course for?

Beginner
No climbing experience needed.
Intermediate
You have climbed before and can belay on your own.
Advanced
You lead regularly, also outdoors on rock.
Expert
For strong climbers working at their limit.
All levels
The programme is adapted to your level.

Climbing grades

We give the difficulty in the French scale, as used in Swiss climbing gyms and crags, with the UIAA scale for comparison. Alpine routes often feel harder than crag routes of the same grade because of protection, terrain and altitude.

FrenchUIAA
3a–4cIII – IV+First steps
Big holds and footholds, mostly vertical or less steep. Ideal for your first climbs and for kids.
5a–5cV− – VIEasy to moderate
Typical routes after a basic course: slightly smaller holds, good footwork starts to matter. Very doable with some practice.
6a–6b+VI+ – VII+Intermediate
For regular climbers: steeper walls, smaller holds, technique and a cool head when leading.
6c–7b+VIII− – IX−Advanced
For well-trained climbers: overhangs, small edges, often several attempts before sending.
7c–9cIX – XIIElite
Years of targeted training. The hardest routes in the world today are 9c.

Source: Wikipedia, comparison table of climbing grades

Fitness 1–5

How fit you should be for the course – approaches, length of the days and altitude.

1 · Easy
Short approaches (up to 20 min), climbing with plenty of breaks. No special fitness needed.
2 · Moderate
Approaches up to 1 h, 4–5 h active. You enjoy moving and do some sport now and then.
3 · Medium
Approaches of 1–2 h with a backpack, days up to 8 h. You do sport regularly.
4 · Demanding
Approaches up to 3 h and 1000 m of ascent, days up to 10 h, several days in a row. Good endurance needed.
5 · Very demanding
Long alpine days over 10 h, more than 1000 m of ascent, altitude above 3000 m. Very good endurance and sure-footedness.

Booking status

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Places available, you can book right away.
Booking closes soon
Less than 7 days until booking closes.
Fully booked
All places taken – join the waiting list.

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