Mind over matter: climbing tactics
Unlock the mental side of climbing with Mind over matter: climbing tactics, a course designed to enhance your performance through mental strategies and tactical thinking. You will learn techniques for managing fear, staying focused under pressure, and visualizing success on the wall. The course covers route reading, breaking down difficult problems, and developing mental resilience to overcome challenging climbs. With practical exercises and guided drills, you’ll gain the tools to approach climbing with confidence and clarity, taking your skills to new heights.
Our internationally-certified and experienced instructors will guide you through the fundamental techniques in a fun and supportive environment. This course can be useful for those who only top rope, but participants will benefit the most if they have lead climbing experience.
Course contents
- The tactics of climbing training: Climbing training tactics involve a balanced approach of strength, endurance, technique, and mental skills, all tailored to address specific areas for improvement and enhance overall performance. This part will start with a more theory-based introduction and then we will work through practical applications.
- Climbing route reading: Climbing route reading is the skill of analyzing a route before starting, identifying key holds, sequences, and potential rests to devise an efficient strategy for completing the climb. We will undertake many practical exercises here.
- Breaking down difficult climbs: Breaking down difficult climbs involves analyzing each section, identifying the crux, experimenting with different beta, and mentally preparing for each move to increase your chances of success. This will also be a practical part.
Each session includes practical, in-the-field learning, allowing you to apply new skills on actual lead routes under the guidance of experienced instructors.
Important notice: This course will be most effective if taken jointly with your usual climbing partners.
Organization and Communication
We will send you a confirmation email after you registered (please check your spam folder). Several days before the offer begins, we will reach out to you and all other participants to coordinate, and if necessary, discuss options if the minimum number of participants has not been met. We will finalize details such as the meeting point, equipment, and other organizational information.
Material needed
For this course you should wear normal sports clothing. Bring your usual indoor sport climbing equipment, a rope of around 50m length or more, and the belay device that you are most comfortable at. A pen and paper would be useful to take notes.
Cancellation Policy
For more details, please refer to the General Terms and Conditions.
Dates and time: Your choice
Where: we will organize this during the booking
Duration: 3h
Experience level: top rope climbing experience and safe belaying, potentially some lead climbing experience
Age group: 12 – 99 years
No. participants: your choice
Languages: German, Luxembourgish, English, French
Costs: We charge our personal training fee of 98€ VAT incl. per hour (plus 69€ VAT incl. per additional hour in a bloc) for 1-2 participants. Inquire in case of more participants.
(excl. entrance fee of gym)
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