Meeting point
OUTDOOR - Shop and Café Grindelwald
Dorfstrasse 103, 3818 Grindelwald
Drytooling Grindelwald
4 - 5 hrs
Climbing with ice axes and crampons on rock
Introduction to drytooling for the curious
Challenging routes for experts
Season:
November May
Departure Times
08:30
Requirements
Good physical fitness
Climbing experience is beneficial but not required
Interest in trying something new
Overview
Recommended for:
Anyone who trades comfort for the view.
Drytooling is wild, unique, and demanding: crampons on rock, ice axe in hand: A completely new way of climbing.
Drytooling is a mix of climbing and ice climbing without ice. With crampons on your feet and ice tools in your hands, you move up a rock face: it requires precision, balance, and strength. Whether as a beginner or as a new climbing challenge, in the Glacier Canyon in Grindelwald, you will find the perfect conditions to try it out and train.
Whats included
Guiding from a licenced mountain guide/ aspirant guide
Expenses of the mountain guide
Not included
Costs for cable cars and travel expenses of the guest
Snacks
Technical equipment
Costs for a taxi if needed (guests pay for the guide's share)
Pack list
Backpack
Backpack 20-25 l
Backpack 25-30 l
Backpack 30-35 l
Clothing
Warm, functional clothing
Rain jacket
Rain pants
Mountaineering or hiking pants
Mountaineering or winter hiking pants
Sunhat
Gloves
Gloves (ideally one thin and one thick pair)
Beanie or headband
Extra underwear and socks
Thermal underwear
Footwear
Hiking boots or mountaineering boots
Crampon proof mountaineering boots
Ski touring boots or snowboard boots
Robust snow shoes with tele crampons
Gaiters (optional)
Climbing shoes
Technical Equipment
Crampons with anti-snow plates
Harness
Ice axe
Prusik
Accessory cord 4 m (min. 6 mm)
Sling 120 cm
Locking carabiners, approx. 3
Via Ferrata set
Ski touring skis or splitboard with skins and tele crampons
Ski poles (preferrably telescopic)
Helmet
LVS (avalanche transceiver)
Avalanche probe
Avalanche shovel
Avalanche airbag (optional)
Descender
Ice axe for steep ice climbing
Sling 60 cm
Snapgate carabiner, approx. 2
Microtraxion and / or Tibloc (if you have one)
Ice screw (if you have one)
Hiking pole
Basics
Sunglasses (category 3 or 4)
Sunscreen lotion and lip balm (minimum factor 30, 50 better)
Thermos flask, drink bottle
Headlamp
Silk sleeping bag liner
Toiletries
SAC/DAV permit (if you have one)
GA or Half Fare Travelcard (if you have)
Earplugs (optional)
Camera and binoculars (optional)
Ski helmet (optional but recommended)
Snacks
Weather info
General weather info
Weather can influence any tour, and a clear decision is often only possible on the day itself. We review conditions carefully and remain within our safety limits, and bad weather alone does not mean we have to stop.
Make sure we can reach you with current contact information in case your booking changes. Silence from us means your tour is still planned or the final call is not yet made. If we need to cancel, you can rebook, choose another activity, or get a full refund.
For detailed advice on how to prepare for (and enjoy!) bad weather days in Interlaken, check out our weather blog
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