Via ferrata and climbing courses for families Alpspitze
Climbing or via ferrata - A special pleasure for the whole family
The aim of our via ferrata courses for families is to Learning climbing and safety techniques together for parents and children. In specially selected course areas that are perfectly tailored to the needs of families, the focus is on playful success and the joy of exercise.
Climbing courses for families under the Alpspitze
Before you set off for the alpine course areas, we prepare you and your family in the best possible way:
- Climbing course: Here you train the basics of rock climbing and via ferrata with your child.
- Top rope & lead climbing: The climbing courses focus on safe climbing on the best secured routes.
- Safety first: We teach parents and children comprehensive safety techniques to ensure that every grip is correct.
Via ferrata courses for families under the Alpspitze
- Learn the safe Using the via ferrata set and improve your Kick and grip technique.
- We show you everything that is important for climbing via ferratas with children - for Minimal risk and maximum fun.
- In particular, specific Safety techniques for the children The focus is on those whose small hands find the large via ferrata carabiners difficult to use.
Important booking information
Our family courses are ideal for fathers or mothers with children from 10 years.
Exclusive family advantage: For each parent/guardian booked one child free of chargetake part in the course!
Want to read on?
In our Blog you can find more information and stories about climbing:
- Climbing course with Simon Gietl: Climbing with the rock star
- The two founders of VIVALPIN on a retro tour: 40 years
- Learn to climb: From the hall to the rock
- The best climbing tour in the Alps? Spigolo Velo
- Kopftörlgrat - the most popular ridge in the Wilder Kaiser
- Insider tip in the Wetterstein: Path to the sun
- The longest climbing tour on the Zugspitze: Iron Age
- To the Matterhorn of the Dolomites: Cimon della Pala
- Comici on the Great Pinnacle: The climb of your life
- Climbing with David Göttler: In the Picos de Europa National Park
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Are you missing equipment?
You can hire many items of equipment from us, for everything else you will receive a discount of 10% at bergfreunde.de
If you are traveling with your camper, we may offer you the Pitch at the Wank in a wonderful panoramic location (€ 26,- per night).
For customers of our partner Hornung there are also free parking spaces.
Program and schedule
- Mountain guide:in with the appropriate qualifications
- Edelrid rental equipment with helmet, climbing harness, carabiners, safety equipment, rope or via ferrata set
- Online training
- Course documents
- 10% discount code for your purchases at bergfreunde.de
Additional costs
- Uphill and downhill ride with the Cable car
- Snacks, drinks
- Arrival
Course content climbing course: Equipment know how for the appropriate belay technique, rappelling, self and companion belaying, improvement of personal climbing technique, top rope and lead climbing training, belay station construction, first aid, retreat technique, alpine hazards.
Course content via ferrata course: Equipment know-how for via ferrata, roping up, self and companion safety, climbing via ferrata in ascent and descent with children, first aid, retreat technique, alpine dangers.
Daily rateMeeting point, ascent with the Alpspitz cable car, short descent to the practice area, introduction to climbing and belaying techniques, independent climbing on the routes in the climbing garden or on the practice via ferrata.
Note on program changes:
All courses and guided tours are conscientiously organized and carried out in accordance with the safety standards of the Vivalpin Mountain and Ski School with qualified specialists (e.g. mountain and ski guides, mountain hiking guides, etc.). The provisional tour program may be adjusted for safety-related reasons, such as bad weather, dangerous conditions, unforeseen natural events or inadequate conditions of the participants. The final program will be decided by the guide on site.
- No prerequisites in via ferrata or climbing required,
- However, all participants should be fit for up to 2 h ascent and a total of 5 h hiking
- Desire to move.
You can find information on estimating altitude meters and difficulty information here. If in doubt, please call our office or send us an e-mail.
“Unsere Kurse berücksichtigen die unterschiedlichen Bedürfnisse und Anforderungen von Kindern und Eltern. Ziel der Kurse ist das Beherrschen der spezifischen Sicherungs- und Klettertechniken, so dass deine Familie mit Freude entsprechende Routen und Touren begehen kann.”
Christof Schellhammer
State certified mountain and ski guide
Father of three children
Mountain School Director
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