NEWS | BETA Climbing Gym - Bouldering - Shinjuku, Tokyo

Dry tooling is climbing on rock or artificial walls using ice axes and crampons.
In Europe and the United States, it is enjoyed by many people as a genre of climbing.

There are many climbers who enjoy dry tooling as a competition and incorporate it as training for ice climbing and alpine climbing.
This course is for those who want to start dry tooling, those who have experienced dry tooling several times but want to learn from the basics properly.

I use an ax to climb, but don’t worry if you don’t have your own ax, I will rent it for you.
In addition, participants in this course may rent the Axe at no charge at any time in the future!

Even if you are new to Beta drywall, please take this course.
If you want to use Beta drywall, please take this course first
For details and to apply, please visit the official website

The number of times you can participate in the introductory class will be up to 3 times. After graduating from the introductory class, you can practice on your own, or if you want to practice with everyone, please use the “Dry Tooling Practice Meeting”.。

Held on Wednesday, June　5th

Overview

【Place】 Beta [3F]

【Time】 19:30-22:30

【Lecturer】 Ms.Junko
※Profile description at the bottom of the page

【Target】 dry tooling inexperienced & beginners
※There is no limit on the number of times you can participate, but please note that if there are more applications than the capacity, we may ask those who have participated many times to refrain from doing so.
※Participation must be 18 years or older.

【Capacity】 8 people (Priority will be given to those who participate less often.first-come-first-served basis if the number of participants is the same)

【Course fee】 4400 yen (tax included)
※Please pay at the reception on the day.

【Belongings】
・Clothes suitable for ice climbing (long sleeves and long pants are recommended *Short sleeves are fine in hot weather such as summer, but please be careful)
・Ice ax (*1)
・Helmet
・Gloves (*2)
・Climbing shoes
※1 Please remove the hammer and adz. See “Preparing the Ax” for more information. please do.
※2　Gloves are essential for injury prevention and finger skin protection. We recommend that you get the perfect size. Leather golf gloves are easy to use, but you can also use thin gloves for work at home centers. It is difficult to climb with loose belay gloves or non-slip gloves.

Items that can be rented —————-
・Ice ax (free/please bring a taping with a width of 25mm or more)
・Helmet
・Climbing shoes (paid 300 yen/please bring socks/rent on 1F and bring to 3F)

【Course content】
・Differences between dry tooling and ice climbing (tools/moves)
・How to use the ax (how to grip, switch hands, hold)
・Dry tooling practice Traverse task using ice ax, basics of figure 4 and figure 9

About participation

If you would like to participate, please apply at Beta climbing gym or email.
▼In the case of e-mail: Please send an e-mail with the following address, subject, and text.
◆E-mail destination：info＠beta-climbing.com
※Please replace the @ (at mark) with half-width characters.
◆email subject：6/5 Hope to participate in dry touring introductory
◆Email text: Please write the following 1. to 5.
1. Your name
2. Gender
3. Date of birth
4. Phone number (Please write the number where you can be contacted on the day)
5. Whether or not to rent (If yes, please write the rental product name)
6. Beta member or non-member (please write which one)

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For those who have applied, we will send you an e-mail from Beta Climbing Gym at a later date. If you do not receive a reply within 1-2 days after sending the participation application email, please call beta.
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【Deadline】Applications will be closed once the capacity is reached.

Beta Climbing Gym Seminar/Introduction to Dry Touring/Junko Sasagawa

【Instructor Profile】 Junko Sasakawa
Joined the Kanagawa Prefecture Workers’ Mountaineering Federation ・Ginreikai Deputy Representative
In 2018, an all-female alpine climbing club, Ginreikai. Besides alpine climbing, she also participates in ice climbing and dry touring competitions. She is energetically devoting herself to both mountain and competition.

Major achievements
【Competition】
2018 Montura Nanners Cup Beginner Division Winner
2019 Montura Dry Touring Championship Women’s 2nd Place
2020 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup China match, semi-final advance Women’s lead 18th
2020 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup Korea Match Women’s Lead 28th
2020 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup Annual Overall Ranking: Women’s Lead 30th
2021 BETA Cup Mixed Male and Female 6th Place
2023 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup Annual Overall Ranking: Women’s Lead 21th

【Outer Rock】

Spring 2019 Kamakurayama Hayate D10 RP
Autumn 2020 Futakuchi Valley Kagura D9+ RP

Winter 2021 MIX route (unnamed) M8 RP

*Notice to everyone*
The [3F] climbing area cannot be used by the general public during the course. We apologize for the inconvenience, but thank you for your understanding.

Introduction to dry tooling Past events

Beta Climbing Gym｜Monthly Schedule July 2024

Beta Climbing Gym｜Monthly Schedule August 2024

Scheduled for June

Ice Climbing World Cup Women’s Session
A session for women aiming to participate in the Ice Climbing World Cup!
Of course, those who are not aiming for it and men are also welcome to participate! Let’s have a session with world class female athletes!

Summer Dry Challenge “Natsu Dra! ”
This is an event where everyone can enjoy the challenges of the IWC Women’s Session. Of course, beginners are also welcome!

26 (Wednesday) is maintenance day
Maintain all areas of concern at once, from your body to your fingertips!
“Yutaso Body Care” and “Nail Finger Skin Consultation” will be held at the same time!

Open until 11pm on Sundays
Starting this month, we will be open until 11pm on Sundays.
Please climb without hesitation!

“Monthly Challenge” you can win your favorite climbing shoes by lottery
You can climb from April 30th.

Our Kids School is still recruiting!
Fun Class (Thu & Fri): Aiming at making children enjoy bouldering as well as promote physical and mental growth through teamwork.
Sport Class (Mon & Wed): Focusing on enhancing climbing skills, physical strength, and mental attributes like problem-solving, patience, and critical thinking.
Class in English (Tue): The class will be conducted in English. Open to both native and non-native speakers.

■Outdoor Lead Crack & Multi Practice Session

Super Beginners’ Lead Climbing Course: 16 (Sun) at Mt. Washizu
Weekday Climbing Club: 13(Thu)・18(Tue)・26(Wed)
Crack Practice: 30 (sun) at Ogawayama
Multi-Pitch Practice Session: 8 (Sat) at Yugawara Makuiwa Goku Slab

■Indoor Lead Climbing Beginners Class class
The course is divided into two parts. You can attend either but starting with the first part is recommended because you won’t have any difficulty catching up!

■Introduction to Indoor Multi-Pitch Climbing
The course is divided into two parts. You can attend either but starting with the first part is recommended because you won’t have any difficulty catching up!
We also recommend taking the “Rope Ascending” course together with the Multi-Pitch course!

■Introduction to Dry Tooling
Ice climbing season is almost over. But don’t let go of the ax! Dratu is a fun muscle training. Enjoy it all year round!
If you are interested or want to start dry tooling, please take the Introduction to Dry Tooling course.
It’s held every first Wednesday of the month, and this month it’s on June 5th(Wed).
(Wed).

■Dry Tooling Top Rope Session
This is the only opportunity to do dry tooling vertical climbing in Beta. Also, this is the only session that you can enjoy boulder-like problem. In recent international competitions, we have begun to see boulder-like problems.
Not only can you enjoy the challenges typical of dry tooling, but you can also increase your ability to move!
This month’s event date is… Please wait for a while!

■Dry Tooling Dojo (Dry Tooling Practice)
We help participants improve their skills by learning about moves and distances that they are not good at.
Let’s train together!
Held every second Tuesday of the month. it will be on June 11th(Tue). Junko Sensei will set a theme, and let’s practice hard!

■Dry Touring Session
The Nae Yagi presents Dry Tooling Session h.
June 15th(Sat)

Let’s move on to the next topic: Body care.
Taking care of nails, fingertips, as well as the whole body is crucial for all climbers.
We recommend you attend the body care sessions below regularly.

■「Yuitaso’s Body Maintenance」
Scheduled for June 26th (wed) on the 3.5F.
– You can receive treatments without using the gym.
– We will help you build a body suitable for climbing with acupressure and taping based on your own condition!
Please feel free to consult about any fatigue issues or other concerns that are related to climbing or your daily work.

Each session includes counseling and self-care training.
– Acupressure: ¥2,000 => First time special offer: ¥1,500
– Acupressure + Taping: ¥2,500 => First time special offer: ¥2,000
– Acupressure + 5 minutes: ¥500 (Up to 10 minutes)
– Taping only: ¥500

■「Nail & Fingertip Consultation by Athlete Nail」
Scheduled for June 26th(Wed)
. If you have concerns like cracked fingertips or so, feel free to pay a visit! We also offer all-in-one moisturizing gel at a special price.
Oh…it’s getting colder and colder these days, so make sure to take good care of your fingertips! “Moisturize first!”

Monthly Challenge Shoes Gift for March 2024 has been handed over!

2024年06月02日

In March’s Monthly Challenge, we handed out the first prize of our favorite shoes to Oomuro-san. congratulations!
#sportiva #SKWAMA

“I’ve been slacking off on climbing lately, so I’d like to use this as an opportunity to try harder.”

Yes, We would be happy if you could give me an opportunity to work hard!
congratulations!

The entry method for the gift lottery is easy.
Just complete the monthly assignments and write your name and check on the check sheet.
The number of completed entries has nothing to do with the probability of winning. If you write on both 1F and 2F, the probability of winning is doubled.
The climbing shoes you can choose are Scarpa, Sportiva, Unparallel, Mad Rock, Black Diamond, and any other climbing shoes available in Japan!
If you haven’t tried the monthly assignment yet, please give it a try.

【Dry Tooling】＃29　Toprope Session held on 5/23（Thu)　Daytime 14:00～. Nighttime 19:30～　　

2024年05月10日

This is a session for dry touring experienced people.
Experienced doesn’t have to be good. If you have taken “Introduction to dry tooling“, you are an “experienced person”.

It’s also the only chance to vertically climb Beta’s face wall with an ice ax and a rope. Please feel free to enjoy!
(Usually, if you use the gym and climb the 3rd floor dry challenge, climbing using a rope is prohibited for safety reasons.)

The route was set by Mr. Hirokazu Kodaira, who is known as “Kazuo-san” in the dry touring community. They always put their ingenuity and prepare a fun route.

Not only dry touring enthusiasts, but also those who love ice climbing, please join us! “Perfect for off-season training and fun!”

If you are new to dry touring, please take “Introduction to dry tooling” first.

Held on Thursday May 23rd

Overview

[Location] Beta [3F]

[Time]
5/23 (Thu)
Afternoon session 14:00-17:30
Evening session 19:30-22:30

*Contents are the same.

[Trainer] Kazuo-san
Dry Touring/Ice Climbing Enthusiast/Photographer

[Target] People with dry touring experience
*Participation must be over 18 years old.

[Capacity] 6 people for each division

[Course fee] 4400 yen (tax included)
*Gym usage fee included.
*Please pay at the reception on the day.

【Belongings】
Required: Clothing suitable for ice climbing (long sleeves and long pants that are easy to move in), ice ax, helmet, gloves (recommended for golf), climbing shoes, harness *Don’t forget! !

Rental: Ice ax, helmet, climbing shoes (paid 330 yen/please bring socks), and harnesses are available for rent.
*Please rent climbing shoes on the 1st floor before coming to the 3rd floor.

About participation

If you would like to participate, please apply at Beta store or email.
▼For e-mail: Please send an e-mail with the following address, subject, and text.
◆Email address: info@beta-climbing.com
*Please replace the @ (at mark) with half-width characters.
◆Email subject: 5/23 dry touring practice meeting request
*　Please write the desired session
◆E-mail text: Please write the following 1. to 5.
1.Name
2. Gender
3.Date of birth
4. Phone number (Please write the number where you can be contacted on the day)
5. Whether or not to rent (If yes, please write the rental product name)
6. Beta member or non-member (please write which one)

[Trainer profile] Hiroshi Furuhira (a.k.a. Kazuo)
Dry Touring/Ice Climbing Enthusiast/Photographer
A rugged yet beloved character. Please play around with it.

*Notice to everyone*
The [3F] climbing area cannot be used by the general public during the course. We apologize for the inconvenience, but thank you for your understanding.

Dry tooling practice session held in the past

Fiscal 2024 Start accepting applications for joining JFA organizations

2024年05月08日

We are recruiting JFA organizations for 2024.
The membership period of JFA is set for each fiscal year, from April to the end of March of the following year.
So, 2024 has already started. Recruitment has started late again this year. excuse me.

For those who have joined the group in the 2022 beta, please let us know about the continuation in 2023 by email, phone, or at the store.

Also, if you are a new member, please let us know by email, phone, or at the store.

The deadline for applications is April 30th.

If you join JFA, there are three benefits, but regardless of whether you have benefits or not, I would like climbers who climb rocky areas to join.

JFA replaces the old bolts on the rocky stretch of the route, negotiates with landowners of rocky stretches that have access problems, shares information on rocky stretches from all over the country, and holds safety management technology workshops on rocky stretches. and other activities.
In other words, regardless of boulder or lead, all climbers who climb rocky areas are indebted. Since the JFA’s activities are covered by membership fees, we would like you to join us to support JFA’s activities.

Benefits

1) Twice a year, in spring and autumn, you will receive the newsletter “freefan”.
There are lots of contents such as information on rocky places in various parts of Japan, interviews with climbers, climbing gear tests, etc.
It is also on the bookshelf on the 1st floor of Beta, so please take a look.

2) By presenting your membership card, you can receive discounts at shops, gyms, and hotels nationwide.
If you are a climber, you can receive a discount service at Calafate and Yoshiki, which you will often use. For details, please refer to the website below.
JFA Benefit Information

3) If you join a group, the membership fee will be slightly discounted.

Membership fee

Membership fees vary depending on the number of participants. The more people you have, the cheaper it will be.
The amount depends on the number of applicants, so we do not know at this stage.

Probably, I expect that it will be about 2600 yen.

For reference, the individual membership fee is 3300 yen (tax included).
Even if you are already an individual member, you can convert to a group member. When you convert, the difference in membership fee will be refunded.

Payment and delivery of membership card

Please pay at the store.

We will pay the JFA in advance at our gym.
JFA will notify you when your membership card arrives, so please pay in exchange for your membership card.

Of course, it is okay if you pay in advance.

Subscription period

April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025

It will be on a yearly basis. The year has already started.
Sorry for the late notice.

Application

Please apply in store, by email or by phone.
Application deadline: Until May 31, 2024

mail: info@beta-climbing.com
TEL: 03-5341-4503

In the case of e-mail, please include your first and last name/kana name/gender.
Also, if you want to convert from an individual member to a group member, please let us know your membership number as well.

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Monthly Challenge Shoes Gift for March 2024 has been handed over!

【Dry Tooling】＃29　Toprope Session held on 5/23（Thu)　Daytime 14:00～. Nighttime 19:30～

Fiscal 2024 Start accepting applications for joining JFA organizations

BETA Climbing Gym

【Dry Tooling】 #60 Introductory Held on 6/5 (Wednesday)

[June July Augst 2024 schedule] Information on business hours, lectures/event schedule

【Dry Tooling】 #60 Introductory Held on 6/5 (Wednesday)

[June July Augst 2024 schedule] Information on business hours, lectures/event schedule

Monthly Challenge Shoes Gift for March 2024 has been handed over!

【Dry Tooling】＃29 Toprope Session held on 5/23（Thu) Daytime 14:00～. Nighttime 19:30～

Fiscal 2024 Start accepting applications for joining JFA organizations

BETA Climbing Gym

【Dry Tooling】＃29　Toprope Session held on 5/23（Thu)　Daytime 14:00～. Nighttime 19:30～　　