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【Dry Tooling】＃27　Toprope Session held on 　Nighttime 3/28（Thu）19:30～　Daytime 4/2（Tue）14:00～　

2024年04月15日

This month, the daytime and evening sessions will be held on different days!
There are still some assignments left to complete.
There will be a route change soon, so if you still have homework to do, please join us!

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 March 28th and Tuesday April 2nd

Overview

[Location] Beta [3F]

[Time]
Evening session 3/28(Thu) 19:30-22:30
Afternoon session 4/2(Tue) 14:00-17:30

*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: 3/28 or 4/2 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

【Dry Tooling】 #58 Introductory Held on 4/3 (Wednesday)

2024年03月11日

This ice climbing season is over, but let’s train for next season!
Dry tooling is a fun muscle training!

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, April 3

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：4/3 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

Monthly Challenge Shoes Gift for December 2023 has been handed over!

2024年03月10日

In December’s Monthly Challenge, we handed out the first prize of our favorite shoes to Kosuge-san. congratulations!
#UNPARALLEL #FLAGSHIP

“I’ve been participating since the beginning of Monthly and this is my first time winning. I look forward to visiting with you again in the future!”

Kosuge has been trying it since the early days of Monthly, when there were no presents yet.
Recently, I have been enjoying my time with my wife and my children.
I’m really glad I hit it!
congratulations!

Recently, there have been months where the number of entries has not reached 400 people. . but! ! ! August is over!
Look forward to the next lottery!

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.

Ice climbing course was held at Yonago Fudo Icefall Group 2024/2/17-18

2024年03月08日

2024/2/17-18　An ice climbing course was held at Yonago Fudo/Bizarre Falls.
In cooperation with Mountain Works, instructors We welcomed Kenji Narita.
There were 6 participants. All women. To support us, Junko Sasagawa, who is an Ice Climbing World Cup finalist and instructor of Beta’s dry touring course, and Beta Ozawa accompanied us.

The Yonago Fudo area is known for its many difficult icefalls suitable for advanced climbers, and for its long approaches. Bizarre Falls is an introductory route within the Yonago Fudo area.
Although the ice conditions were not good, we had our Narita guide set up a top rope and climbed up using 4 routes.

Day1 February 17th
Those traveling by car will take the Beta train at 3 o’clock, and those taking the train will take the Shinkansen at 6 o’clock.
Meet at Nagano Station at 8am and drive for about 30 minutes from there to the day-trip hot spring facility, Yukkuland. Meet the guide at .
Change cars and go to the trailhead. Arrived at the trailhead parking lot before 10am.
There wasn’t much snow this time, so we were able to travel by car instead of riding a snowmobile.

After walking the mountain trail for about an hour, we decided to stay overnight Go to Nekodake Sanso. On the way, we visited Fudo Falls, a sacred shrine, and prayed at Yonago Takiyama Fudoson Okunoin Temple, which has been used as a Shugen dojo from the Edo period to the present.
After a light lunch at the mountain hut and a walk next to Fudo Falls, we headed to our destination, the Bizarre Falls.
On the way, from the observation deck of the sulfur mine ruins, you will be impressed by the panoramic view of the icefalls in the Yonago area.
The time was 13:00 and we arrived at the waterfall in about 40 minutes.

The ice conditions were not very good, so the guide team that was the starting team seemed to be in trouble.
At that time, Junko-sensei said, “Let’s practice hitting the ice!” and everyone took out their axes and started checking their form.
The guide team, who had seen the situation, worked hard to ensure safety and found a line that looked like it could be climbed and set up the top rope.

We started climbing around 13:30. On this day, we all climbed three different routes and left around 5pm.
The meal was motsu nabe prepared by Mr. and Mrs. Sato, who were provided support. For those who don’t like offal, they made a chicken dumpling hotpot. .
Finish with noodles. it was delicious.
The next day, I decided to leave early to climb in the best possible ice conditions.
After the meal, some people drink while chatting, while others go to sleep in preparation for tomorrow. Everyone had a great time.

The sleeping rooms are large separate rooms for men and women. Prepare a sleeping bag and go to bed on top of the provided futon.

Day2 February 18th
We ate at 6:00 and departed at 6:30. The meal was warm ramen with rolls and leftover hot pot.
On this day, the advance team also set up ropes at Juhachihaba Falls and began climbing at two locations, including Biyo Falls. Around 8 o’clock.
We continued climbing until around 12 noon, when the ice conditions started to deteriorate, and then finished.
I was able to climb a lot. Thank you to the guide team who took care of our safety.

Return to the hut, have a light lunch, and head down the mountain. We arrived at the trailhead parking lot at 3:00pm and moved by car.
The group dispersed at Nagano Station around 5pm.

Beta Climbing Gym | Ice climbing course Yonago Fudo

Preparing at the trailhead parking lot

Cross the suspension bridge one person at a time. Be careful not to let the bridge fall…

View of Fudo Falls from below

Pray at Yonago Takiyama Fudoson Okunoin Temple.It seems to have been used since the Edo period.

Viewing Fudo Falls from the side

Light lunch and preparations at Nekodake Sanso

From the observation deck of the sulfur mine ruins, you will be overwhelmed by the spectacular view of the Yonago Fudo Ice Falls.

In the distance are the five Hokushin mountains (Mt. Myoko, Mt. Madarao, Mt. Kurohime, Mt. Togakushi, and Mt. Iizuna).

Arrived at Bizarre Falls

Practicing hitting and kicking

Watch the guide’s route work

I climbed a lot

Drying wet gear at the mountain hut

Meal time: Motsu nabe was delicious!

An early start on the second day, and a breathtaking view of the mystical scenery, which is different from the previous day.

We also climbed Juhachihaba Falls for several hours until the ice broke.

Bizarre Falls has 4 routes

When the camera is pointed at them, they do the same pose and act playfully.

Even behind my back, I was joking around.

By noon, conditions had worsened and we had to withdraw.

Group photo at the trailhead parking lot

Thank you for your hard work! Thank you everyone!

[Natural Icefall] Ice climbing step-up course 3/16 (Sat) – 17 (Sun) @ Yatsugatake

2024年03月06日

This course is for those who want to step up their ice climbing skills. Of course, it’s okay even if it’s your first time.
We will mainly be climbing with the top rope, but depending on your skill, we will also be doing things like climbing with a lead and installing screws.
Best of all, you can receive direct advice from Mr. Hirokawa. I want to be able to freely climb up and knock down large silver ice walls like Hiroken!

This year’s winter is warm and the ice melts quickly, but I hope it will hold out somehow!
I’m guessing that Minamisawa Otaki will probably be fine.
Let’s enjoy the last ice cream of the year!

That’s right, NHK’s “Gaku Tanigawa and Ichinokurasawa challenging the large ice wall” If you have already seen it, please take a look!

Mr. Hirokawa also currently serves as the representative of “Kailas Japan”.
You can also try Kailash’s ax and crampons! ! Also, as a participant benefit, you will receive discounts and other benefits when purchasing!

3/16-17 Yatsugatake held!

Overview

[Course content]
We will climb on the top rope and give advice on how to climb.
Depending on your skill level, we will also provide lessons on lead climbing and ice screw installation.

[Target] Ice climbing beginners
*Those who can walk on snowy mountains and have ice climbing experience

[Date] March 16th (Sat) – 17th (Sun), 2024
If you can access Mt. Yatsugatake on your own, you can also participate for just one day.
Please feel free to contact us.
　

[Meeting time] Yatsugatake Sanso parking lot 7:00 a.m.

Access to the meeting place can be done in one of the following ways: Please let us know your requirements.
1) Private car etc.
2) Car ride with staff
Beta Departs at 3:00pm Staying overnight before Beta possible Shinjuku Station pickup possible
Transportation fee: around 10,000 yen

[Location] Assuming the natural icefall of Mt. Yatsugatake (Minamisawa Otaki/back of the riverbed). Determined by ice conditions etc.

[Accommodation] We will inform you separately.
Accommodation costs will be borne by the participants.

[Lecturer] Kentaro Hirokawa (climber guide, Representative of Kailas Japan Author of many books including “Ice Climbing” and “Challenge Alpine Climbing”)

【insurance】
Please purchase liability insurance that covers snowy mountain climbing.

[Training fee] 20,000 yen/day (tax included)
*Please be responsible for your own transportation and accommodation expenses (if staying the night before).
*Please pay the instructor fee in cash on-site or in advance at Beta.

【Belongings】
・Snow mountain equipment
・Clothing suitable for ice climbing
・Gear necessary for ice climbing such as helmet, ice ax, crampons (10 or more claws), harness, gloves, etc.
・Active food, etc.

【rental】
・Ice ax
・Crampons
Limited number available

About participation

If you would like to participate, please apply atbeta store oremail.
Before applying,Beta Climbing Gym Outdoor Event Participation Terms.

▼For email: Please send an email with the address, subject, and body text below.
◆Email address: info@beta-climbing.com
*Please replace @ (at mark) with half-width characters.
◆Email subject: 3/16-17 [Yatsugatake/Minami Alps] Request to participate in ice climbing course
◆Email body: Please write the following items.
1.Name
2.Gender
3.Date of birth
4.Telephone number (please write the number where you can be contacted on the day)
5. Beta member or non-member (please write either)
6. Address (if different from the registered address even if you are a non-beta member/member)
7.Emergency contact name and phone number (even if you are a non-beta member/member, if different from the emergency contact you registered)
8.Blood type
9.Rental (axe/crampons)
10.Other questions, requests, etc.

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Those who have applied will receive an email from Beta Climbing Gym confirming that the application has been accepted. If you do not receive a reply within 1-2 days after sending your participation application email, please call Beta.
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[Deadline] Applications will close as soon as the capacity is reached.
If you have any other questions, please contact us