The trajectory of Haruko Takeuchi, who we introduced last month, and her overall victory at the Continental Open, has been summarized in an article. Please take a look. Let’s support her again next year!
Ice Climbing Continental Open – Haruko Takeuchi Wins Overall Championship
Now, let’s enjoy dry touring as a “fun muscle training” for next season’s ice!
Dry touring is climbing rock walls and artificial walls using ice axes and crampons.
In Europe and the United States, it is enjoyed by many people as a genre of climbing.
In Japan, there are many climbers who enjoy it as a competition or use it as training for ice climbing or alpine climbing.
This course is for those who want to start dry touring, or those who have experienced it a few times but want to learn the basics properly.
You will climb using axes, but if you don’t have your own axes, we will rent them, so don’t worry.
Also, those who have taken this course can rent axes for free at any time in the future!
Those who are using Beta’s dry wall for the first time should also take this course.
The instructor, Mepanna of Ginrei-kai, is not only into dry tooling, but also into a wide range of rock, ice, alpine, and other climbing, so please feel free to ask him anything!
You can take the introductory class as many times as you like, but once you graduate, you can practice on your own, or if you want to practice with everyone, you can use the “Dry Tooling Practice Session” if you want to hone your techniques and step up, “Dry Tooling Dojo” if you want to do so.
Held on Wednesday, May 7th!
Overview
*Profile at the bottom of the page
*There is no limit to the number of times you can participate, but if there are more applications than the capacity, we may ask those who have participated many times to refrain, so please understand.
*Participants must be 18 years of age or older.
*Please pay at the reception on the day.
– Clothes suitable for ice climbing (long sleeves and long pants recommended *Short sleeves are okay in hot weather such as summer, but please be careful)
– Ice axe (※1)
– Helmet
– Gloves (※2)
– Climbing shoes
※1 Please remove your hammer and adze. For details, please see “How to prepare your axe” and prepare accordingly.*2 Gloves are essential to prevent injury and protect the skin on your fingers. We recommend gloves that fit as snugly as possible. Leather golf gloves are easy to use, but thin work gloves available at hardware stores will also work. Loose belay gloves and gloves without anti-slip properties will make it difficult to climb.
Items available for rental—————-
– Ice axe (free/please bring taping with a width of 25mm or more)
– Helmet
– Climbing shoes (charged 300 yen/please bring socks/rent on 1F and bring to 3F)
– Difference between dry touring and ice climbing (tools/moves)
– How to use an axe (how to grip, change grip, holding holds)
– Dry touring practice: traverse tasks using ice axe, basics of figure 4 and figure 9
About participation
▼By email: Please send an email with the address, subject, and text below.
◆Email address: info＠beta-climbing.com
※Please change the @ symbol to a half-width character.
Email subject: Introduction to dry touring 5/7 Participation request
Email body: Please write 1. to 5. below.
1. Name
2. Gender
3. Date of birth
4. Phone number (Please write a number where you can be contacted on the day)
5. Rental availability (If yes, please write the name of the rental item)
6. Beta member or non-member (Please write either)
Applicants will receive an email from Beta Climbing Gym confirming their application at a later date. If you do not receive a reply within 1-2 days of sending your application email, we apologize for the inconvenience, but please call Beta.
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※If you are not a Beta member, you will need to register as a member, so we recommend that you pre-register in advance.
Member of the Kanagawa Prefecture Workers Mountaineering Federation, Vice President of Ginreikai
In 2018, she established Ginreikai, a mountaineering club made up of only women and focused on alpine climbing. Alongside alpine climbing, she also participates in ice climbing and dry touring competitions. She is passionate about both mountains and competitions.
[Competitions]
2018 Montura Niners Cup, Beginner Division, Champion
2019 Montura Dry Touring Championship, Women’s 2nd Place
2020 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup, China, Semi-Finals, Women’s Lead, 18th Place
2020 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup, Korea, Women’s Lead, 28th Place
2020 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup, Overall Ranking: Women’s Lead, 30th Place
2021 BETA Cup, Mixed, 6th Place
2023 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup, Overall Ranking: Women’s Lead, 21st Place
Spring 2019 Kamakurayama Hayate D10 RP
Autumn 2020 Futakuchi Valley Kagura D9+ RP
Winter 2021 MIX route (unnamed) M8 RP
※Notice※
During the seminar, the climbing area on [3F] will not be available for public use. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
