【Dry Tooling】#21 Toprope Session held on 9/28(THU)Daytime 14:00~ Nighttime 19:30~

Beta climbing gym training Kai・Dry Touring Top Rope Session


Kazuo is back! “It’s not like I was going somewhere.”
The top rope session, which was closed in August, is back in September.
Kazuo-san, thank you for always being so busy!

This month we have a new challenge. looking forward to!

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. Hiroshi Furukawa, 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, September 28th!

Overview

[Location] Beta [3F]
[Time] Will be held in two shifts
Afternoon 14:00-17:30
Evening session 19:30-22:30
*Contents are the same.
[Trainer] Kazuo Kazuo
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! !
This time, if you have flute boots (winter shoes + crampons are also acceptable), please bring them! “Of course, if you don’t have one, climbing shoes are fine.”

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: 9/28 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】#20 Toprope Session held on 7/20(THU)Daytime 14:00~ Nighttime 19:30~

Beta climbing gym training Kai・Dry Touring Top Rope Session


The dry touring Sotoiwa experience session has ended, and the opportunity to climb using flute boots has disappeared.
You think! “Kazuo-san won’t disappoint you~.”
Bring your flute boots for this dry touring top rope session!
Winter shoes and crampons are fine. . If you don’t have one, of course climbing shoes are fine.

This is a session for dry tooling 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. 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. Kazuhiro Kodaira, who is known as “Kazuo-san” in the dry tooling community. They always put their ingenuity and prepare a fun route.

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

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


Held on Thursday, July 20

Overview

【Place】BETA climbing gym【3F】
【Time】It will be carried out in two parts
Daytime :14:00-17:00
Nighttime : 19:30-22:30
*The contents are the same.
【Trainer】Mr.Kazuhiro Kodaira(Nickname:Kazuo-san)
Dry Tooling/Ice Climbing Enthusiast/Photographer
【Target】Experienced dry tooling
※Participation must be 18 years or older.
【Capacity】6 people each time 
【Course fee】3300 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 your own socks), and harnesses are available for rental.
*Please rent climbing shoes on the 1st floor before coming to the 3rd floor.

Application

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.
◆Email address: info@beta-climbing.com
*Please replace the @ (at mark) with half-width characters.
◆Email subject: 7/20 request to participate in the dry touring practice session
* Please write the desired session
◆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)
【Trainer profile】Mr.Kazuhiro Kodaira(Nickname:Kazuo-san)
Dry Tooling/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 top rope session Past events


【Dry Tooling】#19 Toprope Session held on 6/22(THU)Daytime 14:00~ Nighttime 19:30~

Beta climbing gym training Kai・Dry Touring Top Rope Session


The dry touring Sotoiwa experience session has ended, and the opportunity to climb using flute boots has disappeared.
You think! “Kazuo-san won’t disappoint you~.”
Bring your flute boots for this dry touring top rope session!
Winter shoes and crampons are fine. . If you don’t have one, of course climbing shoes are fine.

This is a session for dry tooling 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. 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. Kazuhiro Kodaira, who is known as “Kazuo-san” in the dry tooling community. They always put their ingenuity and prepare a fun route.

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

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


Held on Thursday, June 22

Overview

【Place】BETA climbing gym【3F】
【Time】It will be carried out in two parts
Daytime :14:00-17:00
Nighttime : 19:30-22:30
*The contents are the same.
【Trainer】Mr.Kazuhiro Kodaira(Nickname:Kazuo-san)
Dry Tooling/Ice Climbing Enthusiast/Photographer
【Target】Experienced dry tooling
※Participation must be 18 years or older.
【Capacity】6 people each time 
【Course fee】3300 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 your own socks), and harnesses are available for rental.
*Please rent climbing shoes on the 1st floor before coming to the 3rd floor.

Application

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.
◆Email address: info@beta-climbing.com
*Please replace the @ (at mark) with half-width characters.
◆Email subject: 6/22 request to participate in the dry touring practice session
* Please write the desired session
◆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)
【Trainer profile】Mr.Kazuhiro Kodaira(Nickname:Kazuo-san)
Dry Tooling/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 top rope session Past events


【Dry Tooling】#18 Toprope Session held on 4/13(THU)Daytime 14:00~ Nighttime 19:30~

Beta Climbing Gym Seminar|Dry Tooling Toprope session

Where’s the ice cream? On a warm day, it looks like summer.
Let’s hold an ax about once a month for the next season!
You can enjoy this month as well with the spring drama assignments.

This is a session for dry tooling 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. 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. Kazuhiro Kodaira, who is known as “Kazuo-san” in the dry tooling community. They always put their ingenuity and prepare a fun route.

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

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


Held on Thursday, May 18!

Overview

【Place】BETA climbing gym【3F】
【Time】It will be carried out in two parts
Daytime :14:00-17:00
Nighttime : 19:30-22:30
*The contents are the same.
【Trainer】Mr.Kazuhiro Kodaira(Nickname:Kazuo-san)
Dry Tooling/Ice Climbing Enthusiast/Photographer
【Target】Experienced dry tooling
※Participation must be 18 years or older.
【Capacity】6 people each time 
【Course fee】3300 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 your own socks), and harnesses are available for rental.
*Please rent climbing shoes on the 1st floor before coming to the 3rd floor.

Application

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.
◆Email address: info@beta-climbing.com
*Please replace the @ (at mark) with half-width characters.
◆Email subject: 5/18 request to participate in the dry touring practice session
* Please write the desired session
◆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)
【Trainer profile】Mr.Kazuhiro Kodaira(Nickname:Kazuo-san)
Dry Tooling/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 top rope session Past events


3/26 The “Dry Tooling Spring Festival” was held with great success! !

ベータクライミングジム|春のドライツーリングフェスティバル

On March 26, 2023, the dry touring event “Dry Tooling Spring Festival” commonly known as “HARUDORA” was held at Beta.
This is a participatory event that is different from the competition-style events that were held in beta in the past.
Many people came to the event and the event was lively. Thank you to everyone who participated.


Even those who have been bouldering are interested in the dry touring experience event held by the side and participate.
I think it was a good opportunity for them to get to know and experience dry tooling.


It was a type of event that had never been held before, but the organizers were Haruko Takeuchi and Junko Sasakawa. It was an event that brought out the sensibility and energy of the women.
Instead of ranking, everyone is noisy, and both experienced people and beginners are harmonious. It was such a soft event.
In addition, Sumiko Kashiwa, the author of “The Girls’ Mountain”, visited us, and Masuhara, author of “Athlete Nail”. Mai-san opened a store. thank you very much.

Mr. Masato Nakajima, Hiroshi Furukawa , Naoto Kamon, thank you. Thanks to all the other people who directly and indirectly helped us, and the companies who kindly supported us, we were able to finish the event without incident. thank you.


From those who participated, is next a “summer drama”? Inquiries with.
I don’t know yet, but I think it would be nice if we could continue this kind of event in some way.

Sponsorship
Lost Arrow Inc. (Scarpa/Black Diamond)
Columbia Sportswear Japan Co., Ltd. (Mountain Hardwear)
Millet Mountain Group Japan Co., Ltd.
Caravan Inc. (comp/no grade/)
UP ATHLETE
TAT Inc. (Athlete Nail)
RONILO (All-in-one moisturizing gel ”AND”)


1F bustling with customers



Stamp rally using the entire surface of the 2F inclined wall



1F dry tooling experience meeting. Ms. Haruko Takeuchi carefully supports.


1F figure 4 photo session. Haruko demonstrating and Masato taking a picture.



2F Stamp rally chain problem.



3F Beginner course. Everyone is enthusiastic about Junko-sensei’s story.



3F stamp rally, rope problem.


1F Figure 4 experience. First experience the form on the ground.


1F Are you talking about nails? “Moisturizing?” “Serious girl talk.”



彼女たちの山

I would like to introduce the people who have been involved.
竹内春子
Haruko Takeuchi. “I want to do an event in Beta,” she said, and the project started. Shortly before the start of the Ice Climbing World Cup. During the tournament, I was planning an event with Junko Sasakawa. He was very active in the tournament and fascinated us fans, but behind the scenes he was thinking about this. . During the event, I was in charge of events mainly for first-timers, such as “Dry Touring Experience” and “Figure 4 Experience”. For those who don’t know, let me know. It will surely lead to my own growth… I think I enjoyed thinking about such things. After the event, from April Naoto Kamon, a climbing gym in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, “NEKO NEKO I support WALL as a staff member. I’m looking forward to what she will do in the future and what kind of success she will have.


笹川淳子
Junko Sasakawa. Haruko-san and I worked together to plan and operate the event. Seen from the side, Haruko-san fantasizes, and Junko-san makes it a reality. What was the reality like? During the event, while I was in charge of the “beginner course” and “step-up course”, I ran around the gym to make adjustments. The event has settled down, and Junko’s “Introduction to Dry Touring”, which had been canceled during the World Cup, has resumed. There must be many people who have opened the way to dry tooling by Mr. Junko. Beta is not limited to classes, but also supports dry tourers. I hope to work with you in the future.

中島正人
Masato Nakashima. I imagine that you participated in the project with Haruko and Junko during the World Cup. During the event, I was in charge of the workshop of “pick sharpening” and “clip tape winding”. It was a workshop that made use of the experience of activities that use a wide range of tools, from alpine mixed climbing to ice climbing competitions. In addition, they provided us with homemade roasted coffee and homemade scones, and we were able to get a glimpse of the high level of femininity. It seems that this year’s World Cup didn’t do as well as they could, but next year will surely bring us joy and excitement! ! “I’m looking forward to next year’s performance!” Also, most recently, we will be indebted to the Dora Two Sotoiwa Experience Event held in May and June. Thank you!

賀門尚人
Naoto Kamon. Photo right. Healing alpinist. When I look at his history of climbing difficult routes, I imagine him to be a strong alpine climber, but in fact he is a shy, finicky type who seems to be good for science, and is talkative in his specialized field. That’s right, Haruko is also that type? At the event, he gave us advice on setting the route for the “stamp rally” and how to plan the route on the day.
After the event, a climbing gym in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture “NEKO NEKO WALL will serve as the store manager. It will be a new challenge for him, who cannot be said to be suitable for serving customers. I want you to do your best for the survival of the attached dry tooling wall “Tarako Wall”! I’m rooting for you even in the beta!
There are two articles about his climbing history: First ascent of Yonago Fudo “Ajitomoue”Tanigawadake Makuiwa C Face ‘Coelacanth’ 2nd Climb” is.
On the left of the photo is Mr. Bruno, an ENSA (professional training school “French National Ski Mountaineering School”) instructor. A person whom Kamon respects. You happened to be in Japan and visited us. They enjoyed the assignments, and they also screened the Cerro Torre climbing video.

古平和弘
Hiroshi Furukawa. Known as “Kazuo-san”. In Beta, I am in charge of overall dry task management on the 3rd floor and the “dry touring top rope session”. The only dry challenge in Beta where you can climb vertically using a rope. For the event, he set up the route for the “Stamp Rally” and gave us advice on the belay and route on the day. The main route is mantle return, dyno, chain at F4/F9, and many other routes. It looks interesting. After all, vertical climbing is fun! “Please continue to create interesting routes!” !

柏澄子
Sumiko Kashiwa. You came to the eve.The book “their mountainsGinreikai” to which Junko Sasakawa belongs. I was able to come by the relationship that was taken up. I’ve only read halfway through it, but it covers a wide range of “climbing people”, from alpinists to sports climbers and hikers, so I’m happy for omnivorous climbers who try various things. In addition, you can get a sense of Mr. Kashiwa’s personality from the deep human relationships he has with the people who appear. A must-read book.


増原麻衣
Mai Masuhara. The owner of “RONILO“, a hair and makeup, eyelash, and nail salon in Jingumae. In Beta, every month, we hold a “nail and finger skin consultation meeting“. During the event, we had a store open in front of the entrance and responded to customers. He used his natural affability and quick wits to smoothly attend to the visitors. It was really helpful.
In addition, all-in-one moisturizing gel “AND”, which is placed as a sample in beta, It is produced. Nail and finger skin care, daily moisturizing. Everything a climber needs. We will continue to push forward even in beta.