New period climbing, self-defence and strength sports (period F)
Strength workout for beginners (5 weeks)
From Monday 16 March we will start with new 5 week courses strength workout for beginners (mixed, women only and staff only). The course will take place in our fitness- and strength sports location Kratistos, situated in the parking garage (P+R Utrecht Science Park) right next to Olympos.
Registration
An OlymPas is required if you want to follow this course. Your OlymPas must be valid until at least the last week of the course. You also need to pay a small extra fee due to the limited group size (€ 5 for rate category A and € 10 for rate category B, C and X). You can sign up from Monday 2 March via the table at the bottom of this page.
Self-defence for women (5 weeks)
On Friday 20 March we will start with a new 5 week course self-defence for women.
It is important to be able to stand up for yourself. To learn to fend off someone attacking you by way of various fighting techniques and to feel that you are strong. You will be instructed to apply simple techniques to defend yourself in case of an emergency. The most important objective it to learn to feel safe because you know that you can trust your own body when you are in trouble.
Registration
An OlymPas is required if you want to follow this course. Your OlymPas must be valid until at least the last week of the course. You can sign up from Monday 2 March via the table at the bottom of this page.
Climbing coursses: top rope, technique and lead climbing (4 weeks)
From 16 March new climbing courses will start at Kalymnos, the special outdoor climbing wall at Olympos (built against the P+R Utrecht Science Park).
Top rope for beginners
The first step in your climbing career is to take the Indoor top rope beginners' course. During this course you will learn the basic principles of sport climbing. If you follow all the lessons and pass the exam you will receive the NKBV Indoor Top Rope (IT) climbing proficiency certificate. With this certificate you are allowed to climb (free with OlymPas!) during the top rope hours at Kalymnos. Click here for more information and to register (from 2 March).
Climbing technique
In order to start climbing, you do not really have to be very strong. Technique, tactics and mental control are far more important. Sport climbing means you are playing with your balance. Or, according to David Van Reybrouck: “Climbing is vertical ballet”.
In this course (4 lessons), you will be provided with essential tips and tricks to rapidly improve your climbing skills. You will be taught the basic techniques in order to learn to climb as efficiently as possible. Click here for more information and to register (from 2 March).
Lead climbing
This course is aimed at learning lead climbing on a climbing wall. You will learn the basic principles to lead climb safely and independently. This course is a good start if you have ambitions to further improve your rock climbing skills. An exam will be taken during the last lesson. On passing this exam you will receive the NKBV Indoor Lead Climbing (IV) proficiency certificate. Click here for more information and to register (from 2 March).
