Beginners: top rope (NKBV Indoor Top Rope climbing proficiency certificate).
The first step in your climbing career is to take the Indoor top rope beginners' course. This course will teach you the basic principles of sport climbing. Different themes are covered in four lessons including: safety, becoming aware of risks, material, prevention of injuries, belaying, technique, tying climbing knots and much more. There will be an exam during the final lesson. On passing this exam you will receive the NKBV Indoor Top Rope (IT) climbing proficiency certificate. This is a card that holds your personal data and is proof that you are able to safely climb top rope. The climbing proficiency certificate that you have obtained in this course is also a prerequisite to be allowed to climb during the top rope hours at Kalymnos (free with OlymPas). Click here to see when there is time in the schedule for free top rope climbing at Kalymnos.
The course lasts four weeks. You will attend classes once a week and you are obliged to attend them all in order to be able to sit the exam. For this reason, you can no longer sign up after the first class (so register in time!). It is normally not possible to make up for lessons. No courses are (usually) offered in winter.
Please note: Please note: the course lasts four weeks. If a lesson is cancelled due to extreme weather or other circumstances, it will be made up in the 5th week.
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- Included: material, NKBV course booklet and Indoor Top Rope climbing profinciency certificate
- Optional: rent climbing shoes for € 4 (at the Olympos Service desk).
- Required: OlymPas