Climbhow shows how it's done!
A few weeks after the vacations, many children have returned to their everyday lives. This means getting up in the morning, going to school, sitting still and doing homework and studying in the afternoon.
So it's good to take a brief look back at the lessons that didn't take place in school, but outside on the rocks or in the forest.
Last school year, around 300 pupils went climbing with the mountain guides from Climbhow.
They not only learned how to climb and how to use the safety equipment, but also how to take responsibility for themselves and others. Building trust in their belay partner and leaving their own comfort zone.
We went out to the climbing gardens in the Innsbruck area. We mainly climbed in the Ehnbachklamm gorge, in the Hötting quarry, at the Solsteinhaus or, in bad weather, in the new Innsbruck climbing center.
We learned how to use the belay devices.
Everyone is equal on the rock
With the "Schule am Inn" and the "Daniel Sailer Schule", two schools for children with disabilities also took part. When climbing, it makes no difference where you come from, who you are or what handicap you have.
Everyone is the same on the rock.
The challenge is the same for everyone.
The hurdle is usually in the mind, whether the students are climbing on the rock for the first time, the recreational climber is trying his first figure-eight route, the top climber his first 11 or a child in a wheelchair is hanging in a climbing harness for the first time.
The answer to the question of whether it is possible or not can only be found if you try it.
Only when you try it can you see whether it is possible or not.
This also trains the community. Barbecuing together around the campfire is just as much a part of it as the rest at the summit cross.
Making the ascent together.
The program is always free of charge for the pupils. This is made possible by the Provincial School Board for Tyrol, the City of Innsbruck and the respective towns and municipalities.
Find out more at climbhow.info.
