This sunny beginner's area is family-friendly and perfectly secured. In the grippy gneiss slabs, children can also take their first steps in lead climbing, practise abseiling and learn how to belay.
Sector Ice Age
Crash 4a
Eddie 4a
Scrats 4c+
Scratte 4b
Sid 3c
Moräne 5c
Diego 6a+
Monster 4b
Monster Verlängerung 5a
Ellie 4b+
Manni das Mammut 5a
Eisberg 4c
47b 7b
Ice Age
Ice Age
From Brig railway station, follow the signs to the Gardemuseum in Naters. The entrance to the climbing area is behind an old military barrack below the Gardemuseum.
Even if it looks so tempting in films: Rock climbing in nature is not for greenhorns. In addition to suitable equipment and strength, you need sound training and practice in belaying techniques. Because if you are properly belayed, serious accidents hardly ever happen when rock climbing.
The 5 most important tips:
Besides the usual climbing equipment
Arrival by car
From western Switzerland: A9 Lausanne - Vevey, or north-western Switzerland: A12 Bern - Vevey: A9 - Sierre: main road Sierre - Brig
From north-western Switzerland: A6 Berne - Thun - Spiez: main road Spiez - Kandersteg (Lötschberg tunnel car transport) - Goppenstein - Gampel - Brig
From eastern and central Switzerland: Andermatt - Realp (year-round Furka car transport; in summer via Furka Pass) - Oberwald - Brig
From Ticino (in summer): Airolo - Nufenenpass - Ulrichen - Brig
Or via Centovalli - Domodossola - Simplonpass - Brig
From Italy (Aosta, Mt. Blanc Tunnel): Aosta - Grand Saint Bernard tunnel (over the pass in summer) - Martigny: A9 motorway - Sierre: Sierre - Brig main road.
Or via Domodossola - Simplon Pass - Brig
There are various parking facilities in Brig and Naters.
The climbing area can be reached in about 15 minutes from Brig railway station.
Climbing Guide / Climbing Guide Oberwallis
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Climbing area Ice Age: SAC entry
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