Ice Age climbing area
- 0:01 h
- 8 m
- 2 m
- 728 m
- 730 m
- Start: Ice Age
- Destination: Ice Age
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
Good to know
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
- 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.
Tour information
Familiy-Friendly
Equipment
- Besides the usual climbing equipment
- 60m single rope
- 14 express slings
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting thereArrival 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
ParkingThere are various parking facilities in Brig and Naters.Public transportationThe climbing area can be reached in about 15 minutes from Brig railway station. Additional information
- Climbing area Ice Age: SAC entry
Literature
- Climbing Guide / Climbing Guide Oberwallis
Goms / Aletsch-Brig / Simplon / Visp / Saastal / Mattertal / Raron-Siders
Safety guidelines
- 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:
- Learn belaying techniques and never let go of the brake rope when belaying.
- Question the belaying behaviour of your rope partner and address mistakes.
- Check your partner - pay special attention to knots
- Check commands and signs beforehand
- Wear a helmet, take off finger rings
