--- title: "Ice Age climbing area" url: "https://www.belalp.ch/en/tour/ice-age-climbing-area" description: "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" language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2835781/812bb71e1bc297e3ac49395d39c525973114f6e65e248f5f9a54698ac96df618/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Blatten-Belalp > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Ice Age climbing area ===================== - Tip - 8 m long - Alpine climbing - 0:01 h - 8 m - 2 m - 728 m - 730 m - - Start: Ice Age - Destination: Ice Age The perfect beginner's climbing area! 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 Read more Blatten-Belalp Tourismus Good to know ------------ Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec 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. Read more Tour information - Familiy-Friendly Equipment Besides the usual climbing equipment - 60m single rope - 14 express slings Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there****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 Read more **Parking**There are various parking facilities in Brig and Naters. Read more **Public transportation**The climbing area can be reached in about 15 minutes from Brig railway station. Read more Additional information Climbing area Ice Age: Read more Literature **Climbing Guide / Climbing Guide Oberwallis** Goms / Aletsch-Brig / Simplon / Visp / Saastal / Mattertal / Raron-Siders Read more 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 Source: Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Event - Folklore - Exhibition - Culture - Worth a visit - Exhibition - Museum - Suspension bridge - Tours 0.00 km - Alpine climbing 0.03 km - Alpine climbing 0.71 km - Alpine climbing Contact 3904 Naters Download GPX file - - - -