Open hour
After a climbing course you can use the climbing wall and the boulder wall at the Sports Centre Zernike at regular open hours guided by a professional teacher. You need to know how to belay (do the security) a climber safe, if you want to join in the open hours! During the open hours you can use the gear of the ACLO. There is no need for a sportpartner during the open hours.
For the climbing shoes you have to pay a €1,- rent by vouche. At the Sports Information Desk are Climbing vouchers for €10,- and €5,- for sale.
Course
This beginners course draws much attention to safety. Learning how to “belay” your climbing partner, tying up knots and dealing with the material are the most important aspects of this course. Of course climbing-techniques will be sufficiently trained and developed as well. Because of the safety the course is 10 lessons. You literally have the life of your partner in your hands. The 10th lesson we are going to Bjoeks ( the biggest climbing hall in the Netherlands ) When you want to join this it will cost you € 6,- ( i.s.o. €11,-) At the end of the course you can do an exam to get a climbing lysense.
IMPORTANT: You need to attend the first two lessons to complete the course! If you miss one of these lessons, you cannot continue the course.
Lead climbing course (“voorklimmen”)
For experienced climbers, the ACLO organizes a lead climbing course. In 2017-2018 this course will be given in period 4A and 4B on Thursdays from 19.45 – 22.00. If you want to participate in this course, you have to be able to climb 5b and 5b routes stably. Therefore, the first course day will be the selection day. The other coursedays will be announced around April. During this course, you will visit Bjoeks once or twice (€6,- each visit). This will be on other moments than the coursedays. If you succesfully finish this course, you will get a NKBV certificate lead climbing.
Free Reservation
In order to climb when the wall is not used for courses etc. you have to be a member of GSAC, the student climbing club. Before you go climbing you’ll have to sign in at the information desk of the Sports Centre.
GSAC
The Groninger Studenten AlpenClub (GSAC) is an incredibly fun sports club devoted to mountain climbing, alpinism, and winter sports. The GSAC organizes lots of climbing trips abroad, training, get-togethers, and parties. If this is something for you, please check out our website or drop by the recently expanded ACLO climbing wall!
Are you interested in this sport? Take a look at the website of the Sports club GSAC.
