SAFE Climbing
Tips and advice for your safety on the mountain
Besides the experience on the mountain, safety is the top priority. The basics are adherence to and observance of important rules of behaviour and instructions as well as accurate tour planning and adequate equipment.
Climbing offers great opportunities for mental and physical fitness, fun and socialising. Climbing also harbours risks! Learn how to do it properly. Climbing courses provide you with all the necessary skills.
10 recommendations for your climbing experience
- Clarify weight difference, take appropriate measures
- Take safety skills and daily form into account
- Agree on communication rules
- Check climbing material
- Anchor knot and anchor point
- Safety carabiner and belay device - blocking test
- Belt and belt fasteners
- Rope end tied off
- Semi-automatic machines offer additional safety
- Brake hand principle: one hand always grips the brake cable
- Observe the correct position of the braking hand
- Carabiner, rope and belay device fit together
- no slack rope
- Choose the right location near the wall
- Watch partner
- Safety goggles support attention
Tip
What to do in an emergency?
Dial emergency number
140 - Alpine emergency call (mountain rescue)
112 - European emergency call
133 - Police
144 - Rescue
- Hang in from a stable position
- Avoid falls when clipping - risk of falling to the ground!
- Observe the correct course of the rope in the carabiner
- Do not climb behind the rope
- No toprope on a single carabiner
- Top rope in heavily overhanging routes only with attached intermediate safety devices
- check whether the correct rope is inserted in the belay device
- Release partner slowly and evenly
- Ensure that the landing site is clear
- Never attach two ropes to one deflection carabiner
- Communication at the transfer point
- Increase intensity slowly
- Climb out loosely, warm down
- Heal injuries
- Be self-critical and open to feedback
- address mistakes, including those of others
- help you keep up to date
- be considerate of others
Equipment
Basic equipment checklist
- Ourdoor clothing adapted to the weather, including a change of clothes (waterproof trousers or gaiters)
- Hiking poles (height-adjustable)
- Protection against precipitation (rain jacket/poncho, rucksack protection)
- Catering (enough to drink & snacks) - you will find refreshment stops in the route descriptions
- Mibil phone with fully charged battery
- ID, insurance card, cash
- Sturdy hiking/mountaineering boots with grippy tread soles
- Sun protection (sunglasses, sun cream, lip protection, headgear)
- Cold protection (hat, gloves)
- First aid pack incl. rescue blanket, bivouac sack and headlamp
- Hiking map, tour description and information material
Climbing equipment checklist
- Climbing harness
- 10-15 express slings (depending on the area)
- min. 3 locking carabiners
- Climbing rope, with an appropriate length for the climbing facility/garden/tour
- Magnesium and magnesium bags
- Belay device that both partners are familiar with
- min. 1 sling per person
- Climbing helmet
- Climbing shoes
Multi-pitch routes: additional material (slings, carabiners, wedges, friends, etc.) depending on the route
Tips:
- A rope bag protects the rope and increases its lifespan
- Tape can be helpful for minor skin tears
- Make a mark on half of your rope to prevent you from running out of rope during the abseil.
Tour planning checklist
- Have you chosen a tour destination that suits your own ability and physical condition as well as the current conditions? (honest self-assessment - physical and mental requirements)
- Checked the conditions on site?
- Plan your time! Set off early - the risk of thunderstorms increases rapidly from midday in midsummer; early dawn in autumn!
- The right choice of equipment!
- Obtain weather forecast and observe current weather conditions!
- Have you taken out accident and rescue cost insurance? installed and tested the Tyrol Mountain Rescue emergency app on your smartphone?
Recommendation: Salvage insurance
Rescue missions in the mountains are not free of charge! If you take out mountain cost insurance in good time (e.g. travel insurance from Travel insurance or as a sponsor of the Tyrolean Mountain Rescue Service, as a member of the Alpine Club, via the ÖAMTC/ADAC or credit card and private accident insurance), your rescue costs can be covered by the insurance up to the defined amount.
ATTENTION: Health insurance companies do not pay for rescue from alpine emergencies!
Climbers Paradise | Climbing and bouldering in Tyrol
As a member of Climbers Paradise, we always endeavour to offer our guests the highest standards in our climbing infrastructure. Ongoing optimisation of the climbing areas and the clear presentation of all relevant content form the basis for your unforgettable climbing experience at the Wilder Kaiser.
Classification of difficulty levels - Climbing
| UIAA scale | France | USA | Australia | Great Britain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjective | Tech | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 5.2 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 5.3 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 5.4 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 5.5 | VD | 4a | |
| 5- | 5a | 5.6 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 5.7 | 14 | HS | 4b | |
| 5+ | 5b | 15 | 4c | ||
| 6- | 5.8 | 16 | VS | ||
| 6 | 5c | 5.9 | 17 | HVS | 5a |
| 6+ | 6a | 5.10a | 18 | E1 | |
| 7- | 6a+ | 5.10b | 19 | 5b | |
| 7 | 6b | 5.10c | 20 | E2 | |
| 7+ | 6b+ | 5.10d | 21 | 5c | |
| 7+/8- | 6c | 5.11a | 22 | E3 | |
| 8- | 6c+ | 5.11b | 23 | ||
| 8 | 7a | 5.11c | 24 | E4 | 6a |
| 8+ | 7a+ | 5.11d | 25 | E5 | |
| 8+/9- | 7b | 5.12a | 26 | 6b | |
| 9- | 7b+ | 5.12b | E6 | ||
| 9 | 7c | 5.12c | 27 | 6c | |
| 9+ | 7c+ | 5.12d | 28 | E7 | |
| 9+/10- | 8a | 5.13a | 29 | ||
| 5.13b | 7a | ||||
| 10- | 8a+ | 5.13c | 30 | E8 | |
| 10 | 8b | 5.13d | 31 | ||
| 10+ | 8b+ | 5.14a | 32 | 7b | |
| 10+/11- | 8c | 5.14b | E9 | ||
| 11- | 8c+ | 5.14c | 33 | 7c | |
| 11 | 9a | 5.14d | |||
| 11+ | 9a+ | 5.15a | |||
| 11+/12- | 9b | 5.15b |
The weather at the Wilder Kaiser
Today
2025-11-03
Morning snow showers, then fairly sunny during the day.
Morning
Afternoon
1 °C
Evening
1 °C
6 h
10 km/h
30 %
Tomorrow
2025-11-04
12 °C
3 °C
9 h
-
Wednesday
2025-11-05
14 °C
10 °C
8 h
-
Thursday
2025-11-06
15 °C
8 °C
10 h
5 %
Please note that the information provided on safety on the mountain is exclusively recommendations from the Wilder Kaiser Tourist Board. All information is subject to change without notice.