CLIMBING SAFELY
Tips and advice for staying safe in the mountains
Safety is our top priority, alongside the mountain experience. This is based on adhering to and observing important rules of conduct and guidelines, as well as careful route planning and suitable equipment.
Climbing offers fantastic opportunities for mental and physical fitness, fun and camaraderie. But climbing also involves risks! Learn how to do it properly. In climbing courses, you’ll acquire all the necessary skills.
10 tips for your climbing experience
- Clarify the weight discrepancy and take appropriate action
- Take into account safety skills and how you’re feeling on the day
- Agree on rules for communication
- Check your climbing equipment
- Rope knots and anchor points
- Belay carabiners and belay devices – locking test
- Straps and strap fastenings
- End of the rope tied off
- Semi-automatic machines offer additional safety
- The ‘braking hand’ principle: one hand always grips the brake cable
- Ensure the correct position of the braking hand
- The carabiner, rope and belay device are compatible with one another
- no slack rope
- Choose the right location near the wall
- Keep an eye on your partner
- Safety goggles help you stay alert
- Estimate the collision hazard zone generously
- sufficient distance on the ground from the climber’s fall line
- keep a safe distance from other climbers along the route
- Take into account the swing of the door
Tip
What should you do in an emergency?
Dial the emergency number
140 - Alpine emergency service (mountain rescue)
112 - European emergency number
133 - Police
144 - Ambulance
- to hook onto something from a stable position
- Avoiding falls whilst clipping – risk of falling to the ground!
- Ensure the rope is correctly routed through the carabiner
- Do not step behind the rope
- No top-rope on a single carabiner
- Top-roping on heavily overhanging routes using only intermediate anchors
- check that the correct rope strand is loaded into the belay device
- Lower your partner slowly and steadily
- Make sure there is a free landing space
- Never attach two ropes to a pulley carabiner
- Communication at the deflection point
- Gradually increase the intensity
- climb down at a leisurely pace, cool down
- Allow injuries to heal
- Be self-critical and open to feedback
- Point out mistakes, including those made by others
- Kept you up to date
- Be considerate of others
Equipment
Checklist: Essential Equipment
- Outdoor clothing suitable for the weather, including a change of clothes (waterproof trousers or gaiters)
- Hiking poles (height-adjustable)
- Protection against the rain (rain jacket/poncho, rucksack cover)
- Food and drink (plenty to drink and a snack) – you’ll find places to stop for refreshments in the route descriptions
- Mobile phone with a fully charged battery
- ID, insurance card, cash
- sturdy walking/mountain boots with a grippy treaded sole
- Sun protection (sunglasses, sun cream, lip balm, headwear)
- Protection against the cold (hat, gloves)
- First-aid kit including a survival blanket, bivouac bag and head torch
- Hiking map, route description and information leaflets
Climbing Equipment Checklist
- Climbing harness
- 10–15 express loops (depending on the area)
- at least 3 locking carabiners
- Climbing rope, of a length suitable for the climbing facility, climbing garden or climbing route
- Magnesium and sachets
- A belay device that both partners are familiar with
- at least 1 sling per person
- Climbing helmet
- Climbing shoes
Multi-pitch routes: additional equipment (sling, carabiners, nuts, Friends, etc.) as required for the route
Tips:
- A rope bag protects the rope and extends its lifespan
- Plaster can be helpful for minor skin grazes
- Make a mark halfway along your rope to prevent running out of rope whilst abseiling.
Tour Planning Checklist
- Have you chosen a destination that is suitable for your own ability and fitness level, as well as the current conditions? (honest self-assessment – physical and mental readiness)
- Have you checked the situation on the ground?
- Plan your timing! Set off early – the risk of thunderstorms rises rapidly from midday onwards in the height of summer; dusk falls early in autumn!
- Choosing the right equipment!
- Check the weather forecast and take current weather conditions into account!
- Have you taken out accident and rescue cover? Have you installed and tested the Tyrol Mountain Rescue emergency app on your smartphone?
Recommendation: Recovery costs insurance
Mountain rescue operations are not free of charge! By taking out mountain rescue cover in good time (e.g. travel insurance from European Travel Insurance or as a a sponsor of the Tyrolean Mountain Rescue Service, as a member of the Alpine Club, via the ÖAMTC/ADAC, or through credit cards and private accident insurance), your mountain rescue costs may be covered by the insurance up to the specified limit.
PLEASE NOTE! Health insurance providers do not cover the cost of rescue from alpine emergencies!
Climbers’ Paradise | Climbing and bouldering in Tyrol
As a member of Climbers Paradise, we are constantly striving to offer our guests the highest standards in our climbing facilities. Ongoing improvements to the climbing areas, together with the clear presentation of all relevant information, form the basis for your unforgettable climbing experience in the Wilder Kaiser.
Classification of difficulty levels – climbing
| UIAA scale | France | USA | Australia | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjectival | 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 in the Wilder Kaiser
Today
2026-11-13
Morning snowfall, then gradually becoming sunny during the day.
Morning
-2 °C
Afternoon
-2 °C
Evening
-4 °C
4 h
10 km/h
70 %
Tomorrow
2026-11-14
4 °C
-5 °C
9 h
-
Sunday
2026-11-15
7 °C
2 °C
9 h
15 %
Monday
2026-11-16
7 °C
1 °C
4 h
60 %
Last updated at 11/13/2026, 02:00 AM
Please note that the information provided regarding safety in the mountains consists solely of recommendations from the Wilder Kaiser Tourist Board. All information is provided without guarantee and is subject to change.