The Warrior’s Way®

In partnership with Grimper.ch

With the presence of Arno Ilgner

Clinic in English

Learn confidence while climbing and learn to better assess and mitigate fall risk with Arno Ilgner and Vincent Hentsch and the Rock Warrior’s Way!

The Warrior’s Way teaches us how to focus attention under stress, which allows climbers to better deal with doubts and improve commitment. This clinic develops skills by practicing exercises in falling (introduced in small increments creating appropriate progressions), awareness, movement, breathing, and resting.
All learned skills will be applied to a challenging route during the clinic.
The take-away is a structured method for engaging risk with diminished fear.

Learning

In this course you will learn how to:

• Fall properly
• Give a dynamic (cushioned) belay
• Break a climb into smaller risk events
• Assess risks effectively
• Distinguish between no- and yes-fall zones
• Engage no- and yes-fall zones appropriately
• Make appropriate risk decisions
• Improve body and mind awareness
• Rest effectively
• Improve breathing
• Create flow and momentum
• Deal with climbing stress
• Commit more deliberately
• Reduce fear
• Mental training resources

Prerequisites

• Lead Climb/Belay for a minimum of 6 months prior to the clinic
• Comfortably and confidently able to onsite 5c

Require gear

• Harness, climbing shoes, belay device, rope