CLIMBING WEEK 5.-11.5.

We’re holding a climbing themed event week together with Oulu climbing club -91 at Oulu climbing centre during 5.-11.5. During the week there will be varying offers, info evening regarding outdoor climbing and a technique evening among other. There will definitely be something interesting for you no matter if you’ve already climbed for multiple years or just want to give it a go.

Oulu climbing centre yearly member benefit: Our yearly members can bring two friends or family members to climb for free during the week. The  benefit will include the use of rental gear if needed.

Monday 5.5. we will have a family turn for parents who wish to come climb with their children. The price of family turn is 5 €/child and 8 €/adult if the parent wishes to climb as well (rentals included). This allows you to climb during 12.00-16.00. Other customers can climb as usual during the family turn so make sure to follow that your child follows the climbing area safety rules. These turns will be held on every Monday in May and possibly during the summer as well.

During the evening we will also hold a bouldering course at 18.30-20.30. The theme of the course will be how to create and control movement and the related techniques. The guide will be our local climbing coach Veera Virta. The course has limited spots available so make sure to sign up soon!

Tuesday 6.5. Oulu climbing club is holding and info lecture on outdoor climbing at Oulu climbing centre sauna- and meeting floor. We will have Jouni Aspi, Ari-Pekka Auvinen, Toni Puurunen and Heidi Pienipaavola to share their knowledge.

Jouni will talk about access related things when going outdoor climbing such as what to take into consideration when going to the rocks and how misuse of the areas might affect accessibility to climbing places. Ari-Pekka will give you insight into bird nesting around climbing areas and what you need to take into consideration when going to climb. Toni will tell about the new climbing areas that have been opened in the recent years and what steps you’ll need to take when opening new climbing areas. Heidi on the other hand will tell you what are the more common climbing areas for rope climbing and bouldering for people in Oulu.

The talks should hold interesting things for “veteran” climbers too and also give you a starting point to go try outdoor climbing for the the first time. After the lectures you can stay and go over the things in the sauna until 00.00 if you wish. Just bring your own towel and swimsuit. We can take up to 35 people to listen.

Wednesday 7.5. we will have a belayer available in the rope hall for everyone interested in trying out rope climbing. The belayer will be in the house between 14.00-20.00. Just pay the regular fee at our front desk or sign in with your serial cards. This is a good chance to get a feel for what rope climbing is like if you’ve wondered about joining a course. You can also make use of the belayer if for example your own climbing partner doesn’t show up when agreed!

Thursday 8.5. we have a technique evening held by Veera at 18.30-20.30. The first hour will be a guided session with 1-2 most wished themes. We can take a limited amount of people to the guided part. We will update info on this during week 18 on our instagram channel.

For the second hour you can freely ask Veera for advice on routes, tips for training and anything related to technique. This is also a good chance to get more info on the climbing coaching options available. For those just starting with climbing the coaching helps you avoid the more common mistakes and helps you get started. For more advanced climbers the coaching can help you get a peak condition for outdoor trips and projects.

Friday 9.5. we will have a student discount for the whole day. During this day you can come climb for 6 € with shoes included. If you need a harness for the autobelay walls, you can rent it for 3 €. Just show us your student card when you come to climb.

Saturday 10.5. bring your friends/family with you as we’re offering climbing for two for the price of one. The offer is valid for climbing try outs, single entries and serial card sign ins made at our front desk during opening hours.

Sunday 11.5. we will celebrate mothers all over! Every mother can come climb for free during our opening hours with rentals included if you don’t have your own gear.

Welcome to enjoy and try out climbing at Oulu Climbing centre!