ESOC Climbing Club

We are happy to announce that another Climbing and Mountaineering Trip is being organized for this year!

It will take place in the French Aravis region (mountain range west of Mont-Blanc), for the dates: 24-28 June

Day 1: Travel from Darmstadt to Thônes
Day 2: Climbing day – Col de la Colombière
Day 3: Climb to Refuge Gramusset
Day 4: Climb to Pointe Percée (2750 m) with mountain guides
Day 5: Hike down and travel back to Darmstadt

A detailed plan can be found in the attachment and has been prepared by Olivier; you can contact him at olivier.samain@external.eumetsat.int if you have any questions about the activities.

This is a mixed climbing / mountaineering trip. See the attached document for details.

There is no requirement on climbing level, but all participants should feel confident rope climbing, whether lead or top rope. Before the trip, outdoor climbing sessions can be organized by the participants (and any other member of the club) to get more comfortable in an outdoor environment and to learn more advanced techniques which will be useful during the trip.

The club will make available its equipment in addition to what the single participants already own – this will be coordinated once the participant list is fixed.

For now, the trip is open for 12 people. You must be a member of the club to join, if not the case you can follow instructions here.

The trip is self-drive.

To reserve your spot, please fill the linked sheet and send a deposit of 150 euros to the Climbing Club account before the 27^th of April.

If you’re interested, please indicate if you have a car available.

Link to the sheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10mSFCTVB_9OTMigaCfggaKdL4_TQQXJv7wPb9y_IAIQ/edit?usp=sharing

We hope to see you in the mountains with us!

Olivier & Climbing Club Committee

Date:                   24/11 and 01/12/2025
Time:                   from 18:00 to 21:00 on both days
Location:           High Moves in Bensheim
Cost:                    20€ (not included in club membership)

Places in the course are limited and distributed on a first come, first serve basis.

Participation on both days is mandatory!

The fee for the course is only partially subsidized by the Club. If you are not a member yet, please register with the club as well.

The 20€ are to be paid on top of the club membership.

This of course entitles you to all remaining club nights in 2025 where you can put your newly acquired climbing skills to the test, both in the climbing and bouldering club nights.

There is no previous experience or equipment needed (bouldering or otherwise), so anybody is welcome.

If you are interested, send an email to michael.ammon@ext.esa.int latest by Monday 17/11/25 12:00.

Date:                   21/11 and 26/11/2024
Time:                   from 18:00 to 21:00 on both days
Location:           High Moves in Bensheim
Cost:                    10€ (not included in club membership)

The course will take place with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 people.
If more people are interested, an optional second course on a separate date may be organized.

Participation on both days is mandatory!

The fee for the course is only partially subsidized by the Club. If you are not a member yet, please register with the club as well.

The 10€ are to be paid on top of the club membership.

This of course entitles you to all remaining club nights in 2024 where you can put your newly acquired climbing skills to the test, both in the climbing and bouldering club nights.

There is no previous experience or equipment needed (bouldering or otherwise), so anybody is welcome.

If you are interested, send an email to michael.ammon@ext.esa.int latest by Monday 18/11/24 12:00.

We are pleased to offer another Beginners Course for rope climbing.

Date:                   21/11 and 23/11/2023
Time:                   from 18:30 to 21:30 on both days
Location:           High Moves in Bensheim
Cost:                    20€ (not included in club membership)

The course will take place with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 people.
If more people are interested, an optional second course on a separate date may be organized.

Participation on both days is mandatory!

The fee for the course is only partially subsidised by the Club. If you are not a member yet, please register with the club as well.

The 20€ are to be paid on top of the club membership.

This of course entitles you to all remaining club nights in 2023 where you can put your newly acquired climbing skills to the test, both in the climbing and bouldering club nights.

There is no previous experience or equipment needed (bouldering or otherwise), so anybody is welcome.

If you are interested, send an email to michael.ammon@ext.esa.int latest by Monday 13/11/23 12:00.

Our summer break is about to conclude and therefore:

The Climbing Club is resuming weekly Club Nights!

As last season, the club nights will be Thursdays, alternating between Climbing in Bensheim and Bouldering either as a Club Night in Pfungstadt or a Community Night in Darmstadt.

The schedule for September 2023 has been added to the Clubnight Calendar.

Hope to see you all at the wall!

Another year has gone by, and it is time to officially close it out.

Therefore, we would like to invite you to join us for the ESOC Climbing Club Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 19/01/2023 at 18:00.

The meeting will take place in person, at ESOC (room to be announced).

For ESOC Externals, please let us know latest by Monday, 16/01/2023 whether you wish to attend, so we can inform the ESOC security to get your visitor badges prepared.

An invitation with the points to discuss has been distributed already.

Note: 
Please note that the Club is looking for new candidates for the committee positions of Chairman (*woman), Secretary and Equipment Officer. Furthermore, we are looking for someone to support us on web design. If you are interested, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We are happy to give you more information and answer any questions you might have. 

Looking forward to see you all in the AGM…

We know that a lot of you have been waiting for good news on this topic, so let´s get right to the point:

The Climbing Club is finally resuming weekly Club Nights!!!

In an attempt to avoid the peak days Tuesday and Wednesday (as we have experienced them for years) and yet providing flexibility for a maximum amount of club members to join our activities, the committee has decided to change the club night pattern.

We will be alternating monthly between Mondays and Thursdays, starting with Thursdays in April, followed by Mondays throughout May.

The Club Night for April – May 2022 have been added to the Clubnight Calendar.

Hope to see you all at the wall!

We (the club committee) would like to invite you to join us for the ESOC Climbing Club Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, 26/01/2022 at 18:00.

Unfortunately again the event will be hosted virtually on MS Teams this year for well-known reasons. The invitation was distributed via email to the Climbing Club mailing list a few days ago.

Looking forward to see you all in the AGM…

We (the club committee) would like to invite you to join us for the ESOC Climbing Club Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, 14/01/2021 at 19:00.

This year the event will be hosted on WebEx for well-known reasons. The invitation will be distributed via Email to the Climbing Club mailing list before the meeting.

Following the SSCC measures and guidelines recommended by local authorities all climbing club activities incl. club nights have been suspended until further notice.

Also, the Climbing Club beginner’s event had to be cancelled for now, but we hope to offer it again at a later point in time.

Please be advised:  At the moment (status 2020-03-19) our two club night climbing/boulder locations StudioBloc in Pfungstadt and High Moves in Bensheim are closed due to the Corona virus. Boulderhaus and the DAV center in Darmstadt are both closed as well.

Stay healthy…