Program

Live formats, inspiration, presentations and training

The VERTICAL PRO supporting programme is varied and extensive: from exciting discussions and presentations by experts on the stages and in the Conference-Centre East to workshops and demonstrations in the DEMO + TEST AREA.

The preliminary program of 2026:

22 Hit(s)
Friday Saturday
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Saturday 11/14/2026
9:00 am until
11:00 am
Route Setting Workshop FLINTA+
With Rebekka Schütze, Gym manager at DAV-Kletterzentrum Darmstadt
Saturday 11/14/2026
10:00 am until
10:45 am
Rescue guarantee
Speaker: Thomas Wahls, T23-Veranstaltungsdienste
Saturday 11/14/2026
10:00 am until
11:30 am
A Climbing Gym for Everyone - Let's Break Down Barriers!
Speaker: Katharina Glögl, Project Manager and Nadja Artweger, Sociologist both from the assiciation "Ich will da rauf!" e.V.
Saturday 11/14/2026
10:30 am until
11:15 am
Static and circulating rope systems for work positioning in tree care – areas of application, characteristics, risks and side effects
Workshop with Max Olesko (Baumklettermax) and Valentin Dresely (Baumpflege Dresely)
Saturday 11/14/2026
10:45 am until
11:15 am
EXPERT FORUM - The Petzl route-setting kit in detail
Concise video tutorials for practical use - Petzl
Saturday 11/14/2026
11:00 am until
11:30 am
Simulation on the ladder
Mit Markus Breithaupt, Kletterspezialisten GmbH & Co. KG
Saturday 11/14/2026
11:00 am until
11:45 am
Documenting permanent safety systems? — Well done! Why the requirement is small and your opportunity is big
Speaker: Thomas Reykers - ASB Safety
Saturday 11/14/2026
11:20 am until
11:50 am
EXPERT FORUM - Climbing with thermoplastics – the possibilities and opportunities offered by a sustainable material
Presentation Blocz GmbH
Saturday 11/14/2026
11:30 am until
12:00 pm
BelayCheck – Greater safety when climbing with auto-belay systems
Demonstration by IPF Electronic
Saturday 11/14/2026
12:00 pm until
1:00 pm
AI-Assisted Route Setting Demo
Beta Friend creates hundreds of new 3D boulder from a gym’s existing holds and walls, directly on a routesetter’s phone. Come climb AI-generated boulders.
Saturday 11/14/2026
12:00 pm until
12:30 pm
Skateblock-Rettung-Demo mit Schrägseilbahn
I.S.A.R. Germany zeigt den Transport eines Patienten aus dem Einsatzgebiet
Saturday 11/14/2026
12:00 pm until
12:45 pm
Power winches for climbers – up without the effort
Speakers: Andreas Riedrich, Linegrip Corporation / Thomas Wahls, T23-Veranstaltungsdienste
Saturday 11/14/2026
12:00 pm until
12:45 pm
"Road to Paralympia" - On climbing with a Visual Impairment and Developments in Para-Competitive Climbing
Speaker: Luisa Grube, Paralympic team athlete B2 and Tatjana Nußer, Co-National Coach/State Coach Para Climbing
Saturday 11/14/2026
12:30 pm until
1:00 pm
Route-setting using rope – Standards and news
Demonstration by EDELRID with Rebekka Schütze and Fenja Köchel
Saturday 11/14/2026
1:00 pm until
1:30 pm
Rescue scenario in a tree
Demonstration of a rescue scenario for an arborist who has had an accident whilst working in a tree, with Kletterspezialisten GmbH & Co. KG
Saturday 11/14/2026
1:00 pm until
2:00 pm
BIM (Building Information Modelling) in the context of fall protection during the operation and maintenance of buildings
Speaker: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marco Einhaus
Saturday 11/14/2026
1:00 pm until
1:30 pm
catchpack® - The knotless fall arrest system & ERHT for fire departments by ropesolutions
Demonstration by ropesolutions GmbH
Saturday 11/14/2026
1:00 pm until
1:45 pm
Synergy Effects between Inclusion and the Climbing Gym
Workshop at the stage in hall A6 with Judith Lattner and Anja Pinzel from Diversity and Inclusion at DAV
Saturday 11/14/2026
2:00 pm until
2:30 pm
Operating resources: Body
Why warming up is also part of work preparation in industrial climbing, Speaker: Stephanie Kleisser, blauschnur seiltechnik GmbH
Saturday 11/14/2026
2:00 pm until
2:30 pm
Simple rescue from heights and depths with the knot-free easyBRIK ‘Secure & Rescue’ kit
Demonstration by SAFETRIPP
Saturday 11/14/2026
2:00 pm until
3:00 pm
Workshop Winches
With Andreas Riedrich, Linegrip Corporation / FSBS / Thomas Wahls, T23-Veranstaltungsdienste
Saturday 11/14/2026
2:00 pm until
3:00 pm
Presentation/Workshop: Your Route, Your Style - 9 Practical Tips
Speaker: Rebekka Schütze, Gym Manager DAV-Kletterzentrum Darmstadt

Subject to change.

Would you like to take part in the program or do you have any questions? Please send us an email. 

Contact

Sonja Heß
Project Manager Side Events