Continue the Erasmus project Plus "Climbing for everybody", which in March made stops in Slovenia: a week of climbing, ski mountaineering, ice climbing, sharing and socializing.
There are ties that transcend nationality, grade or gender; are ties born of a shared project in the field, by the confidence placed in the roped and mutual help. Through this journey, made of European adventures, is born the Erasmus project team Plus "Climbing for everybody". The CULTURE of climbing began in September 2016 in Czech Republic, project, created to spread the culture of climbing in different European countries, increasing the ties and allowing you to discuss common themes, continued to involve all participants in work and climbing over the past two years. The week held in Slovenia in early March led us to include in the project also winter activities, such as ski mountaineering and ice climbing. Despite climbing, especially the winter, outside in the charges of the project, the decision to include this aspect of the mountain allowed everyone to collaborate, sharing knowledge and helping the less experienced.
THE LAND AND THE STRUCTURE
Slovenian friends we were hosted at the Planica Nordic Centre, a few minutes from Kranjska Gora, famous Slovene ski centre, allowing us to explore the rugged beauty of the Julian Alps. Despite the environmental and weather conditions have not been the best, we could make two trips ski tour, three days of ice climbing and skiing day on the track.
The area is definitely worth a visit but given the presence of waterfalls only at low altitude, we recommend to take advantage of very cold periods in order to climb to safety. The Center, in addition to all the facilities you need for a great stay (weight room, table tennis area, climbing wall, basketball court, wind tunnel, etcetera), has some special features. A large area with rooms, public areas and fitness room/physiotherapy is particularly suited to train your physique at high altitude. The proposed route is based on a moderate daily exercise at low altitudes, the rest at high altitude: this area can achieve the same level of oxygenation, which would be about six thousand meters. Besides Planica is one of the most important areas for ski jumping: just outside it is impossible not to notice one of the highest ski jumps in the world. We could not have hoped for a better place to work your project goals "Climbing for Everybody". You are, in fact, alternating work groups (including the drafting of a handbook on climbing), exercises and games to attract young people to climbing during the age of development and themes more "politicized" (such as national parks), evenings topics focused on Slovenian mountaineering: the idea that comes from this meeting is that nothing can open our minds and hearts as new experiences under the banner of solidarity common imagine the surprise to meet backcountry skiers who have skied all Seven summits and grab a beer, chatting quietly.
THE BUDGET OF THE EXPERIENCE
At the end of this experience and already immersed, as Italian members, organise the closing week to be held in mid-September in Valle d'Aosta I feel I can say that over the past three years we have not only met people or new realities and not We simply pass a few weeks of "vacation" abroad, but we tried to figure out what are the differences of view within the Alpine clubs, reconciling them, by filing and trying to steal the best aspects of each nation in order to improve our Association; We have created lasting relationships, meeting and exchanging information and opinions on streets, cliffs or conditions; but mostly we experienced a climate of complicity and collaboration rarely seen in other sports. The idea that comes from this meeting is that nothing can open our minds and hearts as new experiences under the banner of solidarity, especially when it comes to the mountains.
Arianna Proserpio
(Mountains 360 June 2018)