Leon de Winter

Review of Klimhal Amsterdam

You must bring your own sets for outdoor pre-climb...

You must bring your own sets for outdoor pre-climbing, otherwise the sets must be rented (access is already 14 euros, rope with sets 13.50 extra!). These sets are probably from the 90s and run very stiff, some of the carabiners do not close properly and have worn out tire slings. Reported this, received 1 extra carabiner with the request to change with a bad carabiner if necessary. I think this is not possible; very dubious in terms of safety and to my knowledge against the guidelines of, among others, nkbv. The sets have been used for only 2 seasons according to the bartender, but the 'newest' set was already 10 years old (remnant from the own shop), other sets were probably much older, labels were illegible due to wear. Number of sets is insufficient for the amount of hooks, I found this at the top. Announcement from an employee: then you skip a set? Come on, take safety seriously.

Friendly staff furthermore and you can borrow sets instead of renting. Outside lead climbing not great in terms of routes, but ok in corona time.