During the Mountaineering day I was lucky enough to test the Climbstation. A Climbstation is made in Finland and looks funny. It’s the one and only machine in West-Europe and it’s present at the Mountaineering day and it will stay in The Netherlands.

If you set a new record (in meters) without falling off the machine, you could win a Berghaus rucksack! The current record was 33 meters. My team members told me I should give it a try. I was influenced by group pressure haha however I couldn’t say no to that. I’m too easy to convince when it comes to such games.

I grabbed my climbing shoes and had no expectations. I just wanted to experience what it’s like to climb on this machine. Team member Capsle filmed me while I was climbing.

Eventually after 20 minutes of climbing I gave up. My legs got tired and I managed to set a new record: 256 meters. Perhaps I should start climbing bigwalls like team member Jorx.

My experience: with current settings of this machine, the speed was a tad slow and the holds were too positive. I had to use these holds and the angle of the wall was set to 12 degrees, it was part of the rules to set a new record for the climb intensity test. It would’ve been a nicer challenge if the angle was set to 40 degrees with smaller holds though.

I enjoyed my time on this machine however you’ll get bored after 10 minutes of use unless you’re able to vary between speed, angle and holds. It’s a good way of training your endurance without wearing a harness. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a beginner or a professional climber, even if you’re afraid of heights, anyone can climb on this machine!

At the end of the day I won a Berghaus rucksack because I set a new record.

Soon you can win this Berghaus rucksack on my webpage. Oh and by the way, it’s time to throw a digital party because this was video number 100!