Halls & Walls - the must-attend event for managers of climbing and bouldering gyms for years.
As in previous years, the climbing gym industry met again at the DAV climbing gym meeting at the Friedrichshafen Exhibition near Lake Constance. Halls & Walls took place on November 22/23 as part of Vertical Pro, the trade fair for "Vertical Professions". Once again, the well-known format of experts presentations and trade fair had been very well accepted and attracted around 2,270 visitors as well as about 200 exhibitors from 30 nations.
The photo gallery on Skyfish shows several product stands and offers a few impressions of the trade fair.
The focus topic in the lectures organized by the DAV this year was artificial intelligence. Until now, AI has been known primarily for its use in text generation. Now, the possibilities for using AI have been demonstrated in areas ranging from climbing gym marketing to route building. As usual, the presentations are available for download below.
Lectures
The Future Gym - Challenges in creating more sustainable climbing gyms. Hosted by the IFSC Europe Sustainability Commission (e/d)
How can we make our climbing gyms more sustainable? Together with various speakers, we discussed challenges and solutions for making our climbing industry fit for the future.
Speaker:
Tiphaine Lazard, Marketing Manager EP
Clemens Saalbach, Development manager ebalta Kunststoff GmbH
Achim Haug, Managing director Basislager Bad Aibling
Moderation:
Sebastian Flemmig, Member of the IFSC Europe Sustainability Commission
Routesetting Roundtable (d)
Interactive discussion among colleagues about challenges, experiences and best practices. Where does the shoe pinch and how can we make it fit?
Moderation:
Julius Kerscher, member of the DAV training team route setting
Peter Zeidelhack, operation manager DAV Climbing Centre Munich South and member of the DAV training team route setting
Artificial intelligence used for marketing modern climbing and bouldering gyms (d/e)
Artificial intelligence is THE hot topic these days. What are the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence, and how can artificial intelligence be used for marketing climbing and bouldering gyms?
Speaker:
Sarah-Yasmin Hennessen, Certified Digital Marketing Managerin
Moderation:
Julia Zschiesche and Sebastian Mußemann
Workshop: Learning how to use AI (d/e)
With an invitation to participate! Step by step, the use of and with artificial intelligence was demonstrated.
Speaker:
Sarah-Yasmin Hennessen, Certified Digital Marketing Managerin
Moderation:
Julia Zschiesche and Sebastian Mußemann
AI-Driven: Innovation and Efficiency for Climbing and Bouldering Gyms (d/e)
How can artificial intelligence be used for operations and processes, and how can this help climbing and bouldering gyms become more innovative and efficient?
Speaker:
Sarah-Yasmin Hennessen, Certified Digital Marketing Managerin
Moderation:
Julia Zschiesche and Sebastian Mußemann
Mark your calendar
The next Halls & Walls will take place on November 21 and 22, 2025, in Friedrichshafen.
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