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Mountain sport · klettersteig · rescue costs

Climbing and your insurance

Klettern is the German word for climbing. You will come across the term on bookings in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Your policy assesses the activity, not the word.

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Deze pagina in het Nederlands: Klettern en uw verzekering.

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In brief

Under Klettern covers a great deal: a Kletterhalle in town, a Klettergarten with bolted anchors, and a Klettersteig or via ferrata along a steel cable on a mountain face. For your insurance those are three different risks, even though the booking uses a single word.

The indoor wall is usually covered as normal. Everything that takes place outdoors in the mountains falls, with many insurers, under the exclusion for mountain sports: roped climbing, klettersteig, glacier crossings and anything above an altitude stated in the policy. That is the same category as air sports and speed competitions.

Declare the activity before you leave and in Dutch, so that there is no misunderstanding about what you intend to do. Ask for written confirmation. A verbal assurance at the counter will not help you during a rescue.

What is covered in klettern?

Your cover depends on where you climb, with whom, and whether it has been declared.

Indoors

Kletterhalle

Belayed climbing on an artificial wall usually falls outside the exclusions.

  • Normally covered
  • Watch out for competition entry
  • Consider hired equipment separately
Outdoors

Klettergarten and klettersteig

On rock, many insurers apply the mountain sports exclusion.

  • Declare and have accepted in advance
  • Often only with a guide or Bergführer
  • Insist on a set and a helmet
In an accident

Mountain rescue

Recovery from a rock face runs through the emergency assistance centre.

  • Arranging a guarantee
  • Helicopter deployment is expensive
  • Keep the rescue report

What is covered

SituationStandardWith extension
Climbing in a KletterhalleYesYes
Klettersteig or via ferrata with a set and helmetNoYes
Roped rock climbing in a klettergartenNoYes
Search, rescue and recovery costs in the mountainsNoYes
Climbing on a glacier or above the altitude limit in the policyNoProvided that
Taking part in a climbing competitionNoProvided that

What is actually covered is set out in the policy conditions and the insurance card (verzekeringskaart) that you receive in advance.

Where things go wrong in practice

Two points that decide whether your policy pays after a fall on the face.

The mountain sports exclusion is wider than people think

Travel and accident policies generally exclude four categories: mountain sports off the beaten track, air sports, diving below your certified depth and speed contests. A klettersteig is not on a marked path, even though there is a cable and you are with a guide. A single day counts too.

Mountaineering and rock climbing

Costs of mitigating the loss are a separate section

Medical costs and search, rescue and recovery costs appear in the policy as two separate sections with their own limits. A policy can pay the hospital and refuse the mountain rescue. Always call the emergency assistance centre first and report the accident immediately (Article 7:941 of the Dutch Civil Code).

What does your premium depend on?

  • Risk class of the sport: indoor wall, rock or high mountains
  • Guidance: with a guide or on your own
  • Destination: the Alps, the Dolomites or further afield
  • Duration of the trip: a single week or the whole season
  • Sums insured: above all for rescue costs and disability
  • Recreational or in competition: competitions are more expensive

Insurers weigh these details differently. That is where your saving is.

How we arrange it

  1. You request a quoteWe take stock of your situation, risk and wishes.
  2. We compareseveral insurers, on premium as well as conditions.
  3. You receive a proposalWith an explanation of the differences and the exclusions.
  4. We arrange the switchIncluding cancellation, so there is no gap in cover.

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Frequently asked questions

This is what people ask us most.

Is klettern different from climbing?

No, it is the same thing. The term appears mainly on German-language bookings and courses. Your insurer looks at the activity: indoors on an artificial wall, outdoors on rock, or via ferrata on a mountain face.

Is a klettersteig covered?

Often not without an extension. Many insurers treat a via ferrata as a mountain sport, even though you are clipped to a cable. Declare it in advance and ask for written confirmation before you set out.

Does a Bergführer help with acceptance?

Often yes. Insurers that include climbing usually make supervision by a recognised guide a condition, together with the usual equipment. Climbing on your own then remains excluded.

Who pays for the mountain rescue?

Only your insurer, if rescue costs appear in the policy and the sport has been accepted. Call the emergency assistance centre before you incur costs and keep the mountain rescue report and all invoices.

Going klettern in the Alps?

Before you leave, have your cover confirmed in writing. We will find out which insurer accepts climbing.

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About our service

Finass Verzekert is a trading name of Finass Advies B.V. We advise on and arrange non-life insurance on the basis of an objective analysis of several insurers, and receive commission for this from the insurer, which is included in the premium. You pay no separate advice fee. Before you take out cover, we establish your wishes and needs.

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This page was written and checked by an adviser at Finass Verzekert. Last updated on .

The information on this page is general in nature and is not personal advice.