Kraft Sportssenter Tromsø

Kraft Sportssenter Tromsø

Kraft Sportssenter is the sports centre of Samskipnaden, the student welfare organisation in Tromsø, at Framstredet 79. Kraft started in 2001 and reopened in 2017 in an 8,100 m² building with two multi-purpose halls, strength and cardio rooms, a yoga and dance hall, a cycling room and group-training rooms, as well as a climbing wall. Students and other members train here, and anyone can buy a drop-in ticket.

Climbing

• A 300 m² wall of moulded panels made to look like natural rock, up to 12.5 m high and ranging from vertical to overhanging.
• About 55 top-rope routes on 19 anchors, from very easy to very hard; two routes are changed every week during the season.
• Climbing is included in membership, once you have signed the climbing liability form.
• Shoes, harnesses, ropes, belay devices, chalk bags and karabiners can be hired, or a full climbing package for NOK 125.

Belay rules

Everyone who belays must hold a Brattkort, a top-rope card (topptaukort) or an equivalent foreign certificate. Kraft runs climbing courses through the year, and participants may belay for two weeks after a course without a card, with extra safety measures. You also need accident insurance that covers indoor climbing.

Visiting

Drop-in tickets are bought online for the same day. The centre is staffed from 08:00 to 22:00 on weekdays and from 10:00 to 20:00 at weekends, and members can come in from 06:00.