Planning a sport climbing trip to Costa Blanca at the end of January. Just wondering if anyone has carried a rope, quick draws, harness, rock boots, helmet in their hand baggage. ie. are there any items the airlines wont permit in hand baggage.
I know rope would be the trickiest. I had the hose of a platypus almost pulled last year on a flight to Tenerife. The rest will depend on security on the day I would have thought.
I took a clipstick in my carry on to Costa blanca last year but I got the impression they only let it through because they had absolutely no idea what it was despite it being far more dangerous than a quickdraw or a rope!
As much as you can should go in the hold, shoes ok, never tried helmet or harness. If you are looking to save a few squid, just pay for one hold bag between 2 or more
I've been through with a rope a couple of times. I've heard a few people have had issues though but i think this is rare. My mate managed to argue his case and get through.
Helmet, you can carry this in hand with the excuse of not wanting to get it damaged as it's PPE. This gives you more space ect.
I've always put metalwork in the case but I think this is also ok.
We recently flew to Norway with KLM and their hand baggage policy is strictly no "climbing irons" in hand baggage. I imagine other airlines are similar.
Departing Amsterdam I had all my metalwork (QD, nuts, biners and belay devices, but obviously not my nutkey) with me in handluggage, together with my helmet. I had no issues, but the couple next to us was surprised as they had major issues with it in Eindhoven...
In late August I caught an Easyjet flight from Edinburgh to Venice. I never take any climbing gear in hand luggage. Contrast that with another passenger whose hand luggage was his smallish (but still quite large pack) which had all of his climbing gear for the Dolomites, rope draped through the lid etc. He had no problems, either on the way out or back. (He was on the same flight again). I asked him about it and he reckoned he always traveled that way.....
Regardless of the above, my hardware and rope will always go in the hold.
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