Team building & training at the ICO Skywalk Oberstdorf
Have you always been fascinated by ski jumping and want to aim high with your team? The ICO Skywalk in the ORLEN Arena Oberstdorf is a one-of-a-kind training location worldwide — right between the Four Hills Tournament ski jumps. Here, we combine outdoor adventure, team building and real development into a format participants will still be talking about years later.
- 14+ Skywalk events & 13 team events
- High ropes course built by Peter Tümmers
- A ski jumping workshop unique worldwide
A unique setting in the heart of the ORLEN Arena Oberstdorf
The ICO Skywalk is far more than a high ropes course — it is an experience and learning space for team development, mental strength and resilience, right in the legendary Oberstdorf ski jumping stadium. Peter Tümmers von Schoenebeck built the Skywalk himself. As a former DSV Olympic mental coach, he knows the ski jumps from a coach’s perspective — and has translated them into a learning space for companies and teams. Where elite athletes push beyond their limits, we foster mental strength, clarity and team cohesion.
Who the location is suitable for
The ICO Skywalk is the ideal event location for:
- Exciting incentives for companies
- Extraordinary team events with impact
- Meetings and conferences with a mountain panorama
- Goal-oriented business training in an elite sports setting
Facilities: Skywalk Arena Oberstdorf
Uniquely located between the ski jumps:
- High ropes course with ground, team and sky parcours
- Exciting experiences centred on the fascination of ski jumping
- Seminar room with technical equipment (up to approx. 30 people)
- Outdoor lounge and sun deck with mountain views
Three example ways to experience the ICO Skywalk
From the 6 bookable modules, we compose your individual event. Three typical focus areas show what is possible at the Skywalk — each Big Event combines hands-on experience with a core methodological competence of ICO. You may choose freely from the modules, or have the ICO coordination team configure the perfect event for you.
"Schanzengaudi" team event
Event content:
Against the backdrop of the Allgäu Alps, your team will connect in a new way — through the outdoor experience. Action, competitions and real team building at one of the most spectacular event locations in southern Germany. Suitable as an incentive, kick-off, team event or training event — we will design your individual schedule with you.
Learning objectives:
- Team spirit under real adrenaline
- Courage + mutual encouragement as the core learning element
- Emotional memory factor with the ICO carabiner
- Fun factor + competition in the ski jump atmosphere
Preselection of included Skywalk modules:
Schanzengaudi is a proven module composition — curated from years of practice for the optimal mix of action, team building and lasting memories. These three ICO modules form the standard framework. Each component can be swapped for another module and expanded with add-ons. This turns the ready-made concept into your individual event day.
High ropes course with many stations
Three height levels — three learning levels. In the ground parcours, your team sharpens communication and strategy without fear of heights. The team high parcours at 4–12 metres makes mutual belaying a key competence. Those who want to go all the way up will soar in the sky parcours at 30 metres over the Big Flying Fox and Giant Swing — memories that will not fade.
Adrenaline highlight: ski jump tubing
Three ski jumps — three speeds. On an inflatable special sled, you race down from K19, K30 or K56 — on mats in summer, on snow in winter. If you want to raise the fun factor, challenge the team to compete in the target wall challenge: hitting the target at full speed is the supreme discipline and provides anecdotes for months to come.
Ski jumper feeling & ski jump tour
Via the ceramic track of the large hill, you climb up safely secured to where only professionals normally stand — the start bar at 80 metres with a spectacular view over Oberstdorf. Original ski jumping skis, helmet and bib number complete the moment. The subsequent ski jump tour through the Four Hills Tournament area provides insights others only ever see on TV.
Methodological anchor:
What happens at the Skywalk has methodological depth. Each Big Event is linked to our core competences via proven ICO methods — so the adrenaline moment does not stay in the valley, but is transferred into everyday working life.
Complete concept to take away:
The complete Schanzengaudi concept to take away — with a detailed station plan, sample agenda and all options for your individual event day. Ideal for sharing with management, HR or your team.
- Sample agenda (09:30 – 15:30)
- Station plan in the stadium (A – F)
- Detailed module descriptions
- Add-on overview (fun prizes, giant puzzle, catering)
- Trainer profiles + contacts
Mental training in the Skywalk
Event content:
Our ICO Skywalk Oberstdorf is an ideal place for self-management training of all kinds. Whether agile leadership with expedition athlete Peter Tümmers or mental coaching with Dr Kai Engbert, German Olympic psychologist: your coaching seminar will be a complete success here.
Learning objectives:
- Mental strength under pressure
- Stress competence from elite sport
- Focus and clarity in crisis situations
- Self-leadership as a leadership skill
Preselection of included Skywalk modules:
Mental training in the Skywalk combines three complementary ICO modules — from the theoretical mental training workshop to reflection in legendary spaces and a stress experience on the high ropes. The result is a day programme that trains inner strength on every level: cognitive, emotional and physical.
Ski jump workshop at the ski jumps
Theory from elite sport. As a former DSV Olympic mental coach, Peter Tümmers teaches concentration routines, pre-start visualisation and stress regulation — the mental tools that helped Hannawald and Schmitt jump to Olympic success. Translated into your day-to-day leadership.
Conference – reflection & anchoring
Reflection in legendary spaces. Conference and coaching sessions in the Ski Legends Room with historical exhibits, or in the glass ski jump tower at 40 metres. Where Olympians found their focus, you anchor your new mental know-how for everyday business — up to 50 people possible across 5 different room settings.
High ropes course & ground training
Mental training under real-time stress. In the ground parcours (swamp bridge, diamond pond), your team trains clear thinking under time pressure without height risk. On the team high parcours at 4–12 metres (Mohawk Walk, trapeze bridge), dealing with physical stress becomes tangible as team responsibility. Self-regulation is not explained — it is felt.
Methodological anchor:
Methods from DSV elite sport meet ICO coaching tools. What Peter Tümmers taught Olympic jumpers before the decisive jump becomes tangible for leaders here — with direct translation into everyday working life.
Complete concept to take away:
Two complementary concept documents for your mental training in the Skywalk — the methodological programme (ski jump workshop) and the room options (ORLEN Arena conference pack). Ideal for sharing with management, HR or your team.
Team building in the Skywalk
Event content:
Trust under real pressure, role clarity on the high ropes and mutual belaying — team building in the Skywalk makes tangible what is only discussed in a seminar room. With a “One Team” final project (giant puzzle, shared large ball, or building an individual slogan) created from the team wins earned during the day, the experience becomes a concrete shared achievement.
Learning objectives:
- Trust and mutual belaying
- Communication in pressure situations
- Role clarity and team dynamics
- An emotional “One Team” moment as a lasting anchor
Preselection of included Skywalk modules:
Team building in the Skywalk combines three complementary ICO modules — from the adrenaline kick-off to the learning pyramid on the high ropes and the one-team finale in the conference setting. Three phases create a day that carries your team from the icebreaker moment to a shared success moment. One example:
Team development on the ground
Team development starts on the ground. In exercises such as “Diamond Pond” (Win as much as you can), swamp bridge or trust bridge, roles, communication and decision-making under real-time pressure become visible — without requiring the height comfort zone. The ideal kick-off to make team structures transparent.
Team development at height
Where belaying becomes a key competence. On the team high parcours at 4–12 metres (Mohawk Walk, trapeze bridge, team seesaw), success literally and figuratively depends on “holding on to the other person”. Anyone who dares to climb into the sky parcours at 30 metres (Big Flying Fox, Giant Swing) hands their trust to the team — and gets it back.
Celebrate success moments at height
From experience to a shared success moment. The day culminates in a one-team project — from a giant puzzle made from the team wins earned during the day, to transporting a large ball, to a shared slogan. The emotional finale is the personal presentation of the carabiner by the ICO trainers — a symbol of cooperation, trust and success.
Methodological anchor:
Team building in the Skywalk makes trust physically tangible. What is only discussed in a seminar room becomes an experience on the high ropes — supported by ICO methods that have helped teams grow together sustainably for years.
- LEARNING PYRAMID GROUND — TEAM — SKY
- TRUST BRIDGE AND MOHAWK WALK ON THE HIGH ROPES
- ONE-TEAM RITUAL WITH GIANT PUZZLE
- CARABINER PRESENTATION AS A MEMORY ANCHOR
Complete concept to take away:
Two complementary concept documents for your team building in the Skywalk — the team training pack (methodology & pyramid) and the ORLEN Arena conference pack (one-team finale settings). Ideal for sharing with management, HR or your team.
Where theory becomes an experience
In 1995, Peter Tümmers built the first high ropes elements between the Oberstdorf ski jumps. Today, the ICO Skywalk is the only training facility of its kind worldwide — and a lesson in three principles that shape every Skywalk event.
Elite sports setting as a learning amplifier
Where ski jumpers experience their greatest moments, teams find it easier to let go. The atmosphere achieves what is impossible in a seminar room: genuine emotion that sticks.
Height experience as a trust trainer
From the ground to the team to the sky parcours at 30 metres — each level requires the next step of trust in the team. Those who stand safely secured at height are less afraid of responsibility at work.
Mental training directly from elite sport
The ICO method pool comes from Olympic preparation. What ski jumpers use before take-off helps leaders in pressure situations.
The ICO carabiner as a memory anchor
At the end, each participant receives an ICO carabiner presented personally — a symbol of cooperation, trust and success, and figuratively the anchor each person’s life depended on up on the high ropes. A small piece of metal that keeps the team experience present long beyond the event day.
These Skywalk modules are available
Experience an extraordinary team event in the Allgäu — where elite athletes normally push their limits. Our expert advisory team will work with you to put together the optimal team event. Various modules are available and can be combined freely — entirely in line with your objectives.
Ski Jump Tubing
An exciting and fast-paced FUN experience between the ski jumps — a real adrenaline kick during ski jump tubing for beginners and pros alike.
- 1.5 – 2 hours
- from 69 € p.p.incl. VAT
Conferences at ICO Skywalk
Conferences, workshops, or reflection sessions with mountain panoramas and Four Hills Tournament history — 5 rooms directly in the legendary Oberstdorf ski jumping stadium for your conference.
- half-day / full-day / multi-day
- from 250 € Room/Day incl. VAT
Ski jumping workshop
Be an eagle for a day! — Get a taste of the fascinating sport of ski jumping and dare to make your first jump from the ramp yourself. Absolutely unique worldwide
You will be coached by top mental coach Peter Tümmers v.S., who, as the first official DSV mental coach, has successfully prepared athletes such as Martin Schmitt, Sven Hannawald, and Ronny Ackermann for Olympic gold.
Benefit from his tips and tricks that will propel you forward on the ramp and in your life.
His daughter Lena is the second coach, a former ski jumper and junior champion from SkiClub Oberstdorf, the most successful Olympic sports club ever.
- Full day
- from 225 € p.p.incl. VAT
Ski jumper feeling
Climb up to the start gate of the Oberstdorf ski jump – with an exclusive guided tour through the Four Hills Tournament facility.
- Approx. 1.5 hours
- from 69 € p.p.incl. VAT
Stress Competence
Be strong when it counts — train stress competence practically at the Oberstdorf ski jumps with the 3 mental tools from elite sports.
- half-day (4h) or full-day (8h)
- from€129 p. p. (half-day) / €179 p. p. (full-day)
High ropes course
The ICO Skywalk Oberstdorf is more than a climbing park: It is a unique experiential and learning space for team development, mental strength, and resilience.
- approx. 2.5 hours
- from 129€ p.p.incl. VAT
The perfect match: the ICO AirBnB
Are you planning a multi-day Skywalk event, outdoor team building in the Allgäu, or a strategy camp with travel? Then stay longer — in our AirBnB by ICO right at the ICO Center Bihlerdorf.
The AirBnB by ICO is designed as a direct complement to Skywalk events and team building/outdoor activities — bookable in connection with our Skywalk modules, Big Events or outdoor team building programmes.
- Up to 6 people on 45 m² ground floor
- Fully equipped kitchen, fireplace and terrace with mountain views
- Direct connection to outdoor team activities
What makes a Skywalk event with ICO special
For us, “intelligent” means: purpose-driven, business-oriented and designed with sensitivity. That is exactly what we do — and you will feel it.
Individual event design
Whether incentive, kick-off, team event or TrainEvent: we design together with you, create it purposefully and individually, and ensure our ICO events deliver emotional memory anchors. Please contact your coordinator Andre Barth for this.
Professional event delivery
With over 50 qualified and experienced trainers, we guarantee you a safe experience. Whether raft guides, canyoning guides, high ropes trainers, mountain guides or ski instructors — all are thoroughly trained and continuously developed, and trained to the latest standards.
"It was a kick-off in the truest sense of the word: the Impulse Company event at the foot of the Oberstdorf ski jump gave our sales team exactly the right boost for the start of the new successful year. Thank you for a perfectly organised event and many wonderful memories!"
"An ideal combination of rapid learning processes outdoors, which can be optimally reflected on in the indoor part, with a strong and lasting impact because information is conveyed through movement and fun. After nine seminars with ICO with different teams and on different topics, I have not stopped discovering new things!"
"Together with ICO, we were able to design our TrainEvent in the Oberstdorf region through professional and cooperative collaboration in such a way that all our requirements and desired content were integrated. In delivery and event design, ICO demonstrated a high degree of flexibility, which contributed to a very pleasant atmosphere. The trainers’ support in native English was extremely helpful for our intercultural team. We greatly appreciated the open and efficient collaboration with ICO."
Frequently asked questions
Companies, teams, leaders, project groups, apprentice classes and clubs. No prior climbing experience or special athletic skills are required.
From 6 to 60+ people — depending on the module. For larger groups, we form small teams of 10–12 people for intensive support.
The 3 Big Events (Schanzengaudi, Mental Training in the Skywalk, Team Building in the Skywalk) are thematic concepts. The 6 modules (ski jump tubing, high ropes course, ski jump workshop, ski jumper feeling, conference & incentive, and mental training & resilience) are the bookable building blocks. You may combine them as you wish.
From a half-day module to a multi-day strategy camp — we configure the format to match your objectives. We are also happy to combine multi-day events with the AirBnB by ICO as an overnight option.
Yes, and we recommend it for multi-day programmes. The AirBnB by ICO is the official accommodation for Skywalk guests and can only be booked in connection with Skywalk events or team building/outdoor activities.
Individual modules start from €69 per person. For combined events or Big Event concepts, we will provide you with an individual quote.
Safety is our top priority. All participants receive certified safety equipment (climbing harness, helmet) and are accompanied throughout the programme by qualified ICO trainers.
The Erdinger Sportalp is located directly in the ORLEN Arena Oberstdorf for catering. Plus the bar in the Skywalk Center with drinks and snacks. For exclusive events, the glass room of the large hill (40 m height) is available for champagne receptions and meetings for up to 20 people.
Over 50 experienced ICO trainers with qualifications including high ropes trainer, canyoning guide, mountain guide and raft guide will accompany your event. On request, also in native English for international teams.
Yes. An exclusive ski jump tour through the Four Hills Tournament area with personal insights from our ski jumpers can be booked as an add-on to any module or Big Event — ideal as an opening or closing element.