Lead Ice

Unlock your potential for winter adventure. Sharpen the specific skills required to lead climb while climbing a frozen waterfall.

Lead Ice

Unlock your potential for winter adventure. Sharpen the specific skills required to lead climb while climbing a frozen waterfall.

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At a Glance

Experience: Try Ice or 5 days of ice climbing experience, Steep Ice Coaching is a recommended prerequisite

Duration: 8 hours

Location:Nordegg, & Lake Abraham, & Jasper, & Lake Louise, Alberta

Offered: Daily from December 1 – March 31

Departure: 8:00 am

Ages: 18 & up

Fitness Level: Reasonable fitness (ability to climb a ladder, go for a short run or hike)

Group Size: 3 – 6

Starting At: $215 per person
All prices in Canadian Dollars

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Adventure Details

Unlock your potential for winter adventure. Sharpen the specific skills required to lead climb while climbing a frozen waterfall. 

This adventure starts when you meet your guide and get your equipment. From there we will travel to our climbing site. 

Your guide will teach you how to expand your ice climbing skills to the next level and work toward lead climbing with progression.

  • Wear winter clothing and lots of layers (what you would wear to the ski hill)
  • Please arrive with lunch, water, a full tank of gas, and be ready to adventure 
Mazzen Black
Mazzen Black

January 12, 2024

Tim was knowledgeable, friendly, and approachable and always ensured that whatever we did was within our comfort zones and capabilities. I cannot overstate how much I enjoyed our trip with Tim and how seamless he made the whole day progress.

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