At a Glance
Experience: Try Ice or 5 days of ice climbing experience.
Duration: 2 Days
Location: Nordegg, & Lake Abraham, & Jasper, & Lake Louise, Alberta
Offered: Specific weekends or upon request
Departure: 8 am
Ages: 18 & up
Fitness Level: Reasonable fitness (ability to climb a ladder, go for a short run or hike)
Group Size: 3 – 6
$525 per person
All prices in Canadian Dollars
- 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
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Adventure Details
This course builds on foundational skills from Course One, shifting focus toward lead-climbing readiness, improved terrain reading, and the systems needed for safe descent and retreat. Participants will refine movement efficiency, develop stable stances for screw placement, and learn to build and evaluate natural and ice anchors.
Objectives: Refine Movement Skills in Preparation for Leading:
- Reinforce chair position (sagging) when moving feet up in steep terrain
- Demonstrate I-Frame
- Finding grooves & easiest line
Stances for Screw Placements:
- Preparing and sighting ledges
- H-Frame on ledges
- Windshield wiper for screw placements; screws at hip height
Ice/Tree Anchors & Rappelling:
- Overview of strength & assessment of trees as anchors
- Basket hitch variations
- Review ice anchor construction
- Rappelling with backups
Jerry Holik
January 14, 2024
Our ice climbing experience with Girth Hitch was outstanding. Tim provided us with top notch equipment and took us through an amazing experience that allowed us to practise different technical skills on various ice flows.
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