Ice Climbing Week ISM

Students Per Instructor: 1 or 2
Course Length: 5 Days (approx. 8 hours per day)
Seasons Offered: Winter
Alpine Mastery Method: Ice Mastery - Level I
Prerequisites: None

Course Summary: This course combines Introduction To The Frozen World with our Level II course, Frozen Walls & Waterfalls, to create an intensive 5-day intensive introduction to water ice climbing. You will learn the basics of ice climbing as well as essential techniques for climbing far above the ground, in a multi-pitch setting.

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Course Description:
This course is a combination of Water Ice: An Introduction To The Frozen World and Frozen Walls & Waterfalls. Like our Week On The Rock I course, it was designed for people who are sure they want to get into ice climbing and want an intensive introduction. In addition to the four days required to complete instructional objectives, this course adds an extra day for you to practice your new skills on classic climbs. After five days of ice climbing you'll have a pretty good idea what the sport is all about.

No prior climbing experience is needed, but a basic understanding of general rock climbing techniques will be helpful.

Suggested Reading: Mountaineering: The Freedom Of The Hills, The Mountaineers, 7th Edition, 2003. Chapter 19.

Ice World: Techniques And Experiences Of Modern Ice Climbing, by Jeff Lowe, The Mountaineers, 1996.

Scheduled Dates:
2008 (Monday thru Friday)
January 14-18
February 11-15

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