Intro to Ice Course

In this 2 day course participants learn the technical skills to join a climbing party with 75% of the time focused on ice climbing movement. From the most basic aspects of the day such as fitting your boots and crampons to climbing routes up to WI3 or WI4 in difficulty, this course is a climber’s starting point in our comprehensive ice curriculum!

Mountain Trip will now be handling booking for the Intro to Ice Course. Please call 970-369-1153 to book.

Day 1:
After brief introductions in our office your guide will fit a harness, helmet, boots, and crampons for each participant. The group then travels 2 minutes to the Ice Park where the guide will set up a toprope, explaining the characteristics of an anchor while doing so. If applicable, the team will rappel into the gorge and start the belaying and movement lessons of the day.

Day 2:
The day kicks off with the participants getting involved in setting up the first anchor of the day. This is a day of refinement and practice of the previous day’s movement lessons with those ready for steeper terrain shown how to progress. The guide will introduce participants to the placement of ice screws and have everyone practice constructing an anchor.

• Tying into the rope and belaying
• Rappelling
• Introductory movement skills for ice climbing
• Placing ice screws
• Building basic anchors

Group Size

This is an open enrollment course. The maximum group size is 8.

Equipment List

All the technical climbing equipment required for this outing is included.

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