Winter Ice Climbing
The training is designed for people with little or no experience in technical waterfall ice climbing. This course is an excellent option for people who aspire to improve their technical climbing skills for steeper snow or ice route with multi peaks above 6000m.
you will learn the basics of ice climbing, crampons, ice tools, ice screws, belaying, knots, and top-rope climbing techniques - all the basics required to be a competent top-roping partner for more experienced climbers
Location: manang, Nepal, Season: December – March
Cost: $ difficult: beginner to advance
Course Schedule
- Ice climbing movement skills
- Snow and ice anchor selection, construction, and equalization
- Anchor station management
- Ice climbing and crampon usage techniques
- Ice protection
- Rope management
- Rappelling and belaying in an alpine setting
- Multi-pitch climbing techniques
- Hazard assessment including discussion of objective vs. subjective hazards, evaluation of avalanche danger, rock, and ice fall dangers
- Discussions include proper clothing and ice climbing equipment for survival in an alpine setting, efficient, competent, and self-dependent climbing techniques, and Leave No Trace ethics.
- QUALIFICATIONS: Students should know basic climbing skills such as belaying, rappelling, and tie-in knots or must have participated in Basic or Advance Mountaineering Courses conducted by Nepal Mountaineering Instructors Association- NMIA or Nepal Mountaineering Association- NMA or equivalent.
The ice climbing course intensive program provides thorough instruction in all the skills required on difficult alpine ice climbs. Through this program, you will develop complete ice climbing skills and learn to apply them efficiently in all conditions.
The training is designed for people with little or no experience in technical waterfall ice climbing. This course is an excellent option for people who aspire to improve their technical climbing skills for steeper snow or ice route with multi peaks above 6000m.
