Difficulty:
Intermediate to advanced, experience ice climbing required
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Fitness:
Ability to multi-pitch ice climb two days in a row​
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Season:
December to March
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Group Size:
1-4 participants
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Duration:
2 days; each with 6-8 hours of field time
Location:
Beartooth Mtns, MT and South Fork of Shoshone (Cody), WY
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Includes:
Rental climbing equipment, group equipment, & instruction from a professional guide
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Excludes:
Ice climbing boots, food, transportation, lodging, personal items, and guide gratuity
Course Details
This course is built to set aspiring alpinists up with the skills they need to become safely navigate big and technical terrain in the winter. This course highlights multi-pitch techniques and considerations, focusing on preparation, efficiency, hazard recognition, descent, and retreat.
Skills Covered:
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Preparation & planning for big routes​
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What to pack & when
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Movement (efficient and solid)
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Multi-pitch techniques
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Alpine anchor construction
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Multi-pitch rappelling
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Avalanche hazard recognition & considerations
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This course is typically 2 days long and starts with goal setting before the course start. Day 1 takes us to Rock Creek Falls, where we can discuss, learn, and apply multi-pitch tactics. Day 2 takes us to a larger and more challenging route, either in the Cody area or East Rosebud, where participants can apply their freshly learned skills and receive direct feedback from their instructor. The goal of this course is to provide climbers with the skillset needed to climb & descend multi-pitch ice routes safely and efficiently. While doing so, we make it a point to highlight hazards and mitigation techniques.
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