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Trip Details and Small Print
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Curriculum Covered
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Intro Course:
Knots, principles of waterfall ice climbing, safety and site management,
ice bouldering,
belays, anchors, climbing techniques,
lots of toproping,
TR and pre-potected lead
climbing,
ice & avalanche hazard evaluation,
multi-pitch as a follower.
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Advanced Course:
Review of beginner's course contents,
ice bouldering,
focus on improving climbing
technique, difficult toproping, prepotected lead climbing, ice & avalanche
hazard evaluation,
coaching on single and multi-pitch climbs as a leader of a
party.
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Private Guiding
- or as a course:
A combination of any of the above contents, advancing at a rate
in accordance with your personal skill level and preferences.
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Why book with us?
Flexible Dates: Dates
for our courses don't work for you? If there are at least 2 participants,
we can open up a course at your preferred dates. For our custom
guiding days, we can accomodate you any time!
Small group size for ice climbing
courses: Our group sizes are usually
3 to 4 participants, maximum 6 participants
per guide! We run a course already with as little as 2 participants,
which means we can confirm early on, that a course is happening
rather than cancel on you a week before the trip starts.
Equipment use / Boot rental included:
No rental fee or hazzle to get to
the rental store in the morning before the ice climbing course.
Personal Touch: From
the minute you inquire about a trip with us, you communicate with
the owner, who does most of the guiding himself. We walk the extra
mile to help you with planning your entire vacation in the Canadian
Rockies, including insider advice, accomodation and airport shuttles.
Transport: We
can usually arrange for you to catch a ride with the guide to get
to the climbs at cost.
Can I do it?
All our courses are aimed at equipping you with all the skills necessary to eventually
lead ice climbs on your own. Come prepared
to walk to the climbs--anywhere from 10 minutes to 2 hours. Especially later in
the season, we might need snow shoes or skis to approach some of the ice climbs.
Meeting Point:
Banff or Canmore, Alberta at 8 AM on the
first day of the course. If you require rental gear you can arrange
for a pick up at our office in Canmore the previous day. We gladly
assist you in arranging lodging and airport transfers from and to
Calgary International (1.25 hrs).
Climate, Weather, Temperatures:
Ice climbing requires cold weather. Be prepared
and equipped for temps down to -20 C or -7F.
Pricing and Services Included in Quoted Prices:
Ice Climbing Courses:
Rates include guiding/instruction by an IFMGA and/or ACMG certified
mountain, alpine or assitant alpine guide, equipment
use (ice tools, harnesses, ice screws,
helmets, ropes), boot rental and guide driving expenses.
Custom Ice Guiding:
Rates include guiding/instruction by an UIAGM and/or ACMG certified
mountain, alpine or assitant alpine guide, equipment
use (ice tools, harnesses, ice screws,
helmets, ropes), boot rental at CD$ 10 / person / day. Guide driving
expenses are being billed at $0.3 / km, unless clients can provide
transport.
Rates quoted are for average ice climbing
days in the vicinity of Canmore or Banff up to grade WI 4. Premiums
apply for harder or longer routes as well as destinations that require
more than 1 hr of driving time from Canmore.
We will gladly quote you all-inclusive prices with lodging and air
port pick up / drop off in Calgary or we can assist you in making
reservations for the lodging and transport option of your choice.
Not Included in the Quoted Prices
Are:
Lodging, food, lunches, drinks, rental fees
for boots (custom guiding only), driving expenses (can be quoted
seperately)
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