An advanced ice climbing course for climbers- with basic/single pitch ice climbing experience- who would like to improve their skills and move safely to multi pitch ice climbs.
Timetable:
Day 1: Meeting at 17:30 in the hotel in Aallgäu (Germany), Welcome talk: course briefing and gear check.
Day 2: Depending on conditions- ether an early morning drive to the Pitztal or a day in the Allgäu/Tannheimertal or the Garmisch/Zugspitz arena for a single pitch day. Our aim is to rehears techniques in ice climbing and make sure to have a good, solid base before moving to multi pitch climbing. In the evening we go over a video analysis of the day.
Day 3: Multi pitch climbing intro- besides lead climbing single pitch icefalls we will learn to build a multi-pitch stance in ice and work with double ropes, among other multi pitch skills.
Day 4: Some bits and pieces left from the day before and through learning by doing- we will tackle our first ice fall “multi-pitch style”- we will “short pitch” it up- maximizing our efficient rope work at the stance.
Day 5: A longer yet easy multi pitch (difficulty level depends on the personal ability) bringing into practice the efficient multi pitch technique.
Day 6: Check out in the morning, a multi pitch climb and return to the Allgäu- debrief and activity end. ETA to the hotel ca. 18:00
* The mentioned timetable is exemplary and may vary due to conditions, ability of the participants, safety & weather limitations.
