Steep Snow and Ice Virtual Info Night
Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 6 p.m.
(Link to come)
The Steep Snow and Ice Skill-builder is designed to take an ICS graduate or equivalently trained climber and develop their movement skills and judgment so that they can safely start to climb in steeper snow terrain that may have some short sections of alpine ice on it. On both mediums, we will focus on the usage of the ice ax and crampons as the primary tools for security and progress, whether it be pied troisieme or piolet traction. Students will be introduced to ice screw placement, but leading ice will not be covered. Risk management and decision-making will underpin all of the course content. Participants will acquire a skill set that, in combination with the ICS curriculum, will provide them with a foundation necessary to independently climb routes like the Reid Glacier Headwall.