Last weekend, Yamnuska Guide Pat Delaney delivered his first Avalanche Canada AST Level 1 Course for Waterfall Ice Climbing. As an ace ice climber and experienced Alpine Guide, Pat has worked tirelessly throughout the past few weeks to develop a comprehensive and valuable ice climbing avalanche course. The core content is the same as our regular […]
Ice Climbing in Avalanche Terrain
Over the past couple of weeks there have been a few announcements and newspaper articles on the use of avalanche transceivers, probes and shovels for ice climbers in avalanche terrain. Culturally, it has not been the norm for ice climbers to carry companion rescue gear and most climbers used recognition and avoidance as their mitigation […]
Early Winter Season Report
It’s been a busy start to the winter here at Yamnuska with lots of programs on the go. The Arctic front which has just passed through built up the ice climbs to some great early winter conditions. Our mixed climbing course was a great success. All reports coming back from our day ice programs and […]
