‘Hot’ Ice Trip Report by Margaret Imai-Compton January 20, 2016 YMA Hot Ice January 16-18, 2016 At the risk of sounding uber patriotic, the Canadian Rockies have the best ice climbing in the world. It’s common to come across ice climbers from Europe, USA and other countries, who have made the pilgrimage to climb classic […]
Avalanche Course for Ice Climbers
Last weekend, Yamnuska Guide Pat Delaney delivered his first AST 1 course with curriculum specifically for ice climbers. As an ace ice climber and experienced Alpine Guide, Pat has worked tirelessly throughout the past few weeks to develop a comprehensive and valuable Avalanche Skills Training (AST 1) course for the ice climber. The core content […]
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 […]
