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January 28, 2016 By Sylvia Watson Leave a Comment

Classic Canadian Ice Climbing – ‘Hot’ Ice

‘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 extreme 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 […]

February 10, 2014 By Sylvia Watson Leave a Comment

Avalanche Course for Ice Climbers

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 […]

February 4, 2014 By Sylvia Watson Leave a Comment

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 […]

Classic Canadian Ice Climbing – ‘Hot’ Ice

Avalanche Course for Ice Climbers

Ice Climbing in Avalanche Terrain

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