The Ice experience programs are designed to introduce the sport of ice climbing. The Ice experience can be 1 or 2 days and will get people off swinging and introduced to the world of ice with a safety oriented approach; the guides will begin with the basics:

Site safety and awareness

• Walking with crampons
• Belaying top rope and lead climbers
• swinging the tools and movement skills

As the day progresses or if you choose the 2-day program, you be introduced to:

• Steeper ice techniques, front point techniques
• placing ice screws
• building anchors and v-thread
• mock leads and repelling

Both days will be at different venues, which may include:

• Kings creek in K-country
• The Junkyards in Canmore
• Bear Spirit near Banff
• Johnston Canyon near Banff
• Haffner creek Kooteney NP

Custom dates and 1 day programs are available for $160.00 pp, inquire at [email protected]

All guides are ACMG and or IFMGA and Canadian Avalanche Association certified.