COURSE COURSE IN ICE

Ice climbing course.

The ice climbing course is intended for those climbers who want to learn and improve their techniques of progression in icy terrain.

The next days 4 and 5 of January will carry out an ice climbing course where you will learn and practice this spectacular discipline in a fascinating environment. During the course we will discuss a series of objectives which will allow you to enjoy this mountain activity safely.

During the ice climbing course you will learn to climb waterfalls as a first of ropes. We will teach you to assess the condition of the ice and to progress by placing screws in the right places. We will develop a theoretical class on all the material, pages of meteorology, nivology and conditions. We will teach you to schedule your climbs and approaches to them. We will develop the necessary double rope progression techniques, technique of ice axes and crampons. We will carry out gestural workshops, distribution of balances and how to position ourselves, managing risk and evaluating the ice condition at each ice ax hit.

Objectives:

• Specific equipment and material.
• Basic orientation in alpine wall.
• Knowledge of the environment and risk prevention.
• Elemental Nivology. The metamorphosis of the elements.
• Description of the Glacial Fluid, metamorphosis of the element.
• Upper and Lower Trunk.
• Traction piolet techniques and hooks.
• Techniques of crampons hooks and front tips.
• Knots
• Climbing in mixed terrain.
• Anchors in ice, snow and rock.
• Roped: advanced rope progression techniques, double rope progression.
• Meetings on ice and rock.
• Notions of autorescate.