Available Dates

Calendar opens Autumn 2026

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Aim

Develop foundational ice climbing movement and technical skills for safe, confident, and efficient progression into the sport.

Objectives

• Confident identifying environmental hazards when top roping
• Confident wearing a helmet, harness, boots, and crampons
• Confident walking in crampons on low angle terrain
• Confident belaying and tying a rewoven Figure 8 knot
• Comfortable climbing using A-frame technique
• Comfortable building ice screw and v-thread anchors
• Comfortable tying a Clove hitch
• Comfortable removing ice screws
• Comfortable rappelling with a back-up
• Comfortable tying a Prusik hitch
• Comfortable tying an Overhand knot
• Understand how to coil a rope
• Understand clothing systems for ice climbing
• Understand waterfall ice grades

Prerequisites

No prior experience is required. This course is suitable for beginners.