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Aim

Develop efficient body movement techniques for climbing steep ice and learn how to identify consolidated ice suitable for secure ice screw placements.

Objectives

• Confident identifying environmental hazards when climbing steep waterfall ice
• Confident with the NoFall Program for Ice Climbing™ when applied to steep waterfall ice
• Confident tool swapping, tool testing, and resting while climbing
• Comfortable with the techniques for climbing mushrooms, chandelier, and thin ice
• Comfortable with traversing, stemming, and Twistlock for Ice Climbing™ technique
• Understand how steep ice features are formed and where to find the best ice protection
• Understand route selection and lead climbing strategy on steep ice
• Perform a mock lead and test ice screws in steep ice formations

Prerequisites

• Confident identifying environmental hazards when climbing steep waterfall ice
• Confident with the NoFall Program for Ice Climbing™ when applied to steep waterfall ice
• Confident tool swapping, tool testing, and resting while climbing
• Comfortable with the techniques for climbing mushrooms, chandelier, and thin ice
• Comfortable with traversing, stemming, and Twistlock for Ice Climbing™ technique
• Understand how steep ice features are formed and where to find the best ice protection
• Understand route selection and lead climbing strategy on steep ice
• Perform a mock lead and test ice screws in steep ice formations

*Prerequisites are recommended for an optimum learning opportunity.
If you have questions about how your experience relates to the prerequisites, please contact us at info@peakstratagem.com.

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