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Basic Ice Climbing - Lake City - 2025

Climbing Course

Basic Ice Climbing

This course will teach you the basics of ice climbing that will focus on gear and technique.

Contacts

Sean Allison
Sean Allison
Leader

This course if for people new to ice climbing or intermediate climbers that want to increase reps to improve technique on the ice at Lake City. 

Students must have some experience climbing, specifically knowing how to top rope belay and tie into a harness appropriately. 

We will cover gear, technique, and demo anchors. To get good at ice climbing, you need a lot of reps and that is what we aim to offer. We will try to climb Friday afternoon, all day Saturday, and potentially Sunday morning. 

Students are responsible for food, travel and lodging but we may look to share lodging/carpool. 

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Course Requirements
Course Activity Date Availability Leader
Field Component - Session A
Lake City Ice Park
Fri–Sun, Feb 21–23, 2025
Registration closes Feb 20
2 participants
1 instructor
Sean Allison
Roster
Required Equipment

You need your own mountaineering boots that accept automatic crampons!

There is other gear that you must bring for yourself. It is expected that you know what sort of layers and essentials you will need. For gloves, consider bringing a smaller pair of gloves to climb in and a warmer pair for standing around. The same thing goes for jackets.

The necessary climbing gear is as follows:

  • Helmet
  • Harness
  • Crampons
  • Belay Device & Locking Carabiner
  • 2 Double Runners w/ Locking Carabiners
  • We will have ice climbing tools but bring yours if you like.

If you do not have all of the things on the above list, please contact your instructor.

Course Materials

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