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Ice and Icefall Module
Ice climbing, ladders and fixed lines through an icefall, ice anchors and screws.
In coordination with the NNMGA
01The training
Ice demands its own technique: the swing of the axe, the front points of the crampons, and anchors you can trust a whole rope team to.
The module ends in an icefall, with its ladders, fixed lines and seracs.
What it teaches
5 modules
- 01
Ice technique
Front-pointing, tool placements and saving energy.
- 02
Screws and anchors
Placing a screw, building an ice belay, threading an Abalakov.
- 03
Ladders and fixed lines
Crossing a crevasse on a ladder, clipped in, without stopping.
- 04
Lowering and abseiling
Getting down safely on ice.
- 05
Serac hazard
Where to stop, where never to stop, and when to pass.
03In the field
