Ice climbing courses in Bohuslän
Ice climbing taster
Ever wondered what it would be like to scale a frozen waterfall with ice axes in hand and crampons on your feet. If so this is the course for you. During 3 hours you will get to ice climb as much as you physically can, with the help of experienced and qualified instructors.
Prerequisites: none
Duration: 3 hours
Equipment: we provide all the technical equipment. You need to provide the following:
For more information and to book call 0046 (0)704857277 or mail linuskulstad@gmail.com
Ever wondered what it would be like to scale a frozen waterfall with ice axes in hand and crampons on your feet. If so this is the course for you. During 3 hours you will get to ice climb as much as you physically can, with the help of experienced and qualified instructors.
Prerequisites: none
Duration: 3 hours
Equipment: we provide all the technical equipment. You need to provide the following:
- boots that crampons can be attached to
- warm gloves or mitts
- warm cloths and a water proof outer layer
For more information and to book call 0046 (0)704857277 or mail linuskulstad@gmail.com
Introduction to Ice Climbing course
The aim of this course is to give you the knowledge and confidence to set up and climb top rope on ice. During the course you will learn about:
Duration: 2 days
Equipment: We provide the technical equipment. You need to have:
For more information and to book call 0046 (0)704857277 or mail linuskulstad@gmail.com
The aim of this course is to give you the knowledge and confidence to set up and climb top rope on ice. During the course you will learn about:
- about ice and how to judge its quality
- ice climbing techniques; where to best pace ice axes, how to efficiently use crampons
- how to read the ice when climbing
- how to make anchors in ice
- about belaying and abseiling on ice
- the most important knots
- how to keep warm how to avoid overheating while actually climbing.
- about basic avalanche awareness
- how to find up to date access information for ice falls
Duration: 2 days
Equipment: We provide the technical equipment. You need to have:
- boots that crampons can be attached to
- warm gloves or mitts
- warm cloths and a water proof outer layer
For more information and to book call 0046 (0)704857277 or mail linuskulstad@gmail.com
Ice climbing learn to lead course
Aim of this course is to learn to lead climb on ice. You will learn about the following:
Duration: 2 days
Equipment: We rekommend that you use your own equipment as much as possible during the course. If you dont have your own or dont have enough we can provide what you need. You need to provide the following yourself:
For more information and to book call 0046 (0)704857277 or mail linuskulstad@gmail.com
Aim of this course is to learn to lead climb on ice. You will learn about the following:
- how to place ice screws on lead and how to judge the quality of an ice screw placement
- how to belay a lead climber and how to catch a lead fall
- rope work techniques for single and multi pitch ice climbs
- how to manage wet and frozen rope and what knots work best in these conditions
- abseiling multi-pitch routes
- how to prusik up a rope in emergency situations
- how to keep up to date with current access information for the ice falls
Duration: 2 days
Equipment: We rekommend that you use your own equipment as much as possible during the course. If you dont have your own or dont have enough we can provide what you need. You need to provide the following yourself:
- boots that crampons can be attached to
- warm gloves or mitts
- warm cloths and a water proof outer layer
For more information and to book call 0046 (0)704857277 or mail linuskulstad@gmail.com
