Alpine Ice CS 1

Alpine Ice CS 1 and CS 1 Practice Session

Outline:

PowerPoint presentation reviewing the essentials of ice climbing, showing ice kit/gear, and then we will get to practice outside. We have a foam ice wall and will have tools for you to practice with that have dulled points. But we will also have a top rope set up on the rock wall for you to practice your form.

For the CS 1 Practice night, we’ll be introducing rope ascension with crevasse rescue focus (OR rope ascension tutorial) Do not expect you to have this down by then, but if you have time, I encourage watching the video link above and walking through the steps. 

We will also have a gear demo of instructor ice climbing gear.

Gear: 

• Harness 

• ATC with guide mode

• Pear shaped carbineer

• Horizontal point crampons

• mountaineering boots

• Pully

• Microtraxion/tibloc

• Carabiners Lockers\nonlockers

• Double Sling

• 1-2 hero loops

• Hollowblock

• helmet

• belay\climbing gloves 

• Mountaineering boots

Crampon Techniques:

https://www.ortovox.com/uk/safety-academy-lab-ice/chapter-2/self-arrest-techniques

https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/ice-climbing-waterfalls-alpine-walls.html#:~:text=On%20lower%2Dangle%20ice%2C%20climbing,to%20keep%20the%20feet%20flat.