Steep Ice
Take your ice climbing skills to the next level. Learn how to move smoothly, without getting pumped! Vertical ice takes on many forms: mushrooms, bulges, cauliflower, candlesticks, chandeliers, pillars, curtains, smears, and flows. Brittle or punky ice, blue or yellow — it takes imagination and experience to move efficiently and confidently on this awe-inspiring terrain.…
Read more...Thin Ice
Thin ice is challenging terrain even for the bold and brazen. Learn techniques from the pros to experience what to do when it gets exciting and sometimes desperate. You’ll learn how to gauge thin, scrappy terrain, how to move confidently when it gets a little spooky, and how to finesse your way up inches-thick ice…
Read more...Mixed Climbing
Learn what it takes to to take on the latest in this awesome form of climbing with the best mixed masters in New England! Mixed climbing has gained much popularity recently. This surge of interest has lead to the development of new equipment, terminology, and techniques. In this course you’ll learn how to use your…
Read more...One Day Ascent of Mount Washington
Mt. Washington. The highest peak in the northeast, and a “small” mountain by elevation standards, it lies at the intersection of three major storm tracks and is known as the home of the “world’s worst weather.” Mt. Washington prominence, geography, and notorious winds make it a very challenging winter ascent. Our guides will lead you…
Read more...Ice Rescue Clinic
Be a good partner, not only with good belay tactics, and stoke but with the skills you need to safely get out of a bad situation. This 1-day course will go over rescuing the second and the leader with anchor-building and assessment, escaping a belay, counter-balance and tandem rappels. Be prepared if something goes wrong…
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