Ice Climbing

This past weekend, the PEAC 1600 Ice Climbing class took to Shell Canyon to try out climbing on some real ice (not the 2x10 wood on the climbing wall any longer). Sunday we spent getting aqcuainted with the equipment and movement on ice climbing on the Shroud, a low angle WI2 slab. The benefits to this style of climbing is that it give the climber the chance to really understand climbing ice using your feet.

Sunday we headed back up the canyon to the climbs above the Post Creek Trailhead. After a long uphill hike, we found our desination to be occupied by a pair from Casper (so it goes when you go climbing) so we headed to the left and found "Skinny Sister", an 80' WI3+. The climbing was great on vertical chandeliered ice, and gave the students the oppertunity to try out some harder climbing.

Below are some photos from Sunday, courtesy of David Leinen.



"Skinny Sister" WI3+

"V-Thread" Lesson and Practice