Ice Climbing – 2 days
Day 1
We set off from El Chaltén at 8:00 AM. We hike down to the glacier’ snout, where our Guide will teach us how to put crampons on. Through the day we would like to cover the following subjects:
- Safety procedures briefing
- Glacier morphology and movement
- Ice characteristics
- How to put harness and crampons
- Flat footing/French technique/10 points technique with crampons on
- Hike on glacier and practice technique (you will gain confidence on the gear)
- Classics ice axe technique, how to use ice axe while walking
- Self belay and self arrest with the ice axe.
- Fronting pointing/German technique/12 point technique with crampons
- Piolet traction technique
- Basics nuts
- Rope management
- Ice screw placement
- Top rope ice climbing
- Belaying and communication
- Basic ice anchors
We go back to our camp to have dinner and review any topics left.
Day 2
Early breakfast and set off at 8:00 AM from camp. Today we’ll get on these subjects:
- Review yesterday’s subjects
- Warm up bouldering on the glacier
- Knots
- Rope management
- Top rope ice climbing on different type of ice
- Seconding on a multi-pitch climb
- Ice crew placements while climbing secure on top rope
- Advanced piolet traction techniques on vertical terrain
- Advanced ice anchors
- Rappelling
We return to El Chaltén to be arriving at 7:00 PM. Feedback and good-byes.