2 days, $470. Maximum 4 climbers per seminar.
Dates: January 27 and 28, 2022 (Thus./Fri.)

Develop new techniques for steep and challenging ice. Routes up to WI4+ in difficulty can often be climbed utilizing repetitive movement patterns like the “ice robot” of “grade 4 three-step”. As the terrain steepens and becomes less uniform, we must adapt our movement to a more free-form while still maintaining core principles of stability and center-of-gravity. Linking stems, hip rotation, flags, back-steps, tool-matching, and old fashioned triangles is what makes WI 5 and above such a joy to climb. Finding the rests, managing the pump, and breaking down big pitches into manageable sections is what turns terrifying and dangerous pitches into elegant freeform dances on the most ephemeral features on earth. Find your style, crush steep ice. It’s that simple.