Alpine Ice
Great photo just in from Fred last week (see above), of Rob ice climbing the Antares cascade in the Italian Val d’Aoste. This year the Alpine ice season started slightly […]
Category Archives: Ice climbing
Winter Alpine Intro
Last week our Winter Alpine Intro course enjoyed a mixture of mountaineering and ice climbing in Chamonix and Courmayeur. There was plenty of fresh snow, and some days of high […]
Winter Ice
Last call for winter ice climbing! The past few weeks have been busy with groups ice climbing in the Val de Cogne in Italy, as well as in Switzerland and […]
Ice axe shopping!
With the first snow fall on the tops of the fells in the Lake District, and the first proper harsh frosts and icy mornings having arrived, it’s time to prepare […]
Which crampons?
The first snows are falling across the Alps and in Scotland, and our thoughts are turning towards the ice climbing season, which is just around the corner. We seemingly aren’t […]
Winter Ice 2015
While we are looking ahead to our summer season in the Alps and further field, many people have been contacting us about ice climbing for next winter. We released our […]
Cogne Icefest
Here are Megumi and Steve enjoying the classic Italian ice climb Cascade Lillaz. The past few weeks have seen several a Icicle groups enjoying great ice climbing conditions in Val […]
Val de Cogne ice
This week is our third week of back to back ice climbing courses in the Val de Cogne in northern Italy, and the guides have all reported superb conditions, as […]
Cham Ice & Gullies
Here’s a photo from last weekends group, of Shona when climbing Cascade Lillaz in Val de Cogne. If you are still keen for your fix of ice climbing, we have […]
Alpine ice courses
We are in a busy period of ice climbing courses, with three teams over in Val de Cogne today, and another ice course in Chamonix too. Above is a great […]
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