Are you an ice climber who would like to climb more sustained grades? How to go from a WI3 grade to a much more vertical grade (WI4+ to WI5+)

During this clinic, you’ll learn how to read a vertical ice route, a host of tips for climbing vertical ice, as well as techniques for climbing lighter! You’ll also discover the world of training to become more enduring, and exercises to do at home or in the gym to tame more vertical ice!

Experience in top-roping or lead ice climbing

Equipment required

Crampons compatible with mountaineering boots, technical crampons for ice climbing, climbing harness, climbing helmet, 2 ice axes (can be borrowed from our partner), 2 screw-in carabiners, a Reverso-type belay system or similar, a dynamic lanyard, a charged headlamp and a rucksack of around 30 litres.

Please note that the temperature can be very cold and variable. You should therefore pack adjustable layers of clothing, ranging from functional T-shirts to mid-layers of fleece or wool, a down jacket, a GORE-TEX jacket, softshell trousers, GORE-TEX trousers, a hat, a pair of thin, warm gloves, and consider bringing a spare pair.
Sun protection (sunglasses, high factor sun cream, lip balm), enough food for the duration of the clinic, and water (at least 2 litres) for a full day in the mountains. It’s also nice to have a hot drink in a YETI thermos.

Don’t forget your phone or camera to immortalise your experience.

If you need equipment for the clinics, please mention it when we contact you the week before your clinic.

*** Technical ice axes, mountaineering boots and ice climbing crampons are available at our partners‘ stands in the exhibitors’ village. ***

^$150 per person

Since 2001, Cecilia, from Spain, is a pro climber, a rock climbing and mountaineering guide in the Pyrenees. She has been engaged in winter with ice climbing, having complete routes up WI7 in France, Italy and different countries over the world. From the Karakorum and Himalaya to Chile or the Rockies, Cecilia’s motivation for exploration and climbing new walls never cease to end.  She has succeeded on technical ascents such as Shipton Spire, K7 and Changui Tower,  in Pakistan, put up new big routes in Kyrzgystan, Alaska and Greenland.