rockies-ice.com http://rockies-ice.com/blog Rockies Ice Specialists Sun, 17 Jul 2011 03:02:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Ice climbing Polar Circus http://rockies-ice.com/blog/ice-climbing-polar-circus/ http://rockies-ice.com/blog/ice-climbing-polar-circus/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:00:06 +0000 mikeb http://rockies-ice.com/blog/?p=30 The Circus Polar Circus, the showpiece of the Canadian Rockies.  Rising over 700m from the famous Icefields Parkway between Jasper and Lake Louise. It is an alpine climb like no other.  The route forms every year without fail, and offers up to nine pitches of quality ice climbing at a moderate grade of water ice [...]

Ice climbing Polar Circus

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Ice Rappel Anchors

]]> http://rockies-ice.com/blog/ice-rappel-anchors/feed/ 0 Early Season Ice Climbing Tips http://rockies-ice.com/blog/early-season-ice-climbing-tips/ http://rockies-ice.com/blog/early-season-ice-climbing-tips/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:29:02 +0000 mikeb http://rockies-ice.com/blog/?p=10 Here are some Early Season Ice Climbing Tips. 1. And most critical. -Sharpen your points. All of them. Because they are dull from last years use (unless you have got fresh gear for your B-day, in which case, modify your points!) And with thin ice you want minimum displacement, cause there isn’t much ice to [...]

Early Season Ice Climbing Tips

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Ice Climbing Blog

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