Norway Ice Climbing
This year Mountain Motion is teaming up with Alan Kimber at West Coast Mountain Guides to offer some great icefall climbing in Norway. Details of our courses can be found here and also on Alan's site at http://westcoast-mountainguides.co.uk/courses-other-course.asp?course_id=43
So if you are looking for lots of ice climbing and not much walking read on... Based in Rujkan and Aurland in good self catering lodges these are week long ice climbing courses for those with winter climbing experience.
We will focus on your ice climbing technique, placing ice protection and creating sound belays while ice climbing. There will be the chance to do some leading if desired. Climbing steep ice in the III to VI grades there is plenty of scope for differing abilities.
Included in the cost is transport from either Torp (for Rjukan)or Bergen (for Aurland) airports. Self catering accommodation in comfortable chalets. All in course transport. Guiding and coaching for 5/6 days ice climbing. We share cooking and food costs. (Although Richard is quite a chef and often does most of the cooking!).
RJUKAN
Easy approaches, lots of mid grade ice, ideal for starting on ice and intermediate icefall climbers. A great place to maximise your climbing and time spent on the ice.
AURLAND
Big adventurous routes, just heaps of unclimbed ice. This year we are going to base ourselves in Aurland rather than Laerdal. This gives us access to Laerdal / Aurland areas with dozens of vertical ice adventure days to be had. Hardly anyone else climbs here except one or two people in the know! To get the most out of these weeks you should be able to climb Scottish IV comfortably.
For further information and a chat about details contact Richard
Ice climbing course dates 2010:
10th - 17th & 17th - 24th January: (Sunday starts) Rjukan
13th - 20th & 20th - 27th February: Aurland
Cost: £1100 per person
