Alpine Ambassadors-Hosted Water Ice Trips - Hyalite Canyon

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Alpine Ambassadors-Hosted Water Ice Trips - Hyalite Canyon

This is an Alpine Ambassador Hosted trip aimed at helping dedicated climbing volunteers and aspiring leaders improve their skills and comfort zone on technical ice.

  • Sat, Jan 18, 2020 — Sun, Jan 19, 2020
  • Alpine Ambassadors
  • Outdoor Leadership, Climbing
  • Water Ice
  • Adults
  • Intermediate Ice Climb, Water Ice Climb
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 5.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 2,000 ft

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Spend 2 days in Bozeman top-roping, mock-leading, multi-pitch climbing, and/or participating in ground clinics with personalized instruction from experienced Alpine Ambassadors. This is a great opportunity to get some meaningful mileage on water ice that could enable people to safely progress their skills.

This trip is designed for Mountaineers climbing volunteers to continue to grow as climbers. Climbers will get to push their grades and increase their technical proficiency on water ice, and get to build community with volunteers from multiple branches at an Air BnB that The Mountaineers Alpine Ambassadors has paid for. Participants' only costs are transportation and food.

All applications will be reviewed ASAP so the 10 spaces we have available are offered and filled by mid-December so travel plans can be made. Upon acceptance of the pool invited to participate, everyone going will meet in Bozeman.

We will send out the address and timeframe of events once we have finalized the group roster. Thank you for your interest! 

Ideally participants have already taken the ice climbing module of the Intermediate Course, are a climb leader, or have a little experience on alpine and water ice but want to learn more in a safe environment. There is no minimum standard of movement, but those with experience will get a lot more out of this opportunity compared to new ice climbers. It will be expected that each participant outfits themselves with the necessary personal gear like boots, crampons, tools, helmet, harness, anchor materials, and all other personal gear like clothing and stoke. 

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Route/Place

Hyalite Canyon


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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

  • The Ten Essentials
  • Ice tools
  • Ice screws (if you have them)
  • Crampons
  • Harness
  • Rope
  • Helmet
  • Mountaineering Boots
  • V-thread tool
  • Extra webbing and cord for anchor building

 Optional:

  • Hand warmers
  • Extra gloves
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