Ice Climbing Technique: The 4 Layers

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2 жыл бұрын

Ice climbing technique can be taught in a rigid formulaic way, but this undermines the kinesthetic IQ you've developed from other forms of climbing. In this video we present ice climbing skill with the understanding you'll want to progress to more difficult grades versus always sticking to less than vertical terrain. Oh yeah, and we bake a cake too ;)

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@stikphysh Жыл бұрын

Such a great video! I've been dying for something that will help me get past feeling like a complete beginner on ice. I look forward to getting back on the ice using this as a reference. Subscribed!

@fredred476 2 жыл бұрын

So good. Way better than all the other vids on ice climbing.

@dm1828 2 жыл бұрын

Love the video man … great approach to teaching ice!

@Leander_ 4 ай бұрын

Fantastically produced piece of climbing content.

@GabrielCharette 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome! I was just realizing recently how I liked drop knees in vertical featured ice and I thought I was doing it all wrong.

@cosmoannese6416 2 жыл бұрын

This is the coolest place to ice climb in the world!!! And everyone is super friendly. Lance and Marcus are amazing. Highly recommend!!!

@Melanie-Shea Жыл бұрын

You’ve done a great service with this video.

@mojorisin2112 Жыл бұрын

Wow finally someone out there getting outside the Aframe Box to help progress more complex structures.👏🙏

@Lauderdale4 2 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to lots of practice this season! I like the flow, and the intuitive approach here. And I’m expecting cake when I master it :)

@Peakmountainguides 2 жыл бұрын

We will need to bake another cake... the first one was sacrificed for art, ha!

@piotrlesnicki3626 3 ай бұрын

Most enlightening ice climbing video ever 🤯

@surfcruzer Жыл бұрын

THIS MAN IS A GENIUS.

@XPrincess30 Жыл бұрын

Question: what happens if you wear boots other than Scarpa? I haven’t seen a single ice climber wearing anything else so far

@stevendunnavant7166 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff! Loved it! I'll be back up in a couple of weeks, can't wait to work on some of these tips!

@Peakmountainguides 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Hope to see you around!

@ChrisBrinleeJr 2 жыл бұрын

Totally awesome instruction. Miss y'all!

@Peakmountainguides 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris! Come visit anytime!

@misterlarryb 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! I'm no highly experienced instructor, but I suspect this is a fantastic approach for rock climbers transitioning to ice. No surprise that since I, too, learned the traditional triangle method, I feel the triangle more generally works well as a starting point. I'm a little confused at 1:27 about a "tool vibrating"? I'd say when the tool sinks in with a THUNK and doesn't move, AND you pull down to test it and it feels solid, it's GTG. But this IS the overall, out of the box (or triangle!) approach I've been looking for to advance up columns. Love the innovative and humorous presentation, and the excellent demo and narration. Thanks!

@lancesullins8859 2 жыл бұрын

I'm hungry now... CAKE!!!

@AndyOnTheMountain 8 ай бұрын

Awesome! Any new videos coming out soon? Miss your videos.

@jl1685 Жыл бұрын

Moooooore Vids please. Keep going 🙌🏼

@andreapresutti1829 2 жыл бұрын

i stumbled across this video by accident (or by youtube recommendations, rather). It's one of the most entertaining videos on proper technique I've seen in a long time, if ever. Great job!

@damienmcgovern5687 Ай бұрын

Ha that was class! Great video. Very funny. Very informative!

@FamilyFlippers Жыл бұрын

Stupid question, but shouldn't you have straps on the ice pics. What if you drop one, then you can't do anything.

@rgr195 Жыл бұрын

spending 1st week of JAN23 at Ouray. can't wait!

@kateplemons610 2 жыл бұрын

This is such a fun approach to teaching helpful ice techniques! Needs more YMCA, though.

@Peakmountainguides 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely. We'll get the need for more YMCA in front of management ASAP...

@alvinli9494alvinli 2 жыл бұрын

thank you very much for the video. absolutely brilliant! One question: when i simply am standing on features or front points, my calves feel pumped just as my forearm, how do i fight that pump? Calf raises help? Does better body position help?

@Peakmountainguides 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your question! There are a number of factors at play with calf pump... your boots need to fit correctly and there's actually some skill involved in relaxing your calves in the same way it's important not to "over grip" the tools. Body position plays a role in this as well and how you're placing your crampons. For example, placing you foot parallel to the ice where you can weight the heel spikes can be very helpful when a placement is available.

@alvinli9494alvinli 2 жыл бұрын

@@Peakmountainguides thank you very much! cant wait for another ice season! too bad theres no ice near where i live atm