you can get dry ice climbing tools to practice on indoor rock walls. Not 100% the same as a genuine ice wall, but still better than nothing between the times out on the ice.
Great stuff, clearly delivered. I've seen too many "instructional videos" by famous ice climbers who got it totally wrong, advocating a range of techniques ranging from "pull hard" to "pull harder."
You can tell from the video. Mountain Equipment clothing, Scarpa boots (look like Rebel Ultras), Black Diamond Fuel ice tools and Vapor helmet. Can't identify the crampons with certainty, but look like Black Diamond Stingers.
Technical Kit: 1. Boots (B3, see below) 2. Crampons (C3, see below) 3. Climbing axes 4. A climbing harness 1. Boots are rated in terms of sole stiffness, B0-B3. B0 boots are typical mountaineering / hiking boots used for hiking. B1-B3 rated boots are more technical and can be used with proper crampons (they have inflexible soles, and ridges at the toe and heel for crampons to clip onto). B1 have semi-flexible soles, B3 are rock solid and have almost no flex at all. 2. Crampons (spikes) are rated C1-C3, again in terms of flexibility. C1 are most flexible and can be used for walking over ice sheets and some easier ice gradients. C3 crampons are almost rock solid. For climbing ice like this, you want B3 boots and C3 climbing crampons (note “climbing”, they have front points for kicking into vertical ice. Waking crampons don’t). Basically that means you can kick the front point(s) into solid ice and just stand up like you are standing on a ladder, with correct technique. The crampons and soles are so rigid that they form a solid platform for you to stand on where you are not taking all of the weight in your toes. 3. Climbing Axes: Sharp pointy things with a distinct banana shape and no-slip stoppers on the ends of the handles, Not walking axes which are straight. 4. A normal climbing harness. *There are “microspikes” compatible with any trainer or boot that allow you to walk on horizontal ice slabs, but nothing more).
This kind of ice climbing breeds familiarisation with the tools nothing more. Swinging your legs and picks into this wall doesnt require any real skill.
Yeah, I will just go practice this at my INDOOR ICE CLIMBING GYM. No big deal.
you can get dry ice climbing tools to practice on indoor rock walls. Not 100% the same as a genuine ice wall, but still better than nothing between the times out on the ice.
Don't you have local indoor ice wall? The last two cities I've lived in have one!
@@thomaschilcott Wow
We live in a little village away fro,m any big cities and have our own Ice Wall - must be good as Alex Honnold popped in a few weeks back.
Well to be fair, he did say how bad indoor ice gyms were
Great stuff, clearly delivered. I've seen too many "instructional videos" by famous ice climbers who got it totally wrong, advocating a range of techniques ranging from "pull hard" to "pull harder."
Great video found it very informative and helpful!
Thank you very much .
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Can you tell us what kind of equipment you use
You can tell from the video. Mountain Equipment clothing, Scarpa boots (look like Rebel Ultras), Black Diamond Fuel ice tools and Vapor helmet. Can't identify the crampons with certainty, but look like Black Diamond Stingers.
what about the belay device?
Technical Kit:
1. Boots (B3, see below)
2. Crampons (C3, see below)
3. Climbing axes
4. A climbing harness
1. Boots are rated in terms of sole stiffness, B0-B3. B0 boots are typical mountaineering / hiking boots used for hiking.
B1-B3 rated boots are more technical and can be used with proper crampons (they have inflexible soles, and ridges at the toe and heel for crampons to clip onto). B1 have semi-flexible soles, B3 are rock solid and have almost no flex at all.
2. Crampons (spikes) are rated C1-C3, again in terms of flexibility. C1 are most flexible and can be used for walking over ice sheets and some easier ice gradients. C3 crampons are almost rock solid.
For climbing ice like this, you want B3 boots and C3 climbing crampons (note “climbing”, they have front points for kicking into vertical ice. Waking crampons don’t). Basically that means you can kick the front point(s) into solid ice and just stand up like you are standing on a ladder, with correct technique. The crampons and soles are so rigid that they form a solid platform for you to stand on where you are not taking all of the weight in your toes.
3. Climbing Axes: Sharp pointy things with a distinct banana shape and no-slip stoppers on the ends of the handles, Not walking axes which are straight.
4. A normal climbing harness.
*There are “microspikes” compatible with any trainer or boot that allow you to walk on horizontal ice slabs, but nothing more).
Thank you so much for this. Short. Clear. Relevant. Dave, you are just a great great contribution to my mountain pleasure.
A pump coming on? What is a pump
When you’re get pumped
That is a big ass refrigerator, enough room to store spaghetti meat sauce for 10 years
Modern Warfare 2 brought me here
can't understand anything he says
Don't you speak English?
@@kirkfieldstudio9011 that aint english. that's gibberish
@@brosephproseph1741 You need to get out a bit - English is his native language and he speaks it very well. How's your English Mr Jang?
@@vidcrit1187 my english is too good! None of you people can even begin to level up to my standards!
This kind of ice climbing breeds familiarisation with the tools nothing more. Swinging your legs and picks into this wall doesnt require any real skill.