Ice Climbing in Alaska!
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Root and Kennicott Glaciers offer ice-climbing opportunities for
those of all levels.
We provide you a locally experienced guide and immerse you in a beautiful and vast natural setting. Our ice climbing program is designed for the enthusiastic beginner, the experienced climber, and everyone in-between. There are mellow walls to practice skills on, and fantastic holes in the ice called moulins to lower into and climb out of. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. *Note: There are many areas throughout the park where great ice climbing exists; inquire about taking climbing gear into the backcountry. See Backpacking & Mountaineering |
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Ice Climbing day trips depart by 10 a.m.; clients show up by 9:30
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Duration: 2 days / 1 night Dates: available June through September Skill levels: Beginner, intermediate, or advanced skill levels $425 per person (2 people) $395 per person (3+ people) Head out from our Kennicott office in the morning, set up camp on the Root Glacier, then spend the day exploring and climbing vertical ice with your day gear. The emphasis of this trip is climbing at different areas on the glacier. Your guide will review safe and efficient climbing techniques with you, take you to special climbing areas, and spend enough time exploring between climbs to save your arms from falling off. You will sleep on the glacier (we bring extra pads), giving you an early start for more exploration and climbing on your second day. |
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Duration: 2 days & 1 night Dates: mid-July through September This is a high intensity trip; adrenaline and blue ice $425 per person (2 people) $395 per person (3+ people) Join KWG for an exploration of the Root & Kennicott Glaciers finest moulins. Spending the night on the ice allows for time to climb many of our favorite moulins not practical to reach on a day trip. As the summer progresses the glaciers continue to thaw out, opening up tremendous holes once hidden by seasonal lakes. Lower into these labyrinths of ice, see things that no-one has seen before, and test your climbing technique on the blue ice that never sees the sun. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. |
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Duration: 3 days / 2 nights Dates: June through September Skill levels: Beginner, intermediate, and/or advanced $800 per person (2 people) $720 per person (3+ people) This course offers students a chance to familiar themselves with the fundamental techniques and safety measures involved with responsible ice-climbing, and become proficient with it. Course progression begins with basic climbing skills such as: belaying, building anchors in ice, rappelling, and ice climbing technique. The second day we continue with crevasse rescue and pulley systems, vertical and overhanging ice climbing, and ascending your rope. Day three is a chance to review it all while climbing different areas of the glacier. Also covered are glaciology based route-finding and glacier camping skills. |
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