Alpine and Ice Climbing
About Alpine and Ice Climbing
The heart of alpine climbing is looking at the world differently. It’s opening our eyes and our minds to the nuances of an everchanging cosmos. It’s observing the compelling architecture of snow and ice, and its continual, urgent, quest for change. It’s the vision to see a line through a kaleidoscope of seracs, gullies and ridges. Alpinism, when it’s all boiled down, demands that we think outside the box.
Ice Climbing Gear Recommendations
- Ice climbing boots 1 pair plastic mountaineering boots: Scarpa Vega for cold climates or
the La Sportiva Napal Extreme for warmer areas. - Sabretooth Crampons BD Sabretooth Pro Crampons.
- Viper Ice Tools 2 BD Rage Ice Tools: 1 Bent Hammer Set, 1 Bent Adze Set with leashes.
- Black Diamond Express Ice Screws 6 Black Diamond Express Ice Screws: 1 10-cm Express Ice Screw,
1 13-cm Express Ice Screw, 2 17-cm - Express Ice Screws, 2 22-cm Express Ice Screws.
- Black Diamond Spectre 1 BD Spectre.
- Black Diamond Blizzard Harness BD Blizzard harness or Focus AL
- Black Diamond Half Dome Helmet.
- 10 BD QuickWire quickdraws.
- 10 BD wire-gate carabiners: we recommend the BD Quick Wire.
- 2 Beal Cobra (8.5mm x 50 or 60m) Ropes
Optional Ice Gear
- snow gaitors 1 pair e3gear Snow Gaiters
- Black Diamond Impulse or Glissade Gloves.
- 1 e3gear Tool Box (to protect your gear from sharp points).
- 1 Black Diamond Predator 55L or Jackal 45L.
Basic Alpine Gear
- 1 pair BD Contact Strap Crampons
- 1 pair Scarpa Inverno Plastic mountaineering boots for high altitude (5000m plus)
- 1 BD Ravan Ice Axe with leash.
- 1 BD Alpine Bod Harness.
- alpine climbing rope 1 Beal Cobra climbing rope (8.6 mm x 60 m, Dry).
- 6 BD QuickWire Carabiners (18cm)
- 2 BD Tubular Ice Screws: 17 cm.
- 30’ 6 mm Accessory Cord.
- 1 pair e3gear Snow Gaiters
- 1 pair BD Gloves Glissade, Traverse or Mercury Mitts.
- 1 pair liner gloves Thinner Core, Powerstretch or Jet Stream
- 1 Bibler Tent or bivi bag
- 1 BD Bobcat Shovel
