Ice Climbing Resources

These pages are all about ice/mixed climbing, mainly in the Canadian Rockies. I keep them current thanks to the many people who send in reports on conditions and new routes.

• “What is there to climb in the Rockies this time of year?”
  I wrote the information on this link for those who are wondering…
• Canmore Guide: 
  Useful and useless information on Canmore
• Avalanche Conditions for BC and Alberta.

• New Ice/Mixed Routes in the Canadian Rockies
  Lots of new routes already this year, plus routes from the last four years. Done a new route? Send me a description to: gadd@gravsports.com, I’ll post it, thanks.
• 2006/2007 Historical conditions here 
• 2004/2005 historicalc onditions here
• 2003/2004 historical conditions here
• 2002/2003 Ice Conditions are still up here if you want to see what was in when, photos, etc.
• Info on the Hydrophobia approach
  Useful for not getting stuck…
• Sorcerer/Hydro linkup beta and photos.
• Joe McKay Rants and Raves and even some pretty useful information, grin.
• A good cause, join up!

Rockies Ice Links

• Avalanche Conditions for BC and Alberta:
  A majority of the climbs in the Canadian Rockies are in big avalanche terrain, check this link for sure!
• Mountain Conditions Report:
  Reports from guides, very useful for getting a feel of what’s happening out there.
• Live the Vision
  A bulletin board site, lots of good reports with the occasional internet idiot.
• http://www.rockies-ice.com/conditions.php
  has a regular list of routes done by Sean Easton, Rob Owens and others, good for recent conditions.
• http://verticaladdict.blogspot.com/,
  Richard Carr’s blog, nice photos and trip reports.
• Also check the Rock & Ice Conditions Site
• White Spider.net: 
  More information on Kefira Allen and Dave Thomson’s new routes in the Rockies, very nice site with high-quality JPEGs.
• www.coldfear.com
  Cody Ice Climbing, information, links, pictures, conditions and lots of beta. There will be more to come on the
  site but for now this should get you in the mood to climb. Feel free to give me feedback and advice, if you want more information about anything you see feel free to contact me at aaron@coldfear.com
• http://www.rockies.net/~mtncw/ice_0102.htm Mitch Thorton’s site, some nice photos of various ice and other adventures around the Rockies.