Ice Climbing – Level 1

Ice climbing is an exciting way to explore the vertical world in winter, and Rjukan is home to some of the best ice climbing in Europe. With its reliable conditions and a wide range of routes, it’s the perfect place to take your first steps on ice.

This course is designed for beginners looking to experience ice climbing for the first time. While prior experience walking on snow or ice is helpful, it’s not required. If you have rock climbing or indoor climbing experience, it will be useful – but ice is a different element, and we’ll start with the fundamentals to ensure you build confidence and technique from the ground up.

Instructors: Lars Bukkehave & Maria Winther

Language: English, Danish & Norwegian

Price: DKK 5.500,- per person

DAY FOR DAY 

Day 1: afternoon: Travel to Rjukan

Day 2: We will introduce crampons and axes. Drill walking and belay techniques on ice. But also get our first swings of the ice axes.

Day 3: We will put up a lot of top ropes and work and improve our climbing techniques.

Day 4: Climb on some more steep stuff, work with Ice screws and maybe do a long rappel.

Day 5: Early morning alpine ascent of Gaustatoppen. Train self arrest, running belay on alpine route.

Day 6: Climb the last energy out of the arms, travel home around 14:00

The program can change due to snow amount, temperature and wind. But we promise that you will get a lot of climbing done in the great nature of Norway.

Included:
Instruction all 6 days
Stay at climbing hostel Rjukan (5 nights)
Rental of climbing equipment (if you got your own bring it)

Not Included:
Travel to Rjukan, Norway
Car costs (rental, gaz, etc) while being on the course
Food during the course – we are going to buy shared food and cook together
Any kind of insurance