Iceclimbing trip stories

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This section contains my stories about our adventures on the ice of cascades and glaciers.

Rjukan, Norway - Old School, new look
Iceclimbing in Dombay

Iceclimbing in Hemsedal, Norway

Iceclimbing in Norway, trip story 2022

Lofoten Islands - the most beautiful archipelago of the earth through the prism of vertical ice

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Iceclimbing trips to Norway - an endless kaleidoscope of the most vivid impressions and climbing emotions

Iceclimbing trips are a very specific, vibrant and interesting format of travel. Of course, this topic is not suitable for everyone.

But for those who are “mountain fans” and are interested in developing their abilities in the field of climbing mountain peaks, this is an ideal format for active vacation, combined with a beautiful thematic sport.

Iceclimbing training during acclimatization in the Caucasus

Each trip to the ice of cascades and glaciers is an event memorable for a lifetime, which remains in the treasury of the most valuable impressions for both the participants and the organizer of these programs.

Iceclimbing trip to one of the most beautiful places on earth - the Lofoten archipelago in Norway

The format of the iceclimbing trips has a number of distinct features, among which - as a rule, it is a friendly international team, harsh, but at the same time, not devoid of comfort and coziness, training and accommodation conditions, the opportunity to combine iceclimbing with other exciting forms of winter active recreation - mountain and cross-country skiing, ski touring etc.

Ski ascent to the neighboring peaks on a day off from iceclimbing, Hemsedal, Norway

Iceclimbing trips give us a huge amount of positive emotions and the most indescribable, vivid impressions. A positive and healthy atmosphere accompanies each of our iceclimbing programs, regardless of the location - be it my native Caucasus, or Norway, which has become my second home, or the ice verticals of the frozen waterfalls of the Aosta Valley in Italy.

Or even something as exotic as iceclimbing at the foot of the active volcanoes in Kamchatka.

Iceclimbing training on the Erman Glacier in Kamchatka, Russia

Regardless of the location of the iceclimbing program, each trip gives us a huge number of useful skills that are indispensable for confident and safe climbing of the mountain peaks.

In addition, every iceclimbing trip that is an opportunity to touch and learn something new about the history and culture of the places where we conduct iceclimbing courses. This possibility cannot be excluded from the format of any travel, and in particular iceclimbing trip.

Iceclimbing as an active winter recreation activity

I would like to bring to your attention a set of stories about iceclimbing trips that took place in this section. It is not as rich and varied as my collections of mountaineering or rockclimbing stories.

Iceclimbing on the cascades in the Dombai region, Caucasus, Russia

In its own way, iceclimbing experiences occupy a special place among other memories and emotions about traveling in the world and climbing mountains. I am pleased to share these unique moments with you in this section of my website.

The author of the texts and photos - Alex Trubachev
Your professional mountaineering, rockclimbing and iceclimbing guide

MCS EDIT 2023

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AlexClimb Rule #1 - Safety First

From the very beginning of our activity, here nearly 16 years, the first Principle of work of School of mountaineering and rock-climbing of MCS AlexClimb is the Safety Priority. On the basis of this Principle all process of training is based, all programs and rounds are developed and carried out only within this main principle. We consider that at professional approach to development of programs, at personal discipline and correctly put motivation - occupations by mountaineering and rock-climbing are COMPLETELY safe. And from the return - all troubles and accidents in our sport come from nonprofessionalism, from ignorance or neglect by elementary standards of safety, from irrational motivation, from revaluation of own forces and opportunities. All these prerequisites we COMPLETELY EXCLUDE in our work - ours Rock-climbing, Ice climbing and Mountaineering are based on one Principle - the Safety Priority. In rock-climbing, mountaineering and ice climbing, the Priority of Safety of MCS AlexClimb-is your personal security and comfort irrespective of, than we are engaged - we train muscles and we work technology of the movement in the sports hall and on the rock climbing wall, we make the way through snowstorm to top or we relax on golden sand of the Caribbean beach after hot day of trainings on rocks. The Safety priority - the main credo of School of mountaineering and rock-climbing of MCS AlexClimb.

AlexClimb Rule #2 - Leave No Trace

Closely interacting with Nature, working with the active programs in mountains, woods, lakes and rivers, we perfectly understand the importance of carefull and respectfull bahavior towards the Nature, for its resources. From the very beginning of our outdoor-activity we adopted rules of Leave No Trace technique - the standard of behavior of the person accepted in all the civilized world in relation to environment and especially - to the wild nature. After all on the relation of people to the nature near which they exist, itself can draw dalekoidushchy conclusions on the relation of these people to... Where and as we didn't travel - we don't reserve any garbage, we try to reduce whenever possible our influence on environment to a minimum. We clear earlier zagryazyonny tourist parking of the left garbage, we take out and we take out to utilization places that to us other people left there. We consider that only thus, at personal individual consciousness of each citizen, each tourist, climber or autotraveller, we will be able to keep the nature surrounding us in its state, natural, suitable for life, - in it pledge of the healthy future for ourselves and our children.

AlexClimb Rule #3 - Sober Concious

The position of AlexClimb Mountain and rockclimbing School regarding healthy lifestyle is quite clear - we consider that only sober consciousness is capable to fill sincere emotions, to sympathize, to enjoy life in all its variety. Bright various enjoyable life is possible only on condition of keeping the absolute sobriety and purity of consciousness. Any way of obscuring our perception of reality is intended to do harm to our consciousness and bring harm to our physical health, to replace the true values by false ones, to destroy us physically - to turn us into flabby, weak, senseless, gray herd with empty hazy eyes. We don't force anybody to our point of view, everyone has a God's gift of making his own choice and to destroy himself if that is what he wants... But in AlexCilimb Mountain Climbing School we accept quite certain and very simple set of rules: neither alcohol, nor drugs.

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Настя / Эльбрус

Горы – настоящая любовь, сердце там теперь, конечно) боюсь за стены дома, уже мало места осталось)) В горах всё переходит на режим простой жизни и выживания, всё остальное уходит далеко – тревоги, беспокойства, страхи – всё мельчает и истончается, теряет значимость. Здесь реально знакомишься с собственной силой и слабостью, с изворотливостью ума, который привык скакать и создавать себе проблемы) Здесь ты общаешься напрямую с душой своего напарника и при этом вы не лезете друг другу в душу… Здесь ты общаешься напрямую с природой, наконец понимая, что это наша Мать, земля, она огромная и сильная, и мы её часть и с ней надо бережно, тк несмотря на силу и она бывает хрупкой… Здесь конечно с интересом узнаешь о том, что такое твои личные пределы и просто принимаешь и миришься с ними И во всем этом ловишь ни с чем несравнимый кайф! От чего?! От состояния другого восприятия себя и мира, и мира в себе, и себя в мире… . Выход из коробочки. Для меня это не выход из зоны комфорта – это обнаружение комфорта в дискомфорте. А это как раз про силу и ресурс! Кстати, каждый день я делала медитации, которым обучалась у Михаила Романовича Гинзбурга. Это вообще отдельная история. Именно там, в горах, на каком-то особом уровне прочувствовалась мудрость и глубина простых слов этих медитаций, которые, кстати, со многими из вас мы делаем на наших занятиях)) 2022-07-01

Константин / Ледолазание

Собираюсь в следующем сезоне попробовать себя на технических маршрутах. Навыки лазания по льду и миксту - очень полезные, на скалодроме такому не научишься. Спасибо организаторам за интересно и с пользой проведённое время! Особенно запомнился кайф ходить в сауну после целого дня занятий на морозе! 2021-01-23

Дмитрий / Ледолазание

Спасибо за отлично проведённое время! Дружная и очень позитивная команда, приятно было с вами тренироваться и отдыхать! За неделю получил массу полезных навыков и ярких впечатлений, теперь понимаю к чему нужно стремиться и как готовиться 2021-01-16

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