2023 Clinics
MTN411: Two-Day Self-Rescue Seminar
MTN411: Two-Day Self-Rescue Seminar
Looking for some additional skills to make you a more confident, competent, and independent climber? What do you do when something goes wrong?
Learn self and partner rescue skills for a variety of scenarios
2-day clinic with one indoor day and one day in the field
An advanced level clinic with skills relevant across all types of climbing
A comprehensive curriculum and gear list will be provided in advance.
Dates:
Thursday/Friday, December 12-13 Saturday/Sunday, December 14-15
More info below.
Athletes and Sponsors:
Skill Level:
Must have some ice climbing experience, comfortable wearing crampons and possess a solid foundation in climbing knots, belay and anchor systems.
This two-day seminar offers a variety of great rescue skills using what you carry on your harness. Day one includes a six-hour session indoors where you can focus on theory and techniques. Day two will be a full day outside on the ice putting your new skills to the test. Topics will include escaping a belay, rappel backups, tandem and counter-balance rappels, self and partner rescue and more. Instructor to student ratio will be 4:1
Location:
Day 1: Indoors at Spire Climbing Center from 9am to 3pm
Day 2: Outdoors at Hyalite Canyon (usually requires a 30-40 minute approach)
Maximum Number of Participants:
8 on Thursday/Friday, December 12-13
8 on Saturday/Sunday, December 14-15
*seminar may be cancelled without a minimum of 4 participants
Waitlist:
If your preferred clinic is sold out please click here to be taken to the waitlist registration page. We will contact you if a spot opens up.
Clinic Cost:
Clinic cost includes world-class instruction, gear demos, Does NOT include Movies or Sunday dinner, these need to be purchased.
Cancellation & Transfer Policy:
We have a new cancellation policy with a re-stocking fee for cancellations before 11:59pm MST on November 20th. If you are unfortunate enough to get injured, get elected to Congress, go into witness protection, or decide surfing in Costa Rica is more your thing and you are not able to make it Bozeman for the Ice Festival: no problem. We will partially refund your clinic purchase for a $50 re-stocking fee. After 11:59pm MST on November 20th, all clinic sales are final. Note, clinics are non-transferable.
*Instructors, clinic locations, and class size may change without notice due to conditions and weather.