Organizers: John, Corey, Desire

Sunday, March 3rd: meet us at the the Tangle creek falls look out at or before 8 am

Activity Type: Ice Climbing
Difficulty Rating: Beginner, Intermediate,

Itinerary: 

We are still in prime ice climbing season, so let's get it! This is a day trip to the Tangle Creek Falls for some ice climbing. It is a trip for all ability levels, those who want to try ice climbing for the first time or those seasoned climbers who want to hone in the technique and get some fun laps in with cool people.

https://www.mountainproject.com/route/107906295/tangle-falls this is the description for the main seep in there, but it also can give a good sense of the location, and how it looks if you are unfamiliar with it.

This is an all levels trip run by volunteer club members for:

• those who have their own gear or are willing to rent 

  • the club does have some gear it can lend so please ask before you rent

  • rentals can be done through the yeg ice wall or at Trailhead Climbing in Red Deer

• are able to top rope belay 

• are looking to get out for some ice climbing with cool people

Here is the plan

Saturday, March  2nd (optional): This is a day trip on the 3rd however if you do decide to drive closer the night before accommodations can be found in several neighboring hostels or towns of jasper/hinton/nordegg.

note: For parking for the day with in the national parks you will need a parks pass. driving times have differences pending witch route you take and on the conditions of the road, please keep this in mind and plan accordingly.

Sunday, March 3rd: You can meet us at the Tangle Creek Falls lookout ( 52.267094, -117.286739 ) at 8am with your bag packed and ready to walk away from the cars.  The plan is to be leaving the parking lot at 8:05 am!! We have 3 experienced coordinators that can put up ropes on this trip. we hope to have you feel at ease and help you with what ever you may be working on. Most importantly have some fun.

We will climb for the day with lots of stoke and safety!

This is the general plan as of now, but may change based on conditions.If you have any questions, reach out on whatsApp or email john.killan@hotmail.com

Once you are registered we will add you to the Whatsapp group to chat and work out details.

Prerequisites / Courses Required:  Need to be able to safely top rope belay and have done some minimal gym climbing. If I haven't met you, please contact me with the gym you have your belay check with.

Required items to bring:  Helmet, harness, mountaineering boots with appropriate crampons, ice tools (these items can be rented from the ACC Ice Wall https://www.yegice.ca/rentals), water, snacks, parks pass and any other climbing gear you wish to bring. Please ensure that you bring warm clothing to be in the mountains for full days. As per club guidelines, participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodations.

As per club guidelines, participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodations and transportation, but we can discuss carpooling in the chat

Please refer to the GMMC Policies regarding Animals, Carpooling, Accommodation, and Cancellation.

Notice of additional waivers will be brought to you for your review before our trip and on the day of for signing