Climbing Ice 4 major safety foundations to keep in mind

Please also pay attention to the following four places where you can climb ice:

Your ice climbing partner

In climbing sports, partnering is one of the most important things to ensure your safety, and vice versa. Don’t indiscriminately listen to the “professionals” who boast of talks. Those who can't really rely on the can of water can hardly make it. If you don’t feel comfortable with someone, don’t climb with them. For many climbers, the partner is the most important factor in the climbing process.

Your top rope protection station

Unlike sturdy rocks, ice itself is fluid and belongs to variable media. Ice conditions change throughout the winter and even in one day, and different areas of an ice wall are sometimes extremely strong, sometimes broken and sometimes broken, sometimes firm, sometimes soft, sometimes very dry, and sometimes moist. ointment. The rocks are different. If they are hit into the rock, they will be very strong regardless of the weather. The protection station built with two coupons can guarantee the safety of the day's climbing - but on the ice, you don't have to. Count on.

When climbing ice, whenever you climb to a place close to the protection station, be sure to check the setting of the protection station. Important things to say three times, when climbing ice must always check the protection station settings! Always check the protection station settings! Always check the protection station settings! The protection station is used to protect life. Remember to have your partner climb up and check the protection station.

The top rope protection station used for a long time is preferably composed of three anchor points, wherein each anchor point is at least 30 cm apart. Before constructing the protection station, test the firmness of the ice surface to ensure that the ice cones are completely deep into the ice surface. The ice cone is flush with the ice surface. A few hours of sun exposure will cause the ice cones to heat, and the ice next to them will also melt. Always ensure that the ice cones are not exposed because the ice surface is melting. This is very important. Please pay attention.

Protection staff and communication

Some protectors are not serious, have insufficient control over the ropes, or stand too far from the ice wall, causing the rope between themselves and the climber to be too loose and too long. At this point, if a fall occurs, the climber will fall a long distance. This lazy protection law is likely to make the climber injured. For example, most ice walls have a certain degree of inclination, accompanied by various platforms and bulges. If they fall, these platforms and drum kits are likely to catch crampons and sprain the climber's ankles.

During the climbing process, please maintain accurate and effective communication and confirm that the protection personnel are concentrating on serious protection and that they are standing outside the scope of possible ice fall.

Ice on head

It is normal for ice to fall during the ice climbing process. Non-protective visitors should stay away from the ice area. In short, do not stand directly under the climbing route and do not get too close to the ice. Of course, must bring your helmet! When someone hears "Ice!", don't look up and make a "neck down" move as soon as possible.

Climbing security is a big project that involves not only personal cognition, but also personal climbing experience and ability to accurately assess the surrounding environment. However, when hanging on the ice wall 20 meters above the ground, and the connection with the surrounding is only a few metal protection points, only through continuous practice can the common understanding of the safety memorization of the brain become common sense and guide itself. Actions. When the ice climbing season arrives each year, remember to review the safety of ice climbing in advance.