Courses by Montana Alpine Guides

Montana Alpine Guides has discounted all of our courses for the Bozeman Ice Festival® weekend by $50 and we will also be offering guided ascents of select objective climbs.

This course is designed for the total beginner and or those with minimal experience. Ice climbing technique is our focal point and you will be learning from the pros then put the climbing lessons into action. On day two we will focus on steep ice and introduction to ice screws, placement, anchors and lots of climbing on steeper more difficult ice climbs.
Date Options: December 8-9
Cost: $300

This course is designed for the total beginner and or those with minimal experience. Ice climbing technique is our focal point and you will be learning from the pros then put the climbing lessons into action.
Date Options: December 10th or December 11th
Cost: $150

Climbing on steeper more difficult ice climbs requires an array of advanced skills. In this clinic we will go over how to efficiently climb steep ice
Date Options: December 10th or December 11th
Cost: $150

This course is designed with ice climbers in mind. As climbers we are often in exposed terrain and as a result there doesn’t need to be much snow to pose serious risks.  In this course we will review some basics on how you can assess snow risks both through terrain management as well as analyzing the snow pack in route to your objectives.  We look at how to implement your rope into the equation for some risk management and when to just turn back. The skills and risk mitigation in this course will take place with minimal avalanche safety equipment to simulate the fact that many climbers often don’t carry this extra weight.  In some cases the full avalanche safety kit is suggested while in others we may choose get by with less.   We focus on identifying and assessing risks and planning accordingly.
Date Options: December 10th
Cost: $150

Lead climbing on ice requires a high level of skills and risk analysis. This course will focus on analyzing a climb on locations to place gear, quality of ice, gear options, techniques to use while leading, risk management, belay considerations, and more. All scenarios will be mock leading where participants have a top rope in the equation.
Date Options: December 11th
Cost: $150