Focus will be on climbing WI-3/4 routes near Lillooet.  Everyone should have a minimum basic skill of easily top-roping WI-3 ice, plus can safely belay and rappel. FYI, the club has two sets of good ice tools for rent for those interested (see Gear Rental page).  Also, please note that this trip is not an instructional course... it's an opportunity to climb with experienced ice climbers.  

Joe and I plan to drive up Thursday evening, leaving at 6pm, to climb all day Friday.  Based on responses from trip-screening questions, a group of four will drive up Friday evening (driver TBA, departure btw 6-7pm, expect a 4hr drive) to meet Joe and I at the Lillooet "Mile-0-Motel".  Note: passengers are expected to compensate drivers based on BCMC Drive Guidelines.  The group will book two rooms for Fri/Sat nights, each with two queen size beds, at a rate of about $25 per person per night.  You can expect an early start for both days as we'll aim to leave the motel by 6:30am Saturday (6:45am Sunday) to get a good breakfast at a local dinner then head out for a full day of climbing.

More details may be added as the Feb 8th weekend approaches so please recheck from time-to-time and send me an email if you have any questions or concerns.

Check out this old video on Ice climbing Technique which includes instruction for the original "X" pattern that was popular, for many years, for hands and feet placement while climbing ice... many beginners tend to use it.  Then read the comment by Will Gadd on why an X-technique should be replaced by a more balanced T-technique (T for Triangle) ...
http://willgadd.com/x-vs-t-why-the-old-x-technique-is-inferior/ 

A good comprehensive article on current ice climbing style is one by George McEwan titled: Steep Ice Climbing Technique (you may need to scroll down to read the content).  Joe and I encourage everyone to read it... as many times as you need to ;-)

And finally, here's a reminder why we should be very careful to not place our ice tools too close to each other while climbing, especially on/near the same ice feature... https://vimeo.com/58137144

Please update your BCMC Account Profile with your emergency contact information. To do that you have to login on the website, click the "My account" button at top right, then click on "edit profile information", then select the "private information" tab, enter your password and enter your emergency contact information -- this info will stay in your profile and is made available to a trip organizer automatically -- it saves time at the meeting point.