Ice Climbing News November 2006

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MONDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 2006
	Cranmore Ice Climbing Festival Set on Dec 7-10
	The 2006 Arc'teryx Canmore Ice Climbing Festival set on Dec 7 - 10 in Centennial Park will be gathering climbing enthusiasts, luminaries, and those who are simply interested in Ice Climbing. The Mixed Master Dry-Tooling Competition at the Vsion Climbing Gym on Dec 7 will kick-off the festival. The next day, the Outdoor Mixed Competition will be held at the CICF site while on Sunday, it wou Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2006
	Names of Cairngorm Blizzard Casualties Revealed
	The names of the two ice climbers who were killed after a blizzard hit them in the Cairngorm Mountains have been revealed. They were Richard Hardy, 18, from Hampshire and Graham Cooper, 23, from Aberdeen. Both were part of the Aberdeen University Climbing Club who went for a climbing trip to the Cairngorms. The ice climbers were taken to the Raigmore hospital but they died shortly aft Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2006
	Blizzard Kills Two Ice Climbers
	Scotland - Two young ice climbers have died yesterday in Raigmore hospital after a blizzard hit them last Sunday afternoon. The ice climbers, aged 23 and 18, were in the Cairngorm mountains in northern Scotland when they were struck with winds up to 120 mph. The temperatures reached minus 20C. Search and rescue teams looked for the two ice climbers when they failed to show up in a lodge n Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2006
	Smith Helps in Building New Ice Climbing Wall
	New Zealand - Jamie Smith, founder of the world's largest indoor ice wall - the Ice Wall found in Kinlochleven, Scotland, has arrived in Franz Josef to help in building a 10-meter ice climbing wall. The ice climbing wall is part of the Hukawai Glacier Centre, a $6.5 million project that would be the biggest facility of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. The wall has six faces that allow 2 Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2006
	Company Introduces New Exofit XP Harness
	Australia - A new Exofit XP climbing harness model has been introduced recently by DBI-SALA, a Capital Safety brand. The new climbing harness model which has an optional suspension seat can be used for climbing, industrial rescue, and work positioning. “This is a true multi purpose harness for use in most working at height situations as prescribed in the twin rope access and fall arrest st Read Full Story