Ice Climbing News July 2008

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TUESDAY, 29 JULY 2008
	Registration Opens for HERA Climb4Life
	Carbondale, CO - Registration is now open for the HERA Women's Cancer Foundation's 7th annual Climb4Life in Salt Lake City on September 18-21, 2008, hosted by locally-based international climbing company Black Diamond. The organization - which strives to save the lives of mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, partners, and girlfriends through ovarian cancer research and awareness initiatives - ties Read Full Story
MONDAY, 28 JULY 2008
	Five-day Ice Climbing Course Offered in Wanaka
	Wanaka, New Zealand - The ice climbing experience is up for those who dare try in Queenstown, South Island. A five-day ice climbing course is being offered for just below $2,000. The ice climbing experience starts off with a trip to the Expedition Base Camp, the participant's camp base only 10 minutes away from the ice. Theory sessions, lectures, and sleeping quarters will be set up at the Base Ca Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 24 JULY 2008
	Experience Ice Climbing in Hukawai
	Summer may well be in full swing but ice climbing enthusiasts still have the opportunity to improve their skills in scaling glacial and slippery walls at Hukawai Glacier Centre's Hukawai Glacier Experience and Indoor Ice Climbing Wall. The Hukawai Glacier Centre is located at Franz Josef, West Coast, New Zealand. It offers fully instructed one and a half-hour training sessions for people of a Read Full Story
MONDAY, 14 JULY 2008
	Online Winter Climbing Guidebook to Sierra Nevada
	A new website has been launched for climbers and mountaineers giving details of the winter climbing potential in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Spain. This free online resource can be found at www.guidebook-sierra-nevada.co.uk. The area is virtually unknown except to local Spanish climbers, and before the launch of the new website, no winter climbing guidebook was in existence, in any language. Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 10 JULY 2008
	BCM, Mammut Launch Pitches with Pros
	Denver, Colorado - Ever wondered what it would be like to rope up with Steph Davis on Moab's desert sandstone or climb ice with Will Mayo? At 2008 Summer Outdoor Retailer, Mammut presents Pitches with Pros, an unparalleled sweepstakes to benefit Big City Mountaineers. Stop by booth #3005 and buy a raffle ticket for your once-in-a-lifetime chance to rope up with a Mammut-sponsored professional clim Read Full Story