An update of Sunday's Winterr Mountaineering course will follow shortly, with words being kindly donated by David, S6. In the meantime, and to whet (or should that be 'ice') the appetite for the Norway expedition which sets sail this saturday, here are a few icey images from the pupils' Ice Factor outing and Miss Goolden's trip last weekend to scout the snow and ice conditions in Rjukan, Norway.
Icing the appetite...proof that training can take place in the most unlikely of settings!
Clemmie getting to grips with it all - axes, crampons, ice, gloves...
Leon taking a well earned rest.
Hannah hanging in there.
Melissa, still able to belay despite the chill.
Pamela, Kerr and Rosie simul climbing inside the big fridge.
Snowy, snowy, snowy. I'm thinking tunnelling, snow angels, bears (there are none), wolves (none), snow balls...etc.
An easy abseil approach to a multipitch ice route.
An animated recounting of the route, post climb.
Almost lost in a sea of ice. This is part of the new 'Ice Park', which means that pipes have been put in above the gorge, water is pied up from the river 70 metres below, and is carefully released to create and 'top up' these routes.
Caged in...or out?
Climbing in the Rjukan Ice Park: 60 metres of incredibly good and unusually featured ice - heaven!
A full view of one of the Ice Park routes (with Rosie Goolden about half way up) and the Vemork Bridge.
Icing the appetite...proof that training can take place in the most unlikely of settings!
Pamela, Kerr and Rosie simul climbing inside the big fridge.
Snowy, snowy, snowy. I'm thinking tunnelling, snow angels, bears (there are none), wolves (none), snow balls...etc.
An easy abseil approach to a multipitch ice route. 
An animated recounting of the route, post climb.
Almost lost in a sea of ice. This is part of the new 'Ice Park', which means that pipes have been put in above the gorge, water is pied up from the river 70 metres below, and is carefully released to create and 'top up' these routes.
Caged in...or out?
Climbing in the Rjukan Ice Park: 60 metres of incredibly good and unusually featured ice - heaven!
A full view of one of the Ice Park routes (with Rosie Goolden about half way up) and the Vemork Bridge. 
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