Ice Climbing Clinics

Skyward Mountaineering’s ice climbing operations are based in the San Juan mountains. Our basecamp in Ouray is a perfect launching point for ice climbing in the Ouray Ice Park and frozen waterfalls throughout the San Juans. Skyward Mountaineering’s co-owner, Vince Anderson has been guiding in the Ouray Ice Park for over 30 years and has curated ice climbing course curriculums with a unique approach to teaching ice and mixed climbing movement, how to lead climb, and advanced systems for increasing efficiency in the mountains. Our comprehensive curriculums are based on decades of instruction and adapting to modern tools and systems. Our ice climbing clinics are based in the Ouray Ice Park with unparalleled access to ice climbing terrain at a variety of difficulty levels.