 Today we are gonna go ice climbing and I'm super super excited We chose this company called Nova Adventures and they lead a lot of adventures here in the area from kayaking, water rafting, glacier trekking, ice climbing, a lot of other things and I read a lot of good reviews about them So I think this is going to be a great experience So we checked in everything is good, then we're just gearing up here trying some shoes getting our harness and Our helmets already pretty exciting. This is a really deep hole These are actually how the glacier usually drains itself Okay, we'll have multiple water sources coming in kind of carve its way down and then that we're actually still falling You can do it. Yeah, these are kind of our biggest hazards I do a really good job of avoiding them, but this one's a really great example of a scary thing that you wouldn't want to be walking around with sneakers Step into it make sure your toe sits flat and your heels getting all the way into the back Sometimes your heel will catch and you don't actually get flat in the back So now see how I'm flat in front flat in the back pull the toe bell down pull the heel bell back up Take this strap Good time to mention as well. If your shoes aren't hockey skate quality right now get them that way Very very tight, like as tight as you can get them because that locks off your ankle. Hello camera Pull it tight like that twist I'm sure you guys are aware of that move Okay, so take this strap run it under the front here pull it tight Make sure that toe bell gets flat on your shoe where it's not really tight then you go to the inside of your foot Go under that one as well Maybe pull that one super tight So then you want it flat flat You go across the front here under two of these And you double back over which is how the harnesses and everything work So pull tight and then you go pull this apart go over one under one like a motorcycle Hama or a belt pull it super tight Then you have all this access strap take it to your pinky side of your foot I'm just tie a couple overhand knots Like so we just got our crampons on and our guide the Arnie is Setting up the anchor so that we can start climbing but this glacier is very beautiful. It's really wonderful to be here You want to be in the direction of the anchor There you go Okay, so cool lean back a little bit more That's good All right Don't be afraid to stomp your feet going down that gets the spikes in the biggest difference between rock climbing and ice climbing Is you're basically flat-footed okay Toes pointed uphill whereas rock climbing you kind of bounce off your toes as you're repelling sure That's a little bit easier and more stable. Don't be afraid to look at where your feet are going on As long as you're not Alex Honnold I hear that's okay It seems like we're going to start with this easy mother wall in front of us and Then gradually from there Alex is going for his first climb Yeah Once you get to the point where you start using those front points start using the front points Right about there. Nice job. Also. This is where gloves come in handy. That's the one thing you don't miss it Okay, all right one more step and we're gonna practice that lower All right one more step and then get nice and stable I'm gonna yell take I'm gonna pull all the slack out cool. Now you're stable put those picks in one hand How are you Alex? I'm good. Yeah, my cows were definitely burning in the beginning as well until I started keeping my way a little bit closer to the wall He said we should put our gloves on now and I didn't climb my gloves the first time. I'm gonna put them on now That was a solid pick. I had to guess these left handed Good good thing you don't have to guess Normally people's left hands are really long For me, I think it was more just once I realized I was encroaching on the rope Yeah, I just came conscious of it, but uh great climbing crushing it feeling in those calves yet Well, baby, it looks like you're getting comfortable with it your handholds are looking solid That was wonderful um, so this time we're gonna climb with our back backs and then We're gonna be probably walking to our next climb which is supposed to be taller longer Yeah, you're not high up my cows are burning So Arnie up there is going to send me the ice tools and the rope and just climb up to Starts our next client. This is very exciting Okay, here come the tools make sure it'll hit you though Happy Gilmore come on down awesome Go, baby go. It's interesting to try to stand flat footed actually. It's not the same up here. It's uncomfortable But now you said don't go any closer to the edge, so I'm not anchored in You're trying that triangle stuff, baby Nice one too little at a time. There you go. Sure. Sure. But the only problem is if you have to go back down But yeah, it is that general concept But also I just try climbing Yeah, baby. Yeah, baby Almost there. Don't use your knees when you get to the top keep standing strong I love it We kind of feel like kids every time our guide has to go and build an anchor and just like wait wait wait Arnie can I also go? But this is so beautiful and look at this blue on the ice So that's the wall we are climbing next to where you see the rope Need that beautiful blue glacier color. It's just amazing All right, I keep it really tight so you don't come back down and hit this boulder. I'm also sitting on this boulder All right, all right helmet looks good harness looks good Let's go. Yep. You gotta tilt the upwards a little get the upward angle. It hangs. Yeah, baby. Yeah, all about the footy All right The beaver versus the wall climb on to the wall Whoa Yep, and this wall is also a little harder because it's tough in the valley doesn't get sunlight So you gotta try a little harder to get that fix on Especially the top now I got to climb this yesterday, so actually boucher. What a kick. I like those pants Yeah, I'm saying that and we're all with him Just to be careful This is amazing. This is much more fun than rock climbing, you know So good Oh That was beautiful. This is a great experience. I really love it. Um, so we're making our way out of the glacial And it seems like there's a need to waterfall that we're going to check out here Look at that blue That blue is so beautiful Didn't they were like going on some runs by the coastal trail? Yeah, and we just like threw on the ground They were really like a running again Oh