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Norway or Canada for a season of ice 18-Feb-2014 At 1:05:53 PM daave

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On 17/02/2014 nomadiclimber wrote:
>Best to stay in Canmore, centre of the major climbing areas and less touristy
>than Banff I stayed at the Alpine Club of Candia $25 a night in a dorm
>with a YHA card or if your a member. Most crags are within 30-60 min drive.
>Plenty of options for craiging on mixed or ice lines. And lots of multi
>pitch waterfalls to spend a day on.

Can second most of this info! Sleake and I just got back last weekend from a 6 week Ice climbing trip in Canada. We stayed at the Alpine club hostel in Canmore for a lot of the trip - seemed like the best option. Bought a car in Vancouver which was the best decision of the trip. Got a Jeep, new winter tyres, 4wd. It only took half a day of driving to see multiple cars in ditches to see the value of a smart snow/ice car. We climbed pretty much every day until I got cleaned up by ice fall on Polar Circus (thanks for the rescue Sleake) in the last week of the trip. There is just too much climbing to be done there. If you have any questions let me know and i'll try help out.