【New Year 2024.12.28 - 01.04】Masherbrum Ice Climbing Course

Time:   

2024.12.28-2025.01.01   Basic Course

2024.12.31-2025.01.04   Advanced Course

2024.12.28-2025.01.04   Full Course

Language:    English&Chinese             

Venue:   Shuangqiao Valley, Sichuan, China

                         Our Coach Team

Mr. Fu Yongpeng                    Coach

Language: Chinese   

Ice climbing ability WI5+, Rock climbing ability 5.12b

Completed +50 ice climbing routes in Shuangqiao Valley such as Dragons Breath, Jesus Shroud, Stairway-to-Heaven icefalls.   

Climbed Niuxinshan,Xuanwu Peak, Bomiu,Wukuchu, Reddomain etc technical peaks, climbed new climbing route of Wukuchu.

Mountain guide for Reddomain, Lenin Peak climbing

Summit 6250m Yaomei Peak of Mt.Siguniang in 2022

Ice climbing course coach to foreigner in 2022

Mr. Jin Wen Hui                    Coach

Language: Chinese   

Certifed mountain guide

20+ times climbing guide for Muztag Ata and Noijinkangsang (7000m level), Mt. Chola,Yuzhu peak and Animaqin   (6000m level) etc snow mountains

Climbed Noijinkangsang，Muztag Ata, Mt. Chola, Yuzhu peak, Animaqin, Bomiu and Nianbaoyuze, Reddomain

Ice climbing coach to foreigners in 2021

Mountain guide for Reddomain, Little Konka climbing

Mr. Wang Yunqiang                  Coach

Language: English&Chinese

Bachelor Degree

Certifed mountain guide

10+ times climbing leader for Muztag Ata(7000m level),Yuzhu peak and Animaqin   (6000m level) etc snow mountains

Climbed Muztag Ata, Yuzhu peak, Animaqin,Mt. Bogda and Nianbaoyuze

Ice climbing coach to foreigner in 2021

Course Programme   课程安排

* Participant has attended Masherbrum trip may enjoy reduced 300CNY discount.

*   Early bird price: 100CNY less per each if sign-up ice climbing by 2024.11.30

^   Free of charge for participant who signs up Masherbrum's 2025 Year 8000m climbing trip   

Is This Course For Me? 适合群体

Basic Course is suitable for people who just attempt to ice climbing and also don't have snow mountain climbing plan.

Advanced course is suitable for people who already have ice climbing experience and want to further improve their ice climbing skills.

Full course is suitable for people who have used ice axes and crampons or climbed snow mountains, and people who have technical snow mountain climbing plan.

Rock climbing experience is great for ice climbing training, and the more climbing experience you have, the better you can specialize in specific ice climbing techniques. Upper body exercises like pull-ups are great for ice climbing.

Course Programme   

Day1   Arrival in Chengdu

Check-in hotel, equipment check and sign agreement.

Day2 Arrival in Shuangqiao Valley and Ice Climbing Introduction

After arriving at the guesthouse in Shangqiao valley, coach will introduce various applications of rope, crampons, climbing boots, knots, protectors, carabiner, and quickdraw and so on.   

Overnight stay at the Shuangqiao valley local guesthouse( with heating system)

Food: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day3   Icefall Climbing

The main aim of the first day is to teach personal ice climbing technique to ensure that you are efficient and comfortable on the ice.

Overnight stay at the Shuangqiao valley local guesthouse( with heating system)

Food: Breakfast, Dinner

Day4 Icefall Climbing ( Today, advanced course members will arrive in Shuangqiao Valley )

Placing ice screw protection and rope work for ice climbing is teached to give a firm foundation for a safe climbing.   

Overnight stay at the Shuangqiao valley local guesthouse( with heating system)

Food: Breakfast, Dinner

Day5 Icefall Climbing ( Today, basic course members will complete their icefall climbing course)

Today we choose a slightly steeper cascade to build on skills learned and progress to more technical points that will help you to climb efficiently on steeper ice.

Overnight stay at the Shuangqiao valley local guesthouse( with heating system)

Food: Breakfast, Dinner

Day6 Ice climbing in the mountaineering

The multi-pitch ice climb skill will be instroduced today so that we can focus on the rope-work (double rope descent), stance management and safety considerations on the climb.   

Overnight stay at the Shuangqiao valley local guesthouse( with heating system)

Food: Breakfast, Dinner

Day7 Ice climbing in the mountaineering   

Depending on prevailing conditions we will choose to climb one of the classic ice falls. At the coach's discretion we teach lead climbing on suitable terrain or multi-picth ice climb practice.

Overnight stay at the Shuangqiao valley local guesthouse( with heating system)

Food: Breakfast, Dinner       

Day8 Drive back to chengdu from Shuangqiao valley

1.   Day1 Chengdu hotel (twin room, 3/4 star hotel)

2. Day2&Day8 Chengdu-Shuangqiao Valley transportation

3. 4 nighs accomodation of Basic Course or Advanced course, 6 nights accomodation of Full Course in Shuangqiao Valley local guesthouse(twin room with heating system)

4.   Ice climbing ticket in Shuangqiao valley

5. Food: Day2-Day7 breakfast&dinner, Day2 lunch, Day8 breakfast

6. Coach wages/food/accommodation etc related expense

7.   Ice Climbing Insurance(only for expats in China)

8. Round trip local transportation between Shuangqiao local guesthouse and the nearest point of the icefall in Shuangqiao Valley in the climbing course

9. Public equipment during the course(Ropes, ice screws, technical ice axes, first-aid etc)

Price Excludes：

1.   Air Fare: flight airfare (from and to Chengdu )

2. Visa to China and travel insurance(including ice climbing trip) to China

3. Day6 transportation of leaving Shuangqiao Valley for people of basic course, and Day4 transportation arriving Shuangqiao Valley for people of advanced course ( Masherbrum could arrange for members)

4. Three meals in Day1, lunch&dinner in Day8, Lunches during icefall climbing period Day3-Day7( please prepare dry food lunches)

5. Personal expenses: Telephone, Laundry, any Alcoholic beverages etc

6. Personal equipment (see below list)

7. Extra: Any other services or activities, which are not mentioned in the itinerary.

Basic equipment (must to have)

Clothing: Waterproof jacket , Waterproof overtrousers, Down jacket, Fleece jacket and trouser, underwear, Hiking boots , socks, 2 pairs of Waterproof gloves, warm hat, sunhat

Bags: Backpack 60-70L or Duffle bag 120L，backpack 45L( daily using) ,

Drinking: Thermal mug（1L）

Accessories: Gaiters, Sun Glass, Headtorch with batteries(optional), Washbag, Sun protection

Technical equipment ( best to have) ：

Climbing boots, Crampons, 1 Harness, 1 Helmet, 1 ATC descender, 4 Carabiners,5 Ice Screws (optional),1 Daisy chain or cowstail,1 long sling(2m+) or Daisy and 2 short slings（0.6m）,1 Prusik rope+1 Small Carabiner

Technical equipment for renting:

Below is renting price list for technical equipment however would suggest that prepare technical equipment as possible.

Renting price for the full set of techinical equipment is 600CNY.

Seperated item renting price as below:

Climbing boots 300CNY/pair,Crampons 200CNY/pair, Harness 100CNY/each,Helmet 50CNY/each, ATC descender 50CNY/each,Carabiner 10CNY/each,Quickdraw 10CNY/each ,Cowstail 10CNY/each,Sling 10CNY/each

Equipment support:

Each team member who participates in Masherbrum's activities,   may enjoy   purchasing support from well-known brands such as SCARPA, Black Diamond, Deuter, and Kailas.

Risk Reminder

Ice climbing is an extreme sport, which raise the requirements for participants' physical, mental, and athletic abilities. Participant must be in good health and have no history of heart disease, hypertension, asthma, or mental illness.

She/he takes full personal responsibility for the decision to participate in ice climbing , any act or failure to act during it and all the possible consequences of this decision.

Inquiry - application documents - down payment- trip ready

The deposit payment 1000CNY should be made by the registration deadline and the remaining payment will be paid before Day1 ; the payment refund will not happen due to member personal reason after Day1.

Masherbrum®, established in 2016, focuses on providing international expedition services.   We are a Certified Expedition Company for inbound foreigner climbing by the authority. We have an expedition company in Chengdu and an outdoor club in Shanghai.   Our philosophy is: Safe, Successful and Affordable in the expedition.

Mr. Tang Chunming (Donald)

Language: English&Chinese   

Founder of Masherbrum®

FCCA Member (Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)

MSc Professional Accountancy   from University of London

Prior controlling manager in Bosch Asia Pacific

FICO expert of SAP system

Certified mountain guide of Sichuan Mountaineering Association

Chinese Marathon amateur elite runner

3 GAP years international backpacker travelling

Solo motorbiking in the Qing-Tibet Plateau

Vice-group leader of 2018 chinese Everest Expedition team

Group leader of 2021 Reddomain International Climbing, 2024 Lenin Peak and Elbrus International Climbing

Mr. Alessandro Barin

Language: Italian,English,Chinese   

International Co-ordinator(EU) of Masherbrum

CEO of Italy FuturaSun Company

Mountaineer, from Dolomites region of Itlay

Climbed 30 +routes in the Alps include Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Bernina, MonteRosa and   Island Peak/Pokalde/Lobuche in Nepal