{"id":15634,"date":"2026-06-05T10:26:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T08:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/2026\/06\/05\/ice-climbing-courses-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T10:26:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T08:26:38","slug":"ice-climbing-courses-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/en\/2026\/06\/05\/ice-climbing-courses-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ice climbing courses 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The winter of 2025\/26 had little snow, but it was rich, rich in ice. Prolonged periods of dry, fine weather favored growth and icefalls were created in places that had not been seen for years. It was a pleasure to watch the motivated participants in our courses improve from day to day and add another facet to their mountaineering skills.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"1\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-title captions-effect-none \" data-rgg-id=\"1\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260109_113115.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"Nature's work of art\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260109_113115-253x450.jpg\" data-ratio=\"0.56222222222222\" data-height=\"450\" data-width=\"253\" aria-label=\"Pitztal ice climbing course: Nature's work of art\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260130_124945.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"Ice climbing course in the Taschach Gorge ice world\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260130_124945-253x450.jpg\" data-ratio=\"0.56222222222222\" data-height=\"450\" data-width=\"253\" aria-label=\"Ice climbing course in the Taschach Gorge ice world\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260124-WA0028.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"Ice climbing course in the Zillertal\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260124-WA0028-338x450.jpg\" data-ratio=\"0.75111111111111\" data-height=\"450\" data-width=\"338\" aria-label=\"Ice climbing course in the Zillertal Ice Park: we practise with crampons, ice tools and ice screws at jump height\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260124-WA0024.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"Ice climbing course in the Zillertal: practice makes perfect\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260124-WA0024-338x450.jpg\" data-ratio=\"0.75111111111111\" data-height=\"450\" data-width=\"338\" aria-label=\"Ice climbing course in the Zillertal: practice makes perfect\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260130_145950.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"Pitztal ice climbing course: secured lead climbing\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260130_145950-253x450.jpg\" data-ratio=\"0.56222222222222\" data-height=\"450\" data-width=\"253\" aria-label=\"Pitztal ice climbing course: secured lead climbing\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260130_150017.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260130_150017-253x450.jpg\" data-ratio=\"0.56222222222222\" data-height=\"450\" data-width=\"253\" aria-label=\"Ice climbing course in the Pitztal: We learn how to set ice screws\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260130_150053-rotated.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"Ice climbing course in the Pitztal: finished ice screw\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260130_150053-253x450.jpg\" data-ratio=\"0.56222222222222\" data-height=\"450\" data-width=\"253\" aria-label=\"Ice climbing course in the Pitztal: finished ice screw\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260130_150100-rotated.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"Ice climbing course in the Pitztal: finished intermediate protection\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260130_150100-253x450.jpg\" data-ratio=\"0.56222222222222\" data-height=\"450\" data-width=\"253\" aria-label=\"Ice climbing course in the Pitztal: finished intermediate protection\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260108-WA0024.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"Ice climbing in Tyrol at Lake Achensee\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260108-WA0024-410x450.jpg\" data-ratio=\"0.91111111111111\" 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data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260111-WA0011-338x450.jpg\" data-ratio=\"0.75111111111111\" data-height=\"450\" data-width=\"338\" aria-label=\"Ice climbing in Tyrol at Lake Achensee: at the Kotalm Falls\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260124-WA0034.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"Ice climbing course for advanced climbers in the Zillertal Ice Park\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260124-WA0034-338x450.jpg\" data-ratio=\"0.75111111111111\" data-height=\"450\" data-width=\"338\" aria-label=\"Ice climbing course for advanced climbers in the Zillertal Ice Park\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260124-WA0042.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" 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Prolonged periods of dry, fine weather favored growth and icefalls were created in places that had not been seen for years. 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