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Icicle
hire equipment
Key
links: Key
Alpine Kit,
Kit
Advice, Gear
Suppliers |
Below is a list of all the equipment that course clients
can hire for our Alpine trips. We work with several hire
kit partner shops, so only offer these hugely preferential
rates to course clients (we do not hire to anyone else).
Hire equipment is allocated on a first come first served
basis, but don't worry as our partners almost always have
enough stock, and if not we can negotiate preferential
rates in other stores on the very rare occasions it is
necessary. We
provide all the technical ice or rock protection equipment,
such as ropes, ice screws and cams, during the guided
elements of your course. If you are extending your stay,
or wish to climb in your free time, please bring your
own equipment. Use of this is at your own risk. Don't
degrade our opinion of you by asking to hire or borrow
it. |
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Technical
hire equipment partner
The majority of the technical
hire equipment is provided by Grivel France, especially
the stock of ice axes and crampons. Grivel was established
in 1818 at the foot of Mont Blanc, and has been
making industry leading equipment for nearly 200
years. We are proud to be partnered with Grivel,
and this ensures that our hire kit is of the highest
possible standard, in terms of providing you the
best and safest products available. |
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| Mountaineering
Basics |
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Rental
Item
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Examples
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Hire
Price
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Courses
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Replacement
Cost Price
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Harness
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Black
Diamond Bod
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10
£/€ per week
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Any
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£40
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Helmet
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Olympus
or RocStar
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10
£/€ per week
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Any
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£40
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B3
Boots
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Salomon
/ Scarpa
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25
£/€ per week
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Any
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£200
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12
Point crampons
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Grivel
G12's
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25
£/€ per week
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Any
to technical level
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£100
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Icefall
crampons
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Grivel
Rambo R's
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25
£/€ per week
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Advanced
tech ice
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£120
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Classic
Ice Axe
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Stubai
Mountain Star
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10
£/€ per week
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Non
technical courses
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£60
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Basic
Pair Ice Axes
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Hurricane
or Vertige
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30
£/€ per week
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Intro
or classic ice
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£180
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Tech
Pair Ice Axes
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Grivel
Machine's
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40
£/€ per week
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Advanced
& tech ice
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£240
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| Equipment
Bundle Price |
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Bundle
Name
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Items
in the bundle |
Price
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The
Key Alpine
Basics bundle
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Harness,
helmet, axe, crampons, boots, 1 x sling, 1 x prussic,
&
1 x karabiner. This bundle offers a bulk saving
of over 15 £/€. |
75
£/€
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| Technical
Safety Kit Pack |
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Rental
Item
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Examples
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Hire
Price
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Courses
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Replacement
Cost Price
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1
x Sling
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120cm
tape sling
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10
£/€ per week |
Any
course, but
please note that
items cannot be
hired separately. |
£10
each
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x Karabiners |
Screw
Gate Karabiners |
£10
each
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| 1
x Prussic Loop |
1.5m
cord loops, 7mm |
£5
each
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| 1
x Belay Device |
ATC
or Figure of 8 |
£15
each
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| Winter
Courses Kit |
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Rental
Item
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Examples
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Hire
Price
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Courses
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Replacement
Cost Price
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Avalanche
ARVA
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Ortovox
/ DTS Traker
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Free
when guided
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All
winter courses
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£200
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Snow
Shovel
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Ortovox
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Free
when guided
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All
winter courses
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£50
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Avalanche
Probe
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Ortovox
/ BD USA
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Free
when guided
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All
winter courses
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£50
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Snow
Shoes
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Inook
/ TSL / Tubbs
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25
£/€ per week
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Many
winter courses
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£75
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| Off
Piste / Ski Touring Equipment |
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work in partnership with a local hire specialist
in off piste and touring skis, and all our clients
get a significant discount on the equipment. Please
e-mail us your requirements at least one month
before your course, so we can reserve it for you,
as there is no guarantee that you will be able to
hire it upon arrival. Please supply us with your
boot size, and prefered ski size. |
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| Notes |
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1.
Items are hired on a first come, first served
basis only.
2. The equipment hired is exclusively for use
on guided days.
3. Payment for hire equipment is in £ or
€ cash paid to the supplier on the day of
hire.
4. There is no refund for use for individual days
or parts of weeks.
5. Should you damage or lose any equipment, you
are expected to replace the item(s) on a new for
old basis.
6. Trekking poles are not hired as they are obligatory
equipment for all our courses, or headtorches
& clothing.
7. Crampons
are only rented to those with / hiring B3 boots.
Please note that
crampons are not hired to people with B2 boots
such as Scarpa Mantas, as the flexible sole unit
causes metal fatigue and potentially dangerous
crampon failure. It is the decision of the staff
as to the category of boots they deem you have.
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