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| Icicle
hire equipment |
| Below
is a list of all the equipment that we can hire to course
clients (we do not hire to anyone else). Equipment is
allocated on a first come first served basis, but don't
worry if we don't have enough stock as we work in partnership
with several local equipment shops who have similar prices.
Key links: Key
Alpine Kit,
Kit
Advice, Gear
Suppliers.
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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some of our massive selection of rental mountaineering boots |
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Technical
hire equipment partner
The majority of our technical hire equipment is provided
by Grivel France, especially our 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
|
Examples
|
Hire
Price
|
Courses
|
Replacement
Cost Price
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Head
Torch
|
Petzl
Zoom
|
5
£/€ per week
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Any
|
£25
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Harness
|
Black
Diamond Bod
|
10
£/€ per week
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Any
|
£40
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Helmet
|
Olympus
or RocStar
|
10
£/€ per week
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Any
|
£40
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B3
Boots
|
Salomon
/ Scarpa
|
25
£/€ per week
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Any
|
£200
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12
Point crampons
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Grivel
G12's
|
25
£/€ per week
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Any
to technical level
|
£100
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Icefall
crampons
|
Grivel
Rambo R's
|
25
£/€ per week
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Advanced
tech ice
|
£120
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Classic
Ice Axe
|
Stubai
Mountain Star
|
10
£/€ per week
|
Non
technical courses
|
£60
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Basic
Pair Ice Axes
|
Hurricane
or Vertige
|
30
£/€ per week
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Intro
or classic ice
|
£180
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Tech
Pair Ice Axes
|
Grivel
Machine's
|
40
£/€ per week
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Advanced
& tech ice
|
£240
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| Equipment
Bundle Price |
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Bundle
Name
|
Items
in the bundle |
Price
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The
Key Alpine
Basics bundle
|
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 |
|
Rental
Item
|
Examples
|
Hire
Price
|
Courses
|
Replacement
Cost Price
|
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2
x Slings
|
120cm
tape sling
|
10
£/€ per week |
Any
course, but
please note that
items cannot be
hired separately. |
£10
each
|
| 3
x Karabiners |
Screw
Gate Karabiners |
£10
each
|
| 2
x Prussic Loops |
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 |
|
Rental
Item
|
Examples
|
Hire
Price
|
Courses
|
Replacement
Cost Price
|
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Avalanche
ARVA
|
Ortovox
/ DTS Traker
|
Free
when guided
|
All
winter courses
|
£200
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Snow
Shovel
|
Ortovox
|
Free
when guided
|
All
winter courses
|
£50
|
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Avalanche
Probe
|
Ortovox
/ BD USA
|
Free
when guided
|
All
winter courses
|
£50
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Snow
Shoes
|
Inook
/ TSL / Tubbs
|
25
£/€ per week
|
Many
winter courses
|
£75
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| Off
Piste / Ski Touring Equipment |
| We
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 |
1.
Items are hired on a first come, first served basis
only.
2. Icicle hire equipment is exclusively for use
on guided days.
3. Payment for hire equipment is in Euros, paid
to the Icicle Chamonix Office 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. We
only rent crampons for those with / hiring B3 boots.
Please note that
we will not hire crampons 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 our staff as to the
category of boots they deem you have.
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