Mountaineering

Looking to try ice and mixed climbing? Tired of classes after just three days? Love saunas? Join us in heading down to Fenton, Michigan for a weekend of ice and mxied climbing, saunas, food trucks, and festivities at the Peabody Ice Climbing facility! This trip is open to all experience levels and is a great way to get outside this winter.

Itinerary 

Friday: We'll leave from Memorial Union at noon and grab dinner on the road. After arriving in Fenton, we'll get in some illuminated late night ice climbing, sauna time, and card games! Finally, we'll turn in for some sleep in "the bunky", a bunkhouse at the facility!

Saturday: #AlpineStart for the Peabody Ice Festival! We'll dawn some superhero costumes, eat sum breaky, then prepare for a day of climbing, raffles, and games. Climbing ends at 6 to make way for food trucks and a celebration. Once again, prepare for cribbage in the bunky and LOTS of sauna time.

Sunday: We'll play it by ear, but will get in some morning climbing before hitting the road back to Madison. We will stop for lunch on the way home.

Cost

The cost of this trip will be determined based off of personal vehicle usage, but be prepared to pay up to $125. This includes $20 for lodging, $40 for climbing passes, and potentially as much as $65 for transportation. Beyond this, please bring money to get food on the road on Friday and Sunday. If you would like to eat from the food trucks on Saturday night, purchase any swag, or need to rent gear, bring extra cash to do so. The club has ice climbing gear available for checkout, however this is first come first serve. You will have to pay to rent gear if you can't check it out from the club.

Additional Details

Additional details such as a packing list and coordinated meals will be sent out to participants once the event is filled. Feel free to email Regan Murray, mountaineering@hoofers.org, with any questions.

This is an intro to ice climbing.  We will be climbing at whatever area has the best conditions.  Leaving at 9am and you should have gear checked out from the club at the meeting prior (7pm on Thursdays) or by appointment with a gear manager. Adam and I will procure all of the group gear (crampons, ice tools, ropes, etc). Ride included. 

You will need...

• Lots of layers of clothes (waterproof pants and jacket)
• Extra socks
• 2 or more pairs of gloves (we like a pair of thick and a pair of thin)
• Lots of water, snacks, food items
• headlamp (just in case)
• Harness, belay device, ice boots, and helmet (talk to the gear managers if you need to borrow)
• Adventurous Spirit

 If you know how to set up top ropes, we will show you some of the ways to do that specifically at Governor Dodge for ice.

This trip is totally dependent on weather.  We may have to cancel in the case of... no ice, poor conditions, too cold of temps.

Join the Hoofer Mountaineering Climbing Team at UW-Madison for our second annual fundraising competition ‘Kubi’s Klassik’! This bouldering competition will feature 7 mini competitions and is designed to be inclusive for climbers of all experience and skill levels. Registration will cost $20 for non-members (Hoofer Mountaineering) and $15 for Hoofer Mountaineering Members.  Registration includes a t-shirt, dinner, participation, and a raffle ticket. We hope to see you for a day full of awesome climbs, yummy food, and great people!

Competition categories:
1) Highest send/attempts ratio
2) Fastest minicave topout
3) Least moves to finish a problem
4) Most calories burned in one minute on the rower
5) Most attempts
6) Longest lockoff
7) Fastest one arm travers

Participants will have to agree to a Hoofer Mountaineering waiver and the Summit Strength and Fitness waiver here: https://trainclimbsummit.com/waiver/