12 Canadian Ice Climbing Photos from December

Below are 10 ice climbing photos from across Canada this December. A number of new routes were established in the past week. On the West Coast, Paul McSorley and Jia Condon established the new Husqvarna Hummer. On the East Coast, Max Fisher and Lucas Toron climbed the new T-Rex in Nova Scotia. Ice is formed up on the coasts, in the Rockis, in Quebec and in the Rockies.

Great day out in Joggins NS! @toronlucas climbing the #firstascent of T-Rex WI4 40m at the Fossil Wall. #eastcoastice

A photo posted by Max Fisher (@fish_nbr21) on Dec 23, 2016 at 3:31pm PST

@paulmcsorley making great things happen yesterday. New routing in #Squamish #seatosky #explorebc @metoliusclimbing @foonskis #ice

A photo posted by Jia Condon (@jiacondon) on Dec 28, 2016 at 8:33am PST

One more from yesterday: Raphael Slawinski on the first pitch of the Rainbow Serpent. He was one move away from onsighting this mixed variation when a hold broke resulting in a fall. Pitch two was straightforward ice pillar. Ghost wilderness, Alberta. @arcteryx @scarpana @onwardup_official @blackdiamond

A photo posted by Jon Walsh (@jon.walsh) on Dec 28, 2016 at 8:39am PST

Lindsay Fixmer on Malignant Mushroom today in the Ghost. ?. This place is the best. I ❤️???

A photo posted by Anna Pfaff (@pfaff_anna) on Dec 28, 2016 at 5:21pm PST

Desert to Ice ***************** I returned from Mexico to -30C Canadian winters…..with most people hibernating we ventured out anyways to find the ghost to be only -10C when the city was tabling in bone chilling temps. ? it's always worth the drive. ******************** The access to the north ghost is getting challenging boys and girls. Despite the newly dozed roads the frozen river crossings are tricky due to broken and fragile ice, shelves are not bad yet. Ice is in, the condition was either brittle or wet on #GBU. #ghostriver #iceclimbing #frozenwaterfall

A photo posted by Reina Hasumi (@reinahasumi) on Dec 10, 2016 at 9:31pm PST

Vancouver island isn't know for its ice climbing, but when it's in you make the most of it! #iceclimbing #climbing #vancouverisland #grippedmagazine #thinice

A photo posted by Danny O'Farrell (@danny.ofarrell) on Dec 21, 2016 at 8:22am PST

@fish_nbr21 on the first ascent of Velociraptor WI4 at Fossil Wall in Joggins, NS today. I had just climbed a route to the right at the same grade and named it T-Rex, but this one felt a little more vicious… Good to be swinging tools and giving ourselves early Xmas presents in the form of FA's!!!! #iceclimbing #grippedmagazine #thinbutin #getoutside

A photo posted by Lucas Toron (@toronlucas) on Dec 23, 2016 at 5:50pm PST

It's always awesome when you find out you've missed something super obvious that's been right there all along. Climbing out of the Cheakamus Canyon on some plastic like ice! Thanks for the pix @kellyelizabeththompson

A photo posted by Alex Ratson (@aratson) on Dec 29, 2016 at 8:41am PST

A rad one from @marksinasac of Davidmt Chen above some chilly water on Prism Falls in Johnston Canyon in the Rockies. #psicobloc #iceclimbing #climbing

A photo posted by Gripped Magazine (@grippedmagazine) on Dec 28, 2016 at 10:54pm PST

On the brink of a weekend – hope you find ice ?. . l?: "Rest day" activities with Maarten, scratching and cracking up "Dark Nature" at the Back of the Lake. . . . . . #climbing #iceclimbing #grippedmagazine

A photo posted by Peter Hoang (@pete.hoang) on Dec 23, 2016 at 6:12am PST

@jasfauteux on the chimney pitch on Âme du Nord. We hung off screws and a single bolt (expertly installed by @pete_takeda) below this pitch, wondering what it would be like. We'd started on an enjoyable mixed pitch to gain a thin flow, though our in-the-shade attempt had been aborted due to frozen cams and hands. The best piece of climbing on the trip for me was following the #ferret's lead, thin ice climbing through three-dimensional terrain. Since I'd been established higher, I was able to capture him here. Âme du Nord (125m M6 WI5r) For @pete_takeda's #northernsoul film premier, I'll be sharing some of my favourite shots from our Nipissis trip here on Instagram this week. We're currently planning the trip for February 2017! Check out a short article I wrote for the American Alpine Journal about the trip (link in bio). @americanalpine @rab.equipment @rab.equipment_canada @alpinistmag #aacgram

A photo posted by Maarten van Haeren (@mvanhaeren) on Dec 22, 2016 at 1:31pm PST

Nic Ranicar starting up ‘The Icicle Fairy’. Mt. Andromache, Banff National Park, AB.

A photo posted by •Climb•Ski•Repeat• (@brycebrownimages) on Dec 29, 2016 at 8:44am PST