Monashee Lodge Revelstoke

Marian and Dave came to Revelstoke to do some ice climbing. During their adventure they stayed at the Monashee Lodge in Revelstoke. This is the middle of winter and they arrived with a canoe. I thought that was strange as most visitors come to the Monashee Lodge in winter with sleds and not a canoe.







This is Marian posing by their canoe after paddling across the Illecillewaet River to get to the trails that lead to the ice structures. Now you know why they came to the Monashee Lodge with a canoe. The Illecillewaet River is located on the SW side of Revelstoke and flows into the Columbia River.







Marian and Dave have started their hike up to the ice structure you can see in the back ground.


































In the above two photos you can see Dave climbling first. He climbs the ice free style and sets in a rope for Marian to use on her climb. The rope also acts as a safety line for Dave in case he slips and will prevent him from falling to far down. It looks dangerous to me but I am sure they are using all known safety precautions.