Ice Climbing

Tajukangas – Pyhä

By the Tajukangas ice climbing shrine, you will enjoy not only climbing in the beautiful environment but also a bonfire and some hot berry beverages keeping you warm during the little breaks. The Tajukangas ice fall reaches above 20 meters and is located just a few minutes walk from the slopes of Pyhätunturi. This is a good versatile climbing spot for the beginners and even a bit more experienced climbers. This is the main spot for most of our climbing courses.

Korouoma – Posio

Korouoma is millions of years old fracture valley in the bedrock. At the centre of the rock valley, it forms a magnificent gorge that drops over a 100 metres below its surrounding terrain. Korouoma is known for its magnificent icefalls that cover the tall cliffs in the winter. Korouma is hands-down the best destination for ice climbing in Finland.

What kind of routes are available for climbers?

Fun and various! To put in brief: something suited to every level of skills and stamina. Most of the routes in Pyhä are roughly 20 meters tall. In Korouoma Canyon in Posio, some of the routes are up to 60 meters tall. Very few routes are literally vertical though they still deliver that steep-enough-for-sure experience, and encourage to pay attention to Bliss’ guides instructions for getting the ice climbing technique right and effortless. In both of the destinations, Pyhä and Korouoma, the climber will get rewarded by gorgeous views across the Arctic forests from the top of the route!

Do I need earlier climbing experience?

Experience certainly helps especially on our advanced courses but is not required. The experienced and friendly Bliss Adventure ice climbing guides are there to instruct you and will keep it safe and fun. Actually, if you have been heavily into indoor or/and rock climbing for years, you will first need to replace some techniques (such as footwork) to excel on the ice wall.

I’m an experienced climber, is there anything for me?

Absolutely. For the clients with a large appetite for climbing and very keen to learn beyond the solid basic techniques, there is the Premium Ice Climbing in Pyhä. We also tailor workshops for example to climbers who want to move from top-rope climbing to lead climbing or to enhance their lead climbing skills on the ice. We also rent ice climbing gear to experienced independent climbers. However, gear rental is possible only should we have the requested gear available, not occupied by the guided groups, which we focus on. Please always get in touch should you have a question or a request: info@blissadventure.fi, +358 40 530 2206 (also TXT and WhatsApp).

Your climbing courses have age limits, is there any chance my child could still climb?

There are no actual age ”limits” in our courses but some are not suggested for kids. Our lower age limits represent general guidelines, though there are some fundamental differences regarding the two of our ice climbing destinations, Pyhä and Korouoma, and the various ice climbing products, too.

In Pyhä the youngest kids having a safe and successful experience on Kids Ice Climbing Adventure or Try Ice Climbing with the support of Bliss Guides have been at the tender age of five. Our experience is that the parents know their children – they will know if an early-age ice climbing session is a good idea for the child or not. We have also learned during a decade of guiding in Lapland, that there is often a certain element of surprise involved when doing activities with children. That’s why our guides arrive to the meeting point at the Hotel Pyhätunturi reception with a lot of patience and flexibility.

Korouoma Canyon Ice Climbing Day Trip is different. It is a full-day tour in the Arctic, not a walk in a park. It includes quite some hiking in and out: downhill, flat, uphill and even some steep scrambling to reach the foot of the icefall. A sporty family member in his or her early teens can enjoy it but a child probably will not. The same approach also covers the Ice Climbing Coursin Pyhä. It is best enjoyed by clients from early teens to senior adults.