6th to 11th February 2003 : Tao Yuan Xian Valley
	to the peach river
	a 20-minute walk from our homestead brings us to the frozen waterfalls at Taoyuanxiangu
	lession one: do the walk
	after a year, it is easy to forget how to walk on ice...
	lesson two: ice bouldering
	to refine our handwork and footwork before leaving the ground too far
	lesson three: top roping
	a safer way to polish our climbing technique
	lesson four: no axe
	excellent method to build confidence in our footwork
	lesson five: anchors
	ice anchor setting and dismantling... practice, practice, pratice
	lesson six: lead with top rope protection
	a safe method to learn lead climbing
	lesson seven: lead climbing
	at long last... we lead up the ice wall
	lesson eight: glacier travel
	roping up for glacier travel practice
	lesson nine: crevasse rescue
	an essential skill to lean for snow and ice adventures
	lesson ten: tree climbing?