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Unbeknownst to many climbers, the portion of the Uncompagre Gorge where the Ouray Ice Park is located lies on private property. Eric Jacobsen, owner and operator of Ouray Hydroelectric, purchased the property in a bankruptcy auction from a defunct utility company in 1992. Eric is among the rare breed of benevolent private property owners sympathetic to climbers and their desire to climb on his property. Eric's only caveat was that he had to have adequate liability insurance coverage provided for himself and his company in order to allow climbing on his property. Under a unique land-use arrangement, the County of Ouray insured Eric and Ouray Hydroelectric under its insurance umbrella and Eric in turn leased to the county the use of the land for recreational purposes for $1.00 a year until 2008. This was the critical ingredient for laying the foundation of the Ice Park.
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The membership of the UNC Ice Climbers Club shall include all students enrolled at the University of Northern Colorado for ten (10) or more hours of academic credit as defined by the University policy. All members must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA. No prior experience or knowledge of ice climbing is necessary. However, it is required that all members have an appreciation of the outdoors and an interest in learning about ice climbing.
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The Ouray Ice Park is a 2 mile long strech of the Uncompagre Gorge that has been designated for public ice climbing. Water has been piped in from the city Located in the Uncompahgre Gorge in Ouray, Colorado, the Ouray Ice Park was opened in 1995 as the world's first park devoted exclusively to the sport of ice climbing. Climbing in the park is free. A small band of volunteers developed the Park utilizing a unique set of assets found perhaps only in Ouray. An unprecedented number of climbers visiting from around the world has lead to the formation of a nonprofit corporation to manage the Park.
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Ice climbing enthusiasts have been coming to Ouray, Colorado since the seventies to ply their craft on a few of the steep classics that formed on the sheer walls of the Uncompahgre Gorge. Climbs such as "Stone Free" and "Tangled Up in Blue" were the stiff test pieces in the gorge located at the south end of the sleepy alpine hamlet. Wooden shafted ice axes, flexible crampons, leather boots, wool stocking caps and gloves, and a considerable degree of skill and moxie comprised the tools of the day. Although the equipment changed dramatically over the next 15-20 years, the ice climbing challenges in Ouray remained very much the same. It wasn't until some enterprising local climbers came upon the idea to manipulate a nearby water source and start spraying it over the edges of the mile long gorge that the Ouray ice climbing scene began to evolve into its present state.
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The President shall act as the official representative of the UNC Ice Climbers Club. He/She will be required to have full understanding of climbing basics including ropes management, equipment management, protection set up, geological processes, and outdoor safety procedures. The President will ... be required to have basic understanding of first aid procedures. It will be the obligation of the President to communicate with the other officers of the UNC Ice Climbers Club to ensure that all functions of the club are appropriate and safe for all members of the club. The President will also be responsible for notifying non-members of climbing expeditions, their departure time, and anticipated return time. The President will be required to delegate tasks of authority to the other officers of the club.
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