The attached crampons scraped against the brittle ice and flailed into empty air. The ice tool slid free from the ice above ...

Mountain Trip, and Skyward Mountaineering. In addition to gear demos and clinics, the Ouray Ice Fest also holds exciting climbing competitions. This year, you can enjoy a fireside chat with ...

Michigan Ice Fest is only one week away, and there’s still time to register and get your adrenaline pumping. As ice climbing ...

Although it requires limited equipment ... warm clothing, ice axes, crampons, harnesses and ropes. Mountain climbing takes place in mountainous areas and requires the skills of walking, scrambling ...

During winter months many climbers turn their attention to ice climbing. Words such as verglas ... To optimise the amount of gear necessary and to speed up the time needed to construct the belay ...

The sport also requires expensive gear and a high level ... Mr Kowshik - along with mountain guides Tsewang Namgyal and Rigzin Tsewang - has also organised ice climbing festivals in the Siachen ...

Ascending a vertical sheet of frozen water might look harrowing, but several Maine guiding services will help even total ...