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When venturing into the backcountry in winter and even into the shoulder seasons of late fall and early spring, an ice axe is a vital tool for navigating steep snow fields, ice, and scrambles. However ...

This ice tool is at home on steep ice climbs and can handle some moderate mixed climbing. The Raptor comes with removable pick weights and users can add adzes or hammers to the back of the tools for ...

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Long gone are the days of hemp ropes, hobnailed boots, and chopping steps up ice faces. Today's ice climbing gear is highly engineered, refined, and more dialed than ever. Even so, simply surviving ...

Without proper preparation, ice climbing can quickly turn into one miserable adventure. To avoid such an experience, plan ahead and use this list to help you navigate your first ice climbing trip this ...

Millcreek Commons is getting ready to open its new dry tooling climbing wall, the tallest in the United States, to the public ...

Want to master ice, or at least become competent on the frozen medium? You are in luck. One of the world’s most accomplished and knowledgable ice climbers, Will Gadd, is here to help. His nine-part ...

BOULDER, Colo. — The Ice Coop in Colorado is built for ice climbing, but isn’t made of ice. It was built to help people develop skills and strength for the sport all year round. What people do there ...

Lead falls are an indispensable part of rock climbing. Ask any performance-oriented sport or trad climber and they'll tell you: become comfortable with big, safe falls if you want to reach your full ...

Their roar can be heard from a distance in the summer, while winter bestows silence and one notices them only when standing close-by. The water they are made of does not flow anymore, but the cold has ...