The man, who immigration officials identified as Raul Ical, a 29-year-old from Guatemala, surrendered to ICE agents after more than eight hours on top of a tree.

LONGMONT, Colo. (KDVR) — In February, they came. Eighty-five male and female athletes from 15 countries traveled thousands of miles to Longmont to scale a mere 40 feet. It was the Ice Climbing ...

Out-of-the way ice climbs are all about the journey. By Alan Wechsler. Craig Vollkommer wanted to know if I was fit before he took me ice climbing at Sleeping Beauty, a mountain on the east side of ...

Chicago area men travel 93 miles to Starved Rock State Park for ice climbing 03:16. Less than two hours from Chicago, there lies a hidden and frozen gem that draws adventure seekers from all over ...

Longmont becomes stage for Ice Climbing World Cup 02:36. Walls of ice went up last Friday for the opening ceremonies of the Ice Climbing World Cup as excited crowds came to watch in Colorado.

While this is the first time Longmont has celebrated ice climbing at this scale, it won't be the last. LCC entered a five-year deal with the UIAA to host the event, so next winter should see world ...

Joanne Dyer, left, and Kendra Stritch, in speed climbing on real ice.There are 86 athletes from 15 countries competing in the Ice Climbing and Dry Tooling World Cup in Longmont this weekend.

Ice climbers had a separate ice pillar for their sport. Athlete Kendra Stritch, who lives in Minnesota, has been participating in the Ice Climbing World Cup tour since 2012.

Longmont gym hosts first ice climbing World Cup event in U.S. since 2019. Arvada ice climber welcomes opportunity to compete against sport's elites close to home for a change.

The ice climbing potential seems to extend in every direction, including west of Valdez, out into the water. Recently, Garcia and a friend snagged a boat ride out into the bay.

LONGMONT - Longmont’s annual WinterFest and the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation ()’s Ice Climbing World Cup will be held simultaneously on February 22 and 23 outside the Longmont ...

While it doesn’t carry the same weight as the Climbing World Cup — which drew 560 athletes and 17,000 spectators to Innsbruck, Austria, in 2024 — the ice climbing world stage is getting bigger. Around ...