What started in the 1980s with a group of rebels and a leaky pipe has become a uniquely skilled job that has turned a former mining town into an ice-climbing destination.

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 ...

Jan. 5—There is some symmetry in ringing in a new year climbing ice, a fleeting substance, one that — like a year — disappears with regularity. And so I welcomed 2023 trudging through the ...

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.

Longmont, about 50 miles north of Denver with a population of close to 100,000, has been selected as the host city for the Ice Climbing World Cup; it will happen at Longmont Climbing Collective, a ...

The Adirondack Mountains are known as an ice climbing destination; there are around 600 ice climbing routes for climbers to tackle when conditions are good. This winter's conditions have been a ...

A team of wildlife experts and ice climbers worked to rescue a bull elk that became tangled in a climbing rope at Colorado’s Lake City Ice Park Colorado elk are renowned for their deafening ...

If you enjoy ice climbing, you’re going to need a helmet and it’s best to buy a helmet that has been specifically designed with ice climbing in mind. Skip to content. KELOLAND.com.

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 ...

He says he likes ice climbing because it's a new challenge. REIMER: Ice is very tactile. You kind of can feel what's convex and concave with the ends of the tool because there's such a sharp point.