To optimise the amount of gear necessary and to speed up the time needed to construct the belay prepare ... B THREADED BELAY aka ABALAKOFF THREAD, or ABALAKOV THREAD The Abalakoff (or Abalakov) thread ...

Although it requires limited equipment, participants will usually wear climbing shoes, chalk their hands and cover the floor with padded mats. Ice climbing, as suggested by the name, requires ...

Spend a full day top rope climbing at a local crag. This course covers the basics of top rope climbing outdoors, including equipment, techniques and places to go. All equipment is included in the ...

The road to popularity has been slow, partly because many people still don't know much about ice climbing. The sport also requires expensive gear and a high level of training and skill.

They both work at The Mountaineer, a gear shop in Keene Valley that sells and rents ice climbing equipment. Their conversation has been lightly edited for clarity. Ben Koblensky and Matt Wiech ...

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 climbers Aaron Mulkey and Lakpa Rita Sherpa.