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.

In addition to the 40-foot ice wall, the competition continued with what is called a dry tooling event on Climbing Collective’s 60-foot outdoor wall. “Dry tooling simulates outdoor ice climbing.

Ice climbing is a changeable and unpredictable medium in the best of winters. It’s easy to get information about popular ice climbs in the Adirondack High Peaks, where hundreds of routes are focused ...

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

Longmont becomes stage for Ice Climbing World Cup 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.

Feb. 22—Ever since Golden resident Jessica Perez saw ice climbers in action in Denver six years ago, she knew she wanted to try the sport for herself. "I was pretty inspired and kind of blown ...

Wilson Whitley, of the USA, in the lead qualifying.There are 86 athletes from 15 countries competing in the Ice Climbing and Dry Tooling World Cup in Longmont this weekend.

86 Athletes from 15 countries are competing in the Ice Climbing and Dry Tooling World Cup in Longmont this weekend. Longmont Climbing Collective is hosting the event, called WinterFest 2025.

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. Marcus Garcia After the spill, for example, more than 11,000 local Alaskans poured into Valdez to support the cleanup effort.

This is the first time since 2019 that the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup will be held in the U.S., according to Aaron Tellier, the chief marketing officer for the Longmont Climbing Collective. Tellier ...

With the only outdoor dry-tooling wall on the Front Range, the Climbing Collective is an ideal host for the World Cup. “The crux with a lot of these events, especially for ice climbing, is always ...