Have You Always Wanted to Give Ice Climbing A Try? This Scary Clip May Change Your Mind
Ice climbing is one of the most extreme outdoor pursuits. You combine the adrenaline of rock climbing with the fragility of ice.
Ice climbing is one of the most extreme outdoor pursuits. You combine the adrenaline of rock climbing with the fragility of ice.
Meg O’Neil was a lot of things. She was a skilled ice climber, an experienced outdoorswoman, and a mentor to dozens of aspiring climbers and mountaineers. And, as her final actions proved, she was also a selfless friend. On April 2, O’Neil was climbing Raven Falls, a frozen cascade in northern Utah, with two climbing [...]
Last February, Leland Nisky, a professional climbing guide, was nearing the top of The Ribbon, a 600-foot ice climb in Ouray, Colorado. As he swung an ax into the ice near the top of the climb, a massive slough avalanche came surging out of nowhere, swamping him in a deluge of snow. One minute he [...]