Ice Climbing

A climber on a thin, vertical ice line.

A Winter of New Ice Routes Ends With One Last Surprise Send

Cutting-edge climbers in the Alps have a habit of...
ice climbing at dusk

Winter Climbing Areas, Part IV: Swedish Lapland With Fredrik Strang

With spring just two weeks away, it's almost time...
Vedrines and Billon on the summit of Les Droites

Benjamin Vedrines on the Historic Dru-Droites-Jorasses Trilogy

The international climbing community is starting to comprehend the...
Vedrines and Billon on the summit of Grandes Josarres after climbing No Siesta in 12 hours.

Vedrines and Billon’s Dru-Droites-Jorasses Trilogy

They had already set a very high bar for...
Welsted on an ice goulote.

Winter Climbing Areas, Part III: Canadian Rockies with Ian Welsted

While ice climbers in some places need to look...
the climber on a vertical ice section.

Winter Climbing Areas, Part II: Nepal with Vinayak Malla

Besides hosting the highest mountains in the world, Nepal...
Climbers on an ice line in a winter light, under the light of their headlamps.

A Three-Day Ice Climb On Mt. Agner in the Dolomites

A cold season in central Europe has inspired a...
Miller smiles widely while holding his ice-axes, at the top of an ice-climbing route.

Winter Climbing Areas, Part I: Scotland with Tim Miller

This new ExplorersWeb series covers winter climbing areas around...
climber in orange on vertical ice

‘Searching for Christmas Tree’: An Ice Climbing Alternative to ‘Home Alone’

This Chinese climbing doc has nostalgia, mystery, and an...
a cimber on a traversing movement on vertical ice.

New Ice Route on Dolomites’ Sorapiss

Italian guides Francesco Rigon and Mirco Grasso have opened...
A tiny climber on a big ice-covered face, entering a free-hanging section.

New Ice Climbing Routes Everywhere: Dolomites, Norway, and Scotland

The cold days across central and northern Europe have...
The climber looking okay but in shck, with a broken helmet and giving a faint thubs-up.

Martin Sieberer On Ice Climbing and Close Calls

He is still shaken after a very long fall...
Molodaya Gvardiya, 4,398m. (1)From Pereval Chetyryokh, 3A; (2) Belotserkovskiy 's and partners' route AI1 400m; (3) West ridge, 2A.

Two New Ice Routes in Kazakhstan

Between August 2 and August 11, Kirill Belotserkovskiy and...
hardest ice climb

Video: World’s Hardest Ice Climb

This article was originally published on GearJunkie. At a normal...
a fallen block of ice with a carabiner visible below one corner

Woman Crushed While Saving Belayer From Falling Block of Ice

The Utah climbing community at large today mourns a...
ice climbing in jotnar iceland

Weekend Warm-Up: Dani Arnold Climbs Iceland’s Frozen Giants

Amazon Studios reportedly spent a billion dollars making last...
travis mcalpine

Beloved Alaskan Ice Climber Dies in Car Crash

After 20 years of ice climbing and snowboarding adventures,...
Sarah Hueniken belaying Will Gadd on one of the lines on the Helmcken Falls

Elite Ice Climbers Flock to Helmcken Falls

At 141m, Helmcken Falls is the fourth-highest waterfall in...
lake superior icy shore

Ice Climber Who Fell Into Lake Superior Presumed Dead; Search Suspended

Authorities have presumed that James Bake, of Gaylord, Mich.,...
Will Gadd rates hollywood ice climbing

Will Gadd Rates Hollywood Ice-Climbing Scenes

How is it possible that Vertical Limit gets a...
greg boswell

The Weather Outside Is Frightful: A New Winter Route In Scotland

Scotland in winter isn't exactly at the top of...
simon gietl ice climbing

A Cold Early December Yields New Mixed Route In The Dolomites

This past week, Simon Gietl and Andrea Oberbacher established...
Indian ice climbing

India Warms Up To Ice Climbing

In February 2021, about 30 Indians gathered in the...
Arnold enters an ice cave on Lake Baikal Photo Mammut

Weekend Warm-Up: Expedition Baikal

In January of 2020, alpinist Dani Arnold headed for...

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