Sharpen Up!
The early season climbing has been good so far, but as always there are places where the ice is thin. Normally we can see these and tread lightly, but if you’ve been climbing long enough, eventually you’ll feel that unmistakable sensation of the “doink!” where your ice ax goes through the thin ice and strikes the underlying rock. Let’s go over some tips for how to sharpen your ice tools and keep them at peak performance.
Ice Climbing Strength Training: Exercises for sending this winter
Build ice climbing specific strength in the off season with these fundamental exercises. Get ready for winter and start your training routine now.
The Dark Arts Of Dry Tooling
Let’s face it, dry tooling by its essence is weird. You’re scratching around on rock with sharp, hook shaped claws on your hands and feet, and for your hands they’re on the end of sticks giving you significant extra reach.
Ice Climbing’s Dangerous Secret
Avalanches are a very real component to the risk management mindset when ice climbing. Vince Anderson shares his insight into the nuances of ice climbing in avalanche terrain, strategies for mitigating the hazard and restructuring our risk tolerance.
Tips for packing for multipitch ice
Katie Beringer shares her tips for packing for multipitch ice climbing.
When I first started venturing into longer winter climbing days, packing for multipitch routes was overwhelming. I didn’t want to bring too much that it might weigh me down climbing, but I didn’t want to bring too little that I couldn’t stay warm…
How To Climb Bird Brain Boulevard
Bird Brain Boulevard is an iconic mixed climb above Ouray, Colorado. Vince Anderson shares strategies, key beta and insight into how to climb this challenging test-piece.
How To Ice Climb Efficiently
Learn how to improve fundamental ice climbing techniques so you can be a confident ice climber and avoid pumping out as the routes gets steeper.