Photo By Kris Irwin Throughout my ice climbing season this year, I have been testing…
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For the Fall 2013 climbing collection, Mountain Hardwear worked closely with athletes Tim Emmett and Dawn Glanc, going so far as to joining Tim at the amazing Helmcken Falls to better understand what conditions he was up against. The result is a versatile collection of high performance apparel and gear that will see you through a variety of winter conditions.
Watch out Ouray, CO, you are about to be invaded by a bunch of fabulous women. If you are a female ice climber or even just want to hang out with an entire town full of amazing women for the weekend, plan on heading to Ouray over March 8-10, 2013.
I bought shiny new carbon fibre Black Diamond Cobra ice tools this year so was…
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice climbing! As some of my friends have already broken out their tools in both Colorado and the Canadian Rockies, ice season has officially begun. To help you keep an eye on formations at your local ice climbing haunt, below is a list of sites where you can check out the latest conditions. In order to stay safe, always remember to check the local avalanche conditions as well when you are heading out to climb some wild ice.
Beep! Beep! Beep! It's 5:00am, pitch dark outside, and I feel like I just went to sleep. Normally, I would be angry about having to get up so early numerous days in a row, but as I am in Canada to ice climb, I spring out of bed, get dressed, and head downstairs for some coffee.