who is in his sixth year climbing ice. It starts with getting a proper hold on the ice with the steel blades of your tools. Beginners like me tend to treat the tools like hammers and quickly ...

They also use crampons, ice screws and carabiners. The conditions have to be just right: When it’s too warm, the ice grows ...

This course will teach you what you need to know to take your love of climbing from the gym to the outdoors! Although not required, taking a lead clinic in our climbing gym is recommended as a ...

With little information to go by, the Austrians Albert Leichtfried, Markus Bendler and photographer Hermann Erber travelled to Japan in search of the country's ice climbing potential. Apart from ...

Yvon Chouinard made a brief visit which was to trigger a change that would revolutionise winter climbing. Using prototype curved ice hammers he made some very fast ascents, demonstrating how to climb ...

Scottish winter climbing is known around the world for its adventure ... Ten years later, Yvon Chouinard visited Scotland with prototype curved ice hammers. He demonstrated how to make fast ascents, ...