Ice climbing is exactly what it sounds like. Imagine a waterfall. Now, imagine it's frozen. Now imagine you have to climb it. About 50 people gathered in Keene Valley this past Saturday to do just ...

Lead falls are an indispensable part of rock climbing. Ask any performance-oriented sport or trad climber and they'll tell you: become comfortable with big, safe falls if you want to reach your full ...

Ski mountaineering is the newest Winter Olympics event in 2026. But there's another high-altitude event that could enter the picture when the French Alps host the Games in 2030. Ice climbing is one of ...

Before world-class athletes visit Longmont this weekend for the Ice Climbing World Cup, one big piece of the competition needs assembly: the ice wall. Standing nearly 50 feet tall, the wall will be ...

The ice climbers and dry toolers are almost here. For Longmont Climbing Collective, the Ice Climbing and Dry Tooling World Cup is just around the corner. The competition, set for Feb. 22 and 23, will ...

Meanwhile, back here on Earth, as spring approaches, America's ice climbing season is winding down. Ice climbing is an alpine sport whose aficionados use ropes and other specialized equipment to scale ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With her purple ponytail dangling beneath a grey helmet, Ceri Evans kicked one crampon-clad foot, then the other, into the plywood walls of The Ice Coop, a ...