The ice axe you’ll want to use for mountaineering and couloir climbs is different than the type of ice tools you’ll need for pure ice climbing. A ski mountaineer or scrambler will have different needs ...

Ultra-light at only 280 g, the GULLY ice axe is designed for technical mountaineering and steep skiing. Its tapered banana-shaped pick and the TRIGREST handrest (adjustable without a tool) ensure the ...

ASTRA is the lightweight and durable ice axe for glacier travel and mountaineering designed by CLIMBING TECHNOLOGY. It features an ergonomic stainless steel head and a straight light alloy handle both ...

The winter hills are demanding, but those who persevere can reap great rewards. Whether you’re traversing majestic snow-clad ridges or mastering the techniques of mixed climbing - to make the most of ...

The Piolet d’Or, or Golden Ice Axe, is alpine climbing’s biggest award. But whether it honors or encourages risk is debated in the sport. By Michael Levy High on Lunag Ri in Nepal, the Austrian ...

Professional ice climber Will Gadd rates nine ice-climbing scenes in movies and television shows for realism. He discusses the accuracy of ice-climbing techniques in "Game of Thrones" (2013), ...

DENVER (KDVR) — For the first time since 2019, the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup is returning to the U.S. in 2025 with a stop in Colorado next month. The event is part of the 2024-2025 UIAA Ice Climbing ...

An injured man had to be airlifted off Mt. Shasta last Sunday, Aug. 10, after he slid and tumbled several hundred feet down an icy slope. The unnamed man was climbing alone on ice when he fell at ...