Albert Leichtfried, Markus Bendler and photographer Hermann Erber have just returned from an ice climbing trip to Hokkaido, Japan, during which they made the first ascent of Lector WI7 at Chiyoshibetu ...

During winter months many climbers turn their attention to ice climbing. Words such as verglas ... Notes: The information published here is not complete. Please refer to the Mountain Guides' technical ...

Ascending a vertical sheet of frozen water might look harrowing, but several Maine guiding services will help even total ...

What drives a person to climb dry rock faces with ice gear? The answer is simple: the desire for ice. Dry-tooling is the name of this mountain-sport discipline that seems strange to the uninitiated.

Mr Kowshik - along with mountain guides Tsewang Namgyal and Rigzin Tsewang - has also organised ice climbing festivals in the Siachen Valley in Ladakh. Mr Namgyal, who is from Ladakh, says that ...

Vinson in Antarctica to close out 2024, elite mountain guiding company Madison Mountaineering returned to the ice to kick-off 2025 with another expedition team. This team, attempting to climb the ...

Wearing a baselayer made of technical, moisture-wicking material is pretty much a must, whatever you’re doing in the mountains, because ordinary materials such as cotton soak through with sweat ...

With Maligne Canyon and other areas closed due to the Jasper wildfire, the national park has fewer natural ice climbing opportunities this winter. Rockaboo Mountain Adventures has made up for this ...