Lurking in the background of today’s climbing news — between flashy bouldering videos, alpine first ascents and the latest 5.15 sport routes — lies the exciting and fast-paced, yet least understood ...
Catalina Shirley, 22, is looking forward to a competitive adventure in February that involves twisting herself into a pretzel, then climbing horizontally over free-hanging air, underneath a cube, ...
Catalina Shirley competes in the 2019 Ice Climbing World Tour in Denver. Credit: Levi Harrell / UIAA There’s forty feet of ice towering above Catalina Shirley. The Lafayette resident is moments away ...
Ever since Golden resident Jessica Perez saw ice climbers in action in Denver six years ago, she knew she wanted to try the sport for herself. “I was pretty inspired and kind of blown away by it,” ...
MUNISING, MI - It’s not every year that conditions are right for the 50-foot Munising Falls to freeze over, giving climbers a unique opportunity. Michigan Ice Fest last week brought ice climbing ...
When entering the Ropes Room at Hoosier Heights Bloomington on Thursday, climbers saw a different scene than usual. Preparing for the Red Bull Ibiza Royale competition, they were greeted by a DJ ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Arvada’s Ian Umstead has competed internationally in two sports, first in Europe as a young cyclist aspiring to race professionally, now as an elite ice ...
For more than 40 years, Alaskans have been gathering in the tiny coastal town of Valdez to celebrate the art of climbing ice Corey Buhay Alaska’s hardiest residents have gathered around the frozen ...