Ice Climbing

When considering avalanches, skiers are often the first group to come to mind. But avalanches are just as perilous for ice climbers, and perhaps more deadly. 

Lesson learned: “Clip the rope as soon as possible and don't do a figure four with the rope between the legs.”

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Alpine environments are infinitely complex—but for Gadd that is part of their allure.

On November 11, 2021, my climbing partner and I weathered two avalanches while on an alpine climb in Canada. We were simul soloing and dumb luck kept us alive.

On Thursday, February 12, Wes Walker and Jason Grubb loaded up and drove 11 hours to Cody, Wyoming, for the annual South Fork Ice Festival. The two climbers, from Florida and Texas respectively, were enjoying their first season of ice climbing while living and working in the mountain town of Carbondale, Colorado.

The Canadian Rockies boast some of the best long ice routes in the world. With the borders newly reopened, it’s time to sharpen the tools and gas up the car for your dream winter road trip.

Some things are scarier than broken bones.... The author recounts the epics he's experienced throughout his climbing career. The ones that changed him were commonplace.

A lot of people love ice climbing. This one is for those of you that don't, but go anyway.

For such a common ailment, the misinformation and paucity of research available is staggering.

Some days everything goes wrong.

This gear withstood over 10,000 vertical feet of climbing by some of the best in the sport

After a near-death climbing experience, I was inspired to dig deeper into the psychology of fear and learn about its effect on performance, how it wells up in the first place, and what we can do to deal with it. What I found will take your climbing to the next level—and could save your life.

An ice climber, a trad climber, a boulderer, and a sport climbing visit a fortune teller and learn their fates.

Escape summer’s heat and smoke by ice climbing in a “glacial pothole.”

What does it mean to become a “real climber”—and do you need to risk your life in the process? Seeking an answer, the author revisits the folly of his youthful climbs in the White Mountains, New Hampshire.

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“Entropi” has several pitches of “mentally challenging” ice climbing including a vertical, 65-foot step of two-inch-thick ice.

There are two miracles in this week's whipper: 1) He survived. 2) He caught the fall on video.

The Colorado-based alpinist was 400 feet up The Ribbon when an avalanche released. He caught the ensuing moments on video.

While climbing Alaska’s Eagle Peak, Joe Yelverton’s life changed in a single moment. His account of the experience won Outside's inaugural survival-stories essay contest.

A lone climber took a fatal fall after finishing a rope solo in Colorado’s Clear Creek on Wednesday, January 19.

In these three short videos you'll learn basic and advanced dry tooling, and a technique every ice climber must master—placing ice screws.

Nick Bullock and Greg Boswell are attacked by a grizzly bear on Mount Wilson in the Canadian Rockies.

Tyler Kempney swept the field with back-to-back wins in this year’s UIAA Euro Cup series.

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Tackle ice leads with ease this winter thanks to this excerpt from "How to Ice Climb!"

Most risk scientists live risk-minimal lives, but Robert Charles Lee and his wife, Linda Cook, devoted their spare time to alpine and ice climbing. Now retired, Lee has written a book about risk, climbing, and partnership. In this excerpt he writes about the time he broke the cardinal rule of ice climbing: don't fall.

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Meet Sudha, an ice climber who found unconditional love in the mountains of New York.

A showcase of photos revealing a woman’s perspective, voice, or position in the climbing world.

Rockfall has destroyed a bridge and the water supply line that feeds 70% of the park.

The snowpack, prone to slides, has proven deadly for a number of backcountry goers.

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Tim Emmett and Klemen Premrl made the first ascent of the new Helmcken Falls line, proposing WI13—making it the first route of the grade.

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As temperatures warm, iconic routes are melting away and becoming more dangerous—even seeing their final ascents

Short Approaches and Bullet Ice in the Wilds of Quebec

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Panther Gorge is a hidden gem surrounded by New York's highest peaks.

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SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU

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All-Mountain Master

SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU

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Veteran guide Dawn Glanc talks about the bright future of women in climbing.

Scary (and true) tales from a crag near you

A small crew of diehards uncover a once-in-a-lifetime stash of ice in Zion National Park.

Build a maximum-strength anchor in ice with two pieces

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How a single mom became one of the world’s best all-around climbers

Welcome to the climbing capital of the northern Rockies