Tag: Ice Climbing
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The novice ice climber goes to Ouray
The novice ice climber goes to Ouray, Colorado to climb ice. This novice ice climber has read Will Gadd’s article on leading ice and is on a mission to top-rope 150 pitches of ice before considering to lead—he is at 109 pitches. The novice ice climber climbs with another fellow novice ice climber at the…
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Reflections from Hyalite Canyon
00 Introduction I started ice climbing in 2023—well, actually, it started with drytooling—but my first time on ice wasn’t until January, 2024. Consuming as much online information as possible, I came across Will Gadd’s rule of toproping 150 pitches of ice before even considering to lead. By the end of my second season, I was…