On a trip to Wyoming, a novice learns to climb a frozen waterfall, an activity that takes focus, fearlessness and a good ice ...

Located in the heart of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado, Ouray, often referred to as the "Ice Climbing Capital of the World,” boasts consistent ice conditions and world-class routes. This charming ...

If you're a mountain climber up for a wintry challenge, head to this Colorado town with a highly rated (and free) ...

Mountain towns that rely on snow are struggling this season. That includes a city pushing forward with an ice festival ...

The Adirondack Mountains are known as an ice climbing destination; there are around 600 ice climbing routes for climbers to tackle when conditions are good. This winter's conditions have been a bit ...

The ice axes make a satisfying “thwack” every time a bundled-up climber, one tool in each hand, swings them into the frozen wall. Shattered bits fly off as the line of climbers inches up frozen drips, ...

Each winter, as the picturesque falls of Box Canyon freeze, the Uncompahgre Gorge is transformed into an ice climbing mecca. The vast ice walls attract about 15,000 ice climbers from around the world ...

Climbing hundreds of feet up an ice column, with Lake Superior surging below, is not for everybody … but it is for this winter-hungry crew. Traverse City photographer Erik Olsen takes us ice climbing ...