The seeds of modern ice climbing were sown. More recently climbers like Ian Parnell ... The route is a non-technical, 450m snow climb (when well-covered!), which feels like a big mountain route. It’s ...
In short: Wolverine is bolted route, graded WI 11. Which means that the route is an ice climb, protected by bolts, and that the climbing will most probably feel harder than Spray on, and as hard as ...
The seeds of modern ice climbing were sown. More recently climbers like Ian Parnell ... The route is a non-technical, 450m snow climb (when well-covered!), which feels like a big mountain route. It’s ...
An international trio comprised of Roger Schäli (Switzerland), Robert Jasper (Germany) and Simon Gietl (Italy) have established Odyssee (8a+, 1400m), a difficult and serious new rock climb up the ...
"Finding new routes is both risky and exciting," says Bharat Bhushan, an ice climber and instructor. Part of the draw of climbing a new route - also called a 'first ascent' - is that the climber ...