Jan 11th, 2013 at 8:00AM: North America's largest ice climbing competition gets underway in Colorado today with the start of the Ouray Ice Festival. The event is held annually at the Ouray Ice Park and pits the best climbers in the world against one another in a host of challenges designed to test their strength and skill.
Using ice axes in each hand and crampons on their boots, competitors will attempt to climb a ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The Ouray Ice Festival Begins Today In Ouray, Colorado
Jan 11th, 2013 at 8:00AM: North America's largest ice climbing competition gets underway in Colorado today with the start of the Ouray Ice Festival. The event is held annually at the Ouray Ice Park and pits the best climbers in the world against one another in a host of challenges designed to test their strength and skill.
Using ice axes in each hand and crampons on their boots, competitors will attempt to climb a ...Ski Town Holidays: Not Just For Skiers
Dec 7th, 2012 at 2:00PM: It sounds crazy, but not all ski-town tourists are there to downhill ski. In fact, many don't even know how. I'll also let you in on a local's secret: not all permanent residents of ski towns know how to ski, and of those who do, many can't even afford a season pass.
The fact is, there are now more options than ever for non-skiers and those on a tight budget to engage in other winter sports, if ...Avoiding Altitude Woes: What To Bring On Your Next Ski Trip
Nov 30th, 2012 at 1:00PM: There are few things that bum out a ski trip more than altitude issues. Even if your symptoms are just in the form of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) – headache, fatigue, dizziness, insomnia or nausea – it's often enough to make you wish you'd stayed at home.
I live in Colorado, and have resided in a couple of high-altitude ski towns in the past. Since our ski season just kicked off, ...The Teva Winter Mountain Games begin today
Feb 10th, 2012 at 8:00AM: The first-ever Teva Winter Mountain Games get underway today in Vail, Colorado, where some of the top pro and amateur outdoor athletes have gathered to compete in a variety of sports. The event, which lasts through the weekend, will also feature a number of concerts, gear giveaways, clinics, and more.
Some of the sports that the athletes will be competing in including ice climbing, Nordic and ...REI Adventures offers winter weekend getaways
Feb 8th, 2012 at 8:00AM: Looking to add a little activity and adventure back into your weekends now that the football season is officially over? Then REI Adventures may have exactly what you need. The company, which is the travel arm of the REI gear stores, has introduced several new winter weekend getaways that will get you out playing in the snow this February and March.
These excursions are short – most are ...Go ice climbing in Cody, Wyoming
Dec 21st, 2011 at 8:00AM: For the first time ever, the National Forest Service has issued permits for commercially guided ice climbing expeditions into the Shoshone National Forest, located near Cody, Wyoming. Those permits open up the spectacularly scenic region to adventurous travelers looking for a winter-time challenge unlike anything they've ever experienced before.
For the current ice climbing season, just two ...Body of missing climber discovered after 21 years
Sep 5th, 2010 at 8:00AM: On August 15th two hikers making their way through the Columbia Icefields of Canada discovered the body of American William Holland, who had been missing for more than 21 years. The 38-year old Holland had traveled to Canada back in April of 1989 to take on a challenging climbing route known as "Slipstream." That route goes up a frozen waterfall on the 11,338-foot tall Snow Dome. Apparently, ...Sharpen your ice axe, Ouray Ice Park opens tomorrow!
Dec 11th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Global warming? Where? Thanks to unseasonably cold temperatures, the Ouray Ice Park, one of the premiere ice climbing locations in the world, will be opening tomorrow, a full week ahead of schedule. The park's website credits a new water system, a dedicated team of ice makers, and two solid weeks of cold temps for allowing them to open earlier than ever.
Located in the Uncompahgre Gorge, near ...Three exciting winter deals from the Four Seasons
Dec 6th, 2009 at 3:00PM: The Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts wants to host you for ski season and is offering some great deals this season. So, instead of just hitting your old standby or scrambling at the last minute, go upscale this time. The Four Seasons is delivering bargains from Jackson Hole to Whistler, BC. Chances are, there's a great one waiting for you.
Skiing in Jackson Hole – This resort is hosting the ...Ice Climbing Crawford Notch
Feb 5th, 2006 at 3:04PM: Again, I'm not much of an ice climber. Seems a wee
bit too dangerous for me. Well, maybe not. I'd probably do it if I had the chance, but at least up to this point, I've
never done it. But all that personal nonsense is a way of getting to the point: check out this
article over at explorenewengland.com (subscription) that takes us
to Crawford Notch, New Hampshire, an ice climbing mecca...at least ...Ice Climbing Photos
Jan 30th, 2006 at 11:48AM: Can't say I've ever done much ice climbing in
my life, but you take a look at these pics over at National Geographic and you think...well, maybe there's a reason I've
never been ice climbing before. Gnarly stuff. The photos by Steve Casimiro
are part of a whole series from Colorado's Ouray Ice Park that the online site is
running. A few of the pictures are better than others, including the one ...
