Ice Climbing

Kilimanjaro rising from low clouds, the sabanah in front.

Can You Still Ice Climb on Kilimanjaro? No

American guide and skier Justin Sackett posted a picture...
February 5, 2026
Two climbers in bright colored jackets on a mixed granite face.

First Summit on an Unclimbed Wall in South Tyrol

Ice climbers Simon Gietl and Manuel Oberarzbacher of South...
December 3, 2025
A climber on crampons and iceaxes on a frosted granite face in Scotland.

Three New Routes in a Week in Scotland

Local climbers have begun to enjoy winter in the...
November 28, 2025
A climber cheers from a vertical granite face, with some patches of snow.

‘Most Difficult Route’ on the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses Finally Free Climbed

Three climbers in their twenties have freed the ultra-difficult...
November 19, 2025
Close shot of Ines Papert and Simon Gietl in climbing geat and helmets.

Mixed Climbing in the Alps Starts Strong With Gietl Redpoint

Simon Gietl of Italy has used the low temperatures...
November 17, 2025
Martin Sieberer in dim light on a mixed north face in Tyrol, winter

A Terrifying Traverse in the Tyrol

The late, great climber Hansjorg Auer described the Schiefer...
February 26, 2025
A climber at the top of a verglas-covered rock face

New Route in Northern Norway Was a Frosty Valentine

Instead of a fancy restaurant for Valentine's Day, ice...
February 17, 2025
The climber on a vertical, mixed wall

New Dolomites Route Is an Instant Classic

Hybrid is not the hardest mixed route Simon Gietl...
December 27, 2024
a climber on a mixed route on granite slabs

Filip Babicz and Partner Climb New Line on a Mont Blanc Spire

Speed climber Filip Babicz took advantage of the first...
November 19, 2024
A climber on a thin, vertical ice line.

A Winter of New Ice Routes Ends With One Last Surprise Send

Cutting-edge climbers in the Alps have a habit of...
March 19, 2024
ice climbing at dusk

Winter Climbing Areas, Part IV: Swedish Lapland With Fredrik Strang

With spring just two weeks away, it's almost time...
March 5, 2024
Vedrines and Billon on the summit of Les Droites

Benjamin Vedrines on the Historic Dru-Droites-Jorasses Trilogy

The international climbing community is starting to comprehend the...
February 7, 2024
Vedrines and Billon on the summit of Grandes Josarres after climbing No Siesta in 12 hours.

Vedrines and Billon’s Dru-Droites-Jorasses Trilogy

They had already set a very high bar for...
January 31, 2024
Welsted on an ice goulote.

Winter Climbing Areas, Part III: Canadian Rockies with Ian Welsted

While ice climbers in some places need to look...
January 18, 2024
the climber on a vertical ice section.

Winter Climbing Areas, Part II: Nepal with Vinayak Malla

Besides hosting the highest mountains in the world, Nepal...
January 9, 2024
Climbers on an ice line in a winter light, under the light of their headlamps.

A Three-Day Ice Climb On Mt. Agner in the Dolomites

A cold season in central Europe has inspired a...
January 6, 2024
Miller smiles widely while holding his ice-axes, at the top of an ice-climbing route.

Winter Climbing Areas, Part I: Scotland with Tim Miller

This new ExplorersWeb series covers winter climbing areas around...
December 29, 2023
climber in orange on vertical ice

‘Searching for Christmas Tree’: An Ice Climbing Alternative to ‘Home Alone’

This Chinese climbing doc has nostalgia, mystery, and an...
December 28, 2023
a cimber on a traversing movement on vertical ice.

New Ice Route on Dolomites’ Sorapiss

Italian guides Francesco Rigon and Mirco Grasso have opened...
December 21, 2023
A tiny climber on a big ice-covered face, entering a free-hanging section.

New Ice Climbing Routes Everywhere: Dolomites, Norway, and Scotland

The cold days across central and northern Europe have...
December 8, 2023
The climber looking okay but in shck, with a broken helmet and giving a faint thubs-up.

Martin Sieberer On Ice Climbing and Close Calls

He is still shaken after a very long fall...
December 7, 2023
Molodaya Gvardiya, 4,398m. (1)From Pereval Chetyryokh, 3A; (2) Belotserkovskiy 's and partners' route AI1 400m; (3) West ridge, 2A.

Two New Ice Routes in Kazakhstan

Between August 2 and August 11, Kirill Belotserkovskiy and...
August 16, 2023
hardest ice climb

Video: World’s Hardest Ice Climb

This article was originally published on GearJunkie. At a normal...
June 27, 2023
a fallen block of ice with a carabiner visible below one corner

Woman Crushed While Saving Belayer From Falling Block of Ice

The Utah climbing community at large today mourns a...
April 5, 2023

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