Ice Climbing

ICE CLIMBING is the sport of climbing frozen WATERFALLS using specialized tools, including ice axes, crampons and ice screws. It has evolved dramatically since the mid-1960s due to advances in equipment design and climbers' technical ability, among them the Terrodactyl ice hammer, a downward-angled ice pick, and rigid crampons, which enable climbers to ascend steeper ice. While much climbing activity centred initially on the Alberta side of the ROCKY MTS, in BC the sport began in FIELD. The...

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