For more than 40 years, Alaskans have been gathering in the tiny coastal town of Valdez to celebrate the art of climbing ice Corey Buhay Alaska’s hardiest residents have gathered around the frozen ...

Noah Rousseau of Appleton finds purchase with an ice ax while learning to ice climb with Equinox Guiding Service in Camden Hills State Park in December 2018. Credit: Aislinn Sarnacki / BDN Credit: ...

Once upon a time, ice climbing was less of a weekend hobby and more of a general necessity for people living in frozen, icy climes. If you lived in the Alps or the Himalayas before tunnels were ...