Ice Climbing Articles & Videos

• The History of Crampons

  Crampons are devices that attach to the bottom of a shoe to gain more traction in snow and icy conditions. Crampons are used in a variety of sports such as ice climbing, winter hiking and mountaineering. read more

• Rock and Ice Climbing Schools for Women

  Sometimes women want to be around other women when enjoying the great outdoors. There are many training programs available to women wanting to learn both rock and ice climbing. No matter what coast you reside on, you can reach one of these… read more

• Steel vs. Aluminum Crampons

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• How to Use Crampons

  Crampons are essentially metal spikes on a frame that may be completely rigid or semi-flexible. The most common crampon configuration has 12 spikes or points, 10 of them facing down, spaced around the foot, and two pointed forward. You eith… read more

• Ice and Alpine Climbing Grades

  There are four alpine and four ice climbing rating systems used internationally. As always, climbing ratings are subjective systems of classifying a climb's difficulty and are rated assuming a climber has the proper equipment and that the w… read more

• How to Choose Crampons

  Crampons are an amazing technology that enables mountaineers and ice climbers to reach remote peaks and scale vertical ice pitches. The design of crampons has improved over the decades, from a simple four point design to today's standard 12… read more

• Types of Crampons

  Crampons are ancient tools that were originally worn by early inhabitants of the Caucasus more than 2,000 years ago. Over the years, crampon design has gone from simple iron spiked plates to a four-point crampon in the 19th century to 10-po… read more

• Ice Climbing Safety

  Developing safe ice climbing skills can help you to reach the summits of alpine peaks that would otherwise be untouchable. Learning proper ice climbing skills can also take you to the realm of waterfall and mixed climbing. No matter what ki… read more