Ice Climbing and Mountaineering

Accident ReportAs I came to I was vaguely aware that I was strapped to a gurney in the back of an ambulance, the glare of the cabin lights making me squint and want to return to the dark place I’d just visited. . The residue of chaos was scattered around me—pieces of torn up bandage packaging, medic supplies strewn around, and strips of tape, ready to apply, still hanging free ... Read More »

Trip ReportEvery pitch, which ‘should’ have been moderate free or aid climbing, became a battle with ice choked cracks and verglass encrusted dihedrals. We had left Rio Blanco base camp at 1 in the morning, and by 6pm we were 8,000 vertical feet higher and staring wide-eyed at the blown ice feathers encasing the summit gendarmes. Read More »