On a trip to Wyoming, a novice learns to climb a frozen waterfall, an activity that takes focus, fearlessness and a good ice ax. The author’s guide, Zach Lentsch, sets a climbing course on a waterfall ...

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 ...

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 ...

The valley is lit with dim winter light. In the distance, faint threads of smoke rise from a village toward the snow-laden clouds. Beyond, there are whitewashed mountain peaks, snow-covered fir trees, ...