The X-Light takes the same quality forged components and profiled geometries as the X-Dream and X-All Mountain tools, but simplifies the shaft to make it the most suitable axe for low-angle terrain ...

Multipurpose ice axe for mountaineering up couloirs, classic slopes on north faces and ridges with mixed climbing. With the ability to add the BUMPER support to the pick, enables it to be used in ...

Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Rob Johnson explains the essentials of choosing and using your first ice axe and crampons for winter mountaineering. Ever year as winter rolls around, you ...

Some of the world's best ice climbers are coming to Edmonton next month. A towering ice wall has been set up in the city's ...

The Piolets d’Or, known as the ‘Golden Ice Axe’, represents mountaineering’s highest honor. Founded in 1992, The Piolets d’Or are annual mountaineering and alpine climbing awards ...

ice axes, crampons, harnesses and ropes. Mountain climbing takes place in mountainous areas and requires the skills of walking, scrambling, rock and ice climbing. Mountaineering can also be called ...

He is ice climbing in Australia ... But to summit peaks in Nepal requires experience with ice axes, crampons, snowshoes and mountaineering survival skills. John was surprised to find beginner ...

Ice axes and crampons can damage the ... Tom Carrick, access and conservation officer from the British Mountaineering Council, said: "Winter ice climbing is safest and most enjoyable when the ...

A video shows a man slamming an ice axe into a frozen ... Mr Kowshik - along with mountain guides Tsewang Namgyal and Rigzin Tsewang - has also organised ice climbing festivals in the Siachen ...