Ep. 42 - The Power of Long-Term Projects
Phil Wortmann doesn’t look at outrageous projects like most people. Rather, it’s a puzzle to be solved and the pieces might just require a whole new set of skills and close to a decade to put it all together.
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Winter Camping and Climbing in Cody
The ice climbing in the South Fork of the Shoshone outside Cody, WY, is an immense and rugged playground for intrepid ice climbers with a sense of adventure and who don’t mind a bit of suffering.
Ep. 41 - Respecting Your Limits with JC Dubeau
If JC Dubeau is known it’s somewhat as a dark horse. Seriously, who is this guy?
Ep. 40 - The Many Stages of a Climbing Career With Enni Bertling
Enni Bertling has seen it all when it comes to climbing in Finland.
Building Community at the Birdsboro Drytool Enclave
Conan Thai shares a short film and some words on the importance of community.
One more week to enter: 🐉 Hydras giveaway
Issue #21
Ep. 39 - You Are Already Winning With Pedro Guerra-Zúñiga
Pedro Guerra-Zúñiga has a fighting spirit — a spirit that especially likes to laugh. After being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Pedro decided he would respond on his terms: with humor and a goal of making Team Canada.
Hydras Giveaway / Roger Strong / Joe Kalis
Issue #21
Ep. 38 - A Life of Stoke and Steel with Roger Strong
Roger Strong made his catch king crab fishing so he could ski and climb the rest of the year — it was a path forged by sea and steel and off-season adventure. But the metallurgy of life also requires tempering, annealing, and healing too.
Ep. 37 - Quietly Crushing and Humbly Questioning with Katie McKinstry Stylos
Does drytooling have a grading problem? Katie McKinstry Stylos is one of top drytoolers in the world, specializing in big roofs. After her recent trip to project Parallel World (D15+/D16?) she has some questions.
Shared Psyche: My Kid Tries Ice Climbing
Part of the human condition is wanting to share the things we love; the things we find meaning in. So in February 2024, when my 8-year old son asked if he could “try ice climbing,” my stoke level was off the charts.
2024 in the Rearview: Looking Back on a Year-Plus of Ice Ice Beta
Issue #20
2024 in the Rearview: Looking Back on a Year-Plus of Ice Ice Beta
We’ve done some things.
You Shouldn’t Be Falling on Your Tethers (Or Should You?)
Although it’s a leashless world, ice tool tethers still have a place. Learn how some of the best are adapting these basic tools to some off-label uses.
Ep. 36 - Ice Climbing in Norway with Matthias Scherer
In Matthias Scherer’s words, Norway provides the true character of ice climbing. That is to say, you can always find adventure, from single pitch up to vertical kilometer ice flows.
Ep. 35 - On Creating Space with Jordan Revis
Jordan Revis started ice climbing 4 years ago. In that time, he’s helped to cultivate spaces to support more diversity in the Northeast.
Newsletter
Team USA? / A 1st for World Youth Championships / Drytooling Series / Rab Giveaway
Issue #19
Newsletter
Who are we? / Rab Giveaway / Marcus Garcia / Katie McKinstry Stylos / New Drytooing Gloves
Issue #18
Podcast
Ep. 34 - Who Do You Want to Be? with Marcus Garcia
Who do you want to be? Marcus Garcia is turning 50 this year and he’s lived a lot of lives in that time. That question has been buzzing.
Mentally Fit for the Send
Katie McKinstry Stylos on learning to embrace fear and enjoy what comes next.
Newsletter
Firsts / The Process / Drytooling Photo Essay / UIAA Continental Cups / Jirishanca / Events
Issue #17
Blog
Drytooling Tools by Chechu Arribas
Photos by Chechu Arribas. Words by Ice Ice Beta.
Meet the Maker: Kyle Willis of High Mountain Gear
Kyle Willis of High Mountain Gear, who creates specialized equipment for alpinists, guides, and climbers.
Meet the Maker: Ben Carlson and Nick Hernandez of Furnace Industries
Ben Carlson and Nick Hernandez are Co-Owners of Furnace Industries, which make gym-safe training equipment for ice climbing and dry-tooling.