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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. 

Building Community at the Birdsboro Drytool Enclave

Conan Thai shares a short film and some words on the importance of community.

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

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.

Mentally Fit for the Send

Katie McKinstry Stylos on learning to embrace fear and enjoy what comes next. 

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