Ice climbing

Ice climbing is a type of mountaineering activity where people climb on ice formations. They might climb on frozen waterfalls or large rocks covered with ice.

Ice climbers use special equipment like ice axes, ropes and crampons to climb ice and glaciers. At high elevations, ice climbers also might require supplemental oxygen.

Dangers to climbers include:

• rocks falling from the mountain
• extreme cold which can cause frostbite
• falls which can break climbers' legs and arms or even cause death

Ice climbing competitions also exist, and have been held annually since 1970.

References

• International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
• The Beginner’s Guide to Ice Climbing Archived 2012-10-30 at the Wayback Machine.

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