This weekend he finally gets to compete in an international event close to home when the Longmont Climbing Collective hosts the first ice climbing World Cup event held in the U.S. since 2019.

What began as a modest gathering of climbers in 1991 has blossomed into one of North America’s largest ice climbing festivals. The multi-day Michigan Ice Fest gave climbers of all skill levels ...

With so many Colorado destinations, Longmont seems like a head-scratcher to host this international event. So for this edition of our Weekly Why column, Boulder Weekly set out to understand why ...

Every January, Ouray hosts the Ouray Ice Festival, a world-renowned event that celebrates all things ice climbing. The festival attracts top climbers from around the globe to compete in thrilling ...

At Wildcat Canyon at Starved Rock State Park, frozen waterfalls are just right — in the right kind of weather — for ice climbing.

On Saturday, Perez got to compete with athletes from around the world in Longmont at the Ice Climbing and Dry Tooling World Cup. Held at Longmont Climbing Collective in east Longmont, the event ...

has also quickly become one of the country’s largest ice climbing festivals with over 1,000 attendees. Ice Fest, once a modest gathering of climbers, has also quickly become one of the country ...