The Ouray Ice Park, on the southern edge of this historic mining town, is taking to heart its motto, “Get Your Axe in Gear,” with a plan to build an addition to the park that will give competitors a ...
The ice axes make a satisfying “thwack” every time a bundled-up climber, one tool in each hand, swings them into the frozen wall. Shattered bits fly off as the line of climbers inches up frozen drips, ...
Boulder climbing champion Ryan Vachon, winner of the Elite Mixed Climbing Competition at the 2016 Ouray Ice Festival, didn’t see it coming. “It was one of these — there was a pause in the universe. I ...