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7 Things to be Afraid of While Ice Climbing….
7 things to be afraid of while ice climbing and how to deal with them; Lessons learned from the first ascent of Milagro de Plata (WI6, 300M), a big ice climb in the wilds of Alaska.
Zero to Hero
Zero to Hero -a new mixed climb- came together in a series of pieces. The first began about three years ago… Living in Ouray, with a population of 900, meant that climbing partners could be limited at times. I often filled that gap by establishing new routes. Bolting is something like climbing, but dirtier and [...]
Ouray Ice Festival 2011
[ January 6, 2011; January 7, 2011; January 8, 2011; January 9, 2011; ] The 2011 Ouray Ice Festival is being held Thursday January 6th through Sunday January 9th. Come join Outdoor Research Climbing Ambassador Jason Nelson and other OR athletes for clinics, comps, slide shows, awesome gear demos and much, much more!
This year’s Festival will be highlighted by presentations by Jason Nelson and Chad Peele, Conrad Anker [...]
Mendenhall Towers Expedition, Juneau, AK
Southeast Alaska is notorious for bad weather. Rumor has it, the sun only shined 7 days last summer … Jason Nelson and Blake Herrington traveled to this cloudy land with the hopes of climbing a new route. Or three…

