Comments on: Ice Climbing http://urbanbreakaway.com/blog/billj/2009/04/ice-climbing/ You Need A Break Away Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:28:14 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ian http://urbanbreakaway.com/blog/billj/2009/04/ice-climbing/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Ian Wed, 13 May 2009 05:05:43 +0000 http://urbanbreakaway.com/?p=387#comment-48 The "crawling back on broken legs" bit is certainly not encouraging me to go try ice climbing tomorrow, but I think I will look into local climbing walls and that film nonetheless! The “crawling back on broken legs” bit is certainly not encouraging me to go try ice climbing tomorrow, but I think I will look into local climbing walls and that film nonetheless!

]]> By: Bill http://urbanbreakaway.com/blog/billj/2009/04/ice-climbing/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Bill Fri, 08 May 2009 05:32:23 +0000 http://urbanbreakaway.com/?p=387#comment-38 Yeah I'm pretty sure I saw part of that ...when he was crawling back on 2 broken legs, after being left for dead. Reality is more incredible than fiction. Yeah I’m pretty sure I saw part of that …when he was crawling back on 2 broken legs, after being left for dead. Reality is more incredible than fiction.

]]> By: Brent http://urbanbreakaway.com/blog/billj/2009/04/ice-climbing/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Brent Tue, 05 May 2009 19:17:00 +0000 http://urbanbreakaway.com/?p=387#comment-31 If you want to see a great Documentary-movie on ice and mountain climbing go and pick up the movie "Touching the Void". Touching the Void is a book/movie by Joe Simpson recounting the true story of Simpson's and Simon Yates' disastrous and near-fatal climb of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. I stumbled across this movie on CBC and PVR'd it. Enjoyed it so much I watched is a 2nd time the next day. If you want to see a great Documentary-movie on ice and mountain climbing go and pick up the movie “Touching the Void”. Touching the Void is a book/movie by Joe Simpson recounting the true story of Simpson’s and Simon Yates’ disastrous and near-fatal climb of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
I stumbled across this movie on CBC and PVR’d it. Enjoyed it so much I watched is a 2nd time the next day.

]]> By: Bill http://urbanbreakaway.com/blog/billj/2009/04/ice-climbing/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Bill Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:02:36 +0000 http://urbanbreakaway.com/?p=387#comment-19 It's no more scary than a climbing wall. You go as high as your muscles can take you, and then tell the belayer that you are ready to come down. Then you just lean back in your harness and he lowers you. The climbing part seemed to be all about technique. Finding good ice to swing your ice axe into, then positioning your feet either side and directly below that to form a stable triangle. Then repeat with your other hand, while swinging higher. You should try it Ian! It’s no more scary than a climbing wall. You go as high as your muscles can take you, and then tell the belayer that you are ready to come down. Then you just lean back in your harness and he lowers you.

The climbing part seemed to be all about technique. Finding good ice to swing your ice axe into, then positioning your feet either side and directly below that to form a stable triangle. Then repeat with your other hand, while swinging higher.

You should try it Ian!

]]> By: Ian http://urbanbreakaway.com/blog/billj/2009/04/ice-climbing/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Ian Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:35:48 +0000 http://urbanbreakaway.com/?p=387#comment-18 Wow... ice climbing is intimidating looking, but that looks like a fantastic experience. It also makes for some wicked photos! Wow… ice climbing is intimidating looking, but that looks like a fantastic experience. It also makes for some wicked photos!

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