Ouray’s ice climbing gorge is better known, but it’s plenty cold enough in Jackson Hole to keep ice fresh all winter, so why not have an ice climbing center in town? Now, there is one. The new Teton Ice Park, a 40-foot-high wall at Snow King, the town ski area, was built in part by [ more... ]

Nobody’s ever summited Denali on an entirely self-supported solo effort in winter, and only nine expeditions totaling 16 people have ever reached the summit in winter, with six deaths occurring on those climbs. This isn’t stopping climber Lonnie Dupre, who’s giving it a go in January, the coldest and darkest time of the year. Dupre [ more... ]