What goes into projecting first free ascent winter lines in New Hampshire? That’s the subject of today’s chat with Jon Nicolodi.

Climate change is leading to fewer days below 0°C which means fewer climbable days of ice. What's an ice climber to do in light of this? We chat with Taylor Luneau, the former Policy Director of the AAC, about how climbers can get involved in responding to climate change.

Kendra Stritch made history by becoming the first American to win a UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup Medal. Since, she’s helped develop dry-tooling and competitive ice climbing in the U.S.

Shane Farver is an adaptive climber, writer and former journalism instructor based in Utah. After a climbing gym accident in 2018, Shane found the story he was telling himself — and others — needed a revision.

In today’s episode with Tom Beirne, we talk about the psychology of performance and the ethics of developing a new dry-tooling crag. Just don't call him "the dry-tooling guy".

It takes a village to raise an ice festival, and for Liz Sahagún and her co-organizers, it’s all hands on deck for the All In Ice Fest. Entering their third year, the mission of the fest is to create a space where folks from historically marginalized communities can simply have fun ice climbing without having to feel like they’re checking a box that defines their identity.

What goes into making an ice axe? Of course there is technical know-how, design, and testing, but for Marty Theriault, it was more like an act of therapy. And a way to connect with friends.

Looking for the perfect backcountry skiing pack (and a very good ice cragging or multi-pitch option too)? Kyle Siegel, the Founder of Raide, combined his experience from places like SpaceX and The North Face along with 10 years of backcountry skiing to create a better backpack.

You’ve probably seen Ben’s ice screw wrap at an ice festival, they are the brightly colored roll-ups made of repurposed billboard vinyl. And they are bomber – which is on purpose. Benjamin Leibham, the Founder of Alto Gear, is on a mission to make ice climbing gear more sustainable.

Ben Carlson and Nick Hernandez are Co-Owners of Furnace Industries, which make gym-safe training equipment for ice climbing and dry-tooling. Quite simply, you’d be hard-pressed to find another company that has done more to promote dry-tooling in the U.S. Core to it all, it’s because they care.

Deed Ziegler is the Founder of RecPak, which make 700 calorie, ultralight and ultra-packable meal replacement drinks that I think are perfect for sipping at the belay.

Doug Heinrich is a longtime Salt Lake City climber and the Founder of Aniiu, which make technical ice climbing gloves.

Sometimes opportunities arise which push you outside your comfort zone. For Kelsey Rex, an out of the blue invitation turned a next year trip to Alaska into "we're leaving in two months".

Cogne is known as one of the ice epicenters in Europe with over 400 ice climbs and many more mixed and dry-tooling lines. Hear from Matthias Scherer, a sponsored athlete who has been lucky to have called the area home for the past 20 years, as he talks all things ice climbing.

Stas Beskin is known for soloing big bold climbs and see-through pillars. Core to it all is his conception of displacing as little ice as possible. It's an adaptive strategy that is about being attuned to the environment and trying to fit it, not the other way around.

Ryan McCauley is a member of the USA Ice Climbing Team, specializing in speed. She went from rec team to World Cup team in a year... how? It started with a mindset shift.

If you're looking for an adventure, it's easy to find one in the Beartooth Mountains of Montana. What's not easy to find, though, is info. So, that's what we talk with Akio Joy and Anju Samuelson, Co-Owners of Beartooth Mountain Guides, about: beta for ice climbing in the Beartooths.

Eli Ellis is a pro slackliner, climbing coach, and dry-tooler. He got into dry-tooling to go higher in highlinemo (what's that you ask? Listen to the episode to find out) and within two years, Eli sent M10. Hear how Eli broke down the climb and tailored his training for the project, and how he coaches up others in the sport of dry-tooling.

Marianne van der Steen is one of the top female ice and mixed climbers, and competition dry-toolers in the world today. She’s climbed WI7, M10 trad, and recently joined the D15 club. While she’s won many European Cups in ice climbing and reached the World Cup finals a number of times, she hasn’t yet been able to break through to the podium. Will that change this season? In this episode, we talk with Marianne about what it looks like to go all in for your goal, what ”Der Weg ist das Ziel”...

In this episode with Patrick Cooke, we talk about progressing in ice climbing with longevity in mind, mental tricks and training, and balancing mentorship with figuring things out for yourself.