How to ice climb - video tutorial series by Will Gadd

Snow Climbing
Written By John Godino
 

image: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwl4XAdIKGM

Canadian ice climbing expert Will Gadd and Black Diamond teamed up to make an excellent introductory video series about ice climbing techniques. There are nine videos in the series, most are about 10 minutes long. (Pretty sure these came out just as I write this, late November 2022.)

Topics include:

  • footwork

  • how to swing

  • steep ice technique

  • dry tooling

  • screws

  • clearing bulges

  • V threads

  • pick sharpening

Will radiates his usual positive energy, vast experience, good sense of humor (and humility), and overall stoke. Solid tips from a solid guy, good video production quality, highly recommended!

Search YouTube for “Will Gadd how to ice climb”, or see the whole playlist from this link.

 
John Godino
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