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Ice Climbing - Movies, Music, Fashion, Sports - Posted: 3rd May, 2007 - 1:59pm
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Ice Climbing
This seems to be a very difficult sport and quite dangerous if you ask me. Have you ever tried it?
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| Ice Climbing, as the term indicates, is the activity of ascending inclined ice formations. Usually, though, ice climbing refers to roped and protected climbing of features such as icefalls, frozen waterfalls, and cliffs and rock slabs covered with ice refrozen from flows of water. Ice climbing is broadly divided into two spheres, alpine ice and water ice. Alpine ice is found in a mountain environment, usually requires an approach to reach, and is often climbed in an attempt to summit a mountain. Water ice usually found in cliff or other outcroppings beneath water flows. Alpine ice is frozen precipitation whereas water ice is a frozen liquid flow of water. Both types of Ice are incredibly variable under different conditions. Ice can be soft, hard, brittle or tough. |
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