Ouray, Colorado
Our buddy out here is huge into ice climbing, Senior Mielke. We took a little trip up to Ouray last weekend to see what this crazy sport is all about. Not gonna lie, it ended up being far more extreme than I had ever foreseen. The first image below is of the ice sheet we battled. After repelling down, the only way out is to climb the ice out; it was 135 ft. After some serious cramping in my arms, some gnarly bruises on my knees, and a nice soak in the hotsprings, I'd say it was well worth the madness.
