This event in Wyoming is not your average everyday festival. This is a very unique festival where the highlight is “ice.” Whether you enjoy the adrenaline rush of climbing, learning to climb or just standing back and watching, The Cody Ice Climbing Festival has something to offer everyone. Trust me, being a spectator is just as thrilling as the climb itself…well, almost.
Facebook/Cody Ice Climbing Festival The Cody Ice Festival is an annual event that was established in 1998. It is currently under new management and leadership.
Facebook/Cody Ice Climbing Festival The goal of the ice festival is “to teach and inspire climbers of all abilities to achieve great new heights.” Again, I can’t stress enough how thrilling it is to observe if you are not a climber.
Facebook/Cody Ice Climbing Festival In 2017, the festival will be held February 10th through the 12th and takes place at 1240 Beck Avenue in Cody.
Facebook/Cody Ice Climbing Festival There’s a rock climbing wall for those who want to put their skills to the test off the ice. This is hard enough as it is. Can you imagine adding the element of ice to it?
Facebook/Cody Ice Climbing Festival The festival offers other walls with fewer footholds and a smoother surface where you can train and practice the necessary techniques as well.
Facebook/Cody Ice Climbing Festival Some of the techniques you can practice are where to place the screws, how to read the ice or surface and climbing with and without tools or crampons. Tool and foot placement are key elements when it comes to technique.
Cody Ice Festival The festival also offers on-ice clinics by professionals from all over the world. These clinics are offered Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Facebook/Cody Ice Climbing Festival Some of their clinics include Beginner Ice Climbing, Advanced Ice Climbing, Women’s Only Ice Clinics and Camp Light & Fast Alpinism 2-Day Clinic.
Facebook/Cody Ice Climbing Festival The festival also includes demo gear, evening shows and presentations. There are ice climbing gear raffles every night, too.
Facebook/Cody Ice Climbing Festival Or, if you just want to keep your feet on the ground, you can enjoy bottomless beer with just a pint size purchase.
Cody Ice Festival What better place to observe, train and practice then in one of the most exciting ice climbing venues in the world.
For other winter festivals in the state, check out 5 Winter Festivals In Wyoming That Are Simply Unforgettable.
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The Cody Ice Festival is an annual event that was established in 1998. It is currently under new management and leadership.
The goal of the ice festival is “to teach and inspire climbers of all abilities to achieve great new heights.” Again, I can’t stress enough how thrilling it is to observe if you are not a climber.
In 2017, the festival will be held February 10th through the 12th and takes place at 1240 Beck Avenue in Cody.
There’s a rock climbing wall for those who want to put their skills to the test off the ice. This is hard enough as it is. Can you imagine adding the element of ice to it?
The festival offers other walls with fewer footholds and a smoother surface where you can train and practice the necessary techniques as well.
Some of the techniques you can practice are where to place the screws, how to read the ice or surface and climbing with and without tools or crampons. Tool and foot placement are key elements when it comes to technique.
Cody Ice Festival
The festival also offers on-ice clinics by professionals from all over the world. These clinics are offered Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Some of their clinics include Beginner Ice Climbing, Advanced Ice Climbing, Women’s Only Ice Clinics and Camp Light & Fast Alpinism 2-Day Clinic.
The festival also includes demo gear, evening shows and presentations. There are ice climbing gear raffles every night, too.
Or, if you just want to keep your feet on the ground, you can enjoy bottomless beer with just a pint size purchase.
What better place to observe, train and practice then in one of the most exciting ice climbing venues in the world.
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