Weekend Whipper: Falling Sharp Things at the 2019 Ice Climbing World Cup Finals
The Rock and Ice team was out in force at the Ice Climbing World Cup finals in Denver last weekend - the first time they've come to the city! It was a great weekend of competition and there were lots of exciting whips to boot - including a couple we caught on camera.
In the first whip, Mira Alhonsuo of Finland takes a back-slapping pendulum into the competition wall.
In the second whip, Cora Lie Jary of France loses purchase on the swinging volumes – and a tool, too. To add insult to injury, the tool ends up clunking him on the head on the way down. We don’t think she was too broken up though: she was competing in the World Cup, after all. Pretty dang impressive!
For the full competition recap go to https://rockandice.com/climbing-news/...
Happy Friday and climb safe this weekend!
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