Ice Climbing Adventures

Dynamic scenes of climbers scaling icy walls and glaciers. Images evoke adventure, thrill, and extreme sports in a cold, rugged environment.

A male ice clmber tackles some steep ice in Johnstone Canyon, Banff National Park, AB

Low angle view of a hiker climbing an ice covered cliff

A male ice clmber tackles some steep ice in Johnstone Canyon, Banff National Park, AB

Caucasian man climbing ice wall

A male ice clmber tackles some steep ice in Johnstone Canyon, Banff National Park, AB

Mountaineer climbing in crevasse, Glacier Grossvendediger, Tyrol, Austria

Renown ice climber tackles an ice candle in Triglav National Park, Slovenia's only national park in the Alps; Slovenia

Photograph of adventurous woman rappelling into moulin on Coleman Glacier on Mount Baker, Washington State, USA

Ice climbing, Abisko National Park, Sweden.

Europe, France, French Alps, Haute Savoie, Chamonix, Aiguille du Midi, climber abseiling

Man ice climbing in Box Canyon, Ouray, Colorado

woman climbing out of glacier cave / Sólheimajökull glacier in Iceland

Ice climber ascending frozen waterfall, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Scotland, Anoach Mor, Man ice climbing in winter

Ken Pease ice climbing in Grafton Notch State Park, Maine

A photographer photographs an ice climber in Calif.

Ice Climbing on the frozen Montmorency Falls in Quebec,Canada

Nepal, Solo Khumbu, Everest, Mountaineers climbing on icefall

A pair of rock climbers ascend Surf's Up, a route on Snowpatch Spire in the Bugaboos, British Columbia

Two professional snowboarders and skiers explore and ski a crevasse / ice cave high up on the Pitztal glacier, Pitztal, Tyrol, Austria

ice climber in cliff face

A man mixed ice climbing a route called King Cobra, rated M10 in the Vail Ampitheater, Vail, Colorado.

Vintage Photograph. Ice climber challenges a frozen waterfall with determination and skill.

Mountaineer climbing in crevasse, Glacier Grossvendediger, Tyrol, Austria

Climber on the Columbia Icefield (325 sq. km), Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Woman climber abseiling Island Peak's headwall

Mountaineer climbing mountain

Ice climber ascending a frozen ice tower in Kitzbühel, Tyrolean Alps

Male ice climber using ice picks to climb frozen waterfall on Turnagain Arm Chugach Mtns SC Alaska

Ice climber on a steep ice fall; vertical frame; west Alps, Italy, Europe.

A strong female climber ice climbs Moonlight WI4, Even Thomas Creek, Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada

Copyright James Kay. Ice climber climbing an ice block on the Tasman Glacier in Mt. Cook National Park in New Zealand. We have extensive files of skiing, mountaineering and trekking on the South Island of New Zealand.

A young man skis the Glacier du Mont Durand while touring the classic Haute Route in Switzerland.

A young man skis the Stockji Glacier below the Matterhorn on the final day of the Haute Route ski traverse in Switzerland.

Female climber with crampons on a rope in lower Khumbu Icefall, Base Camp, 5300m, Mount Everest, Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

A man climbs a route called Responsible Family Man, a frozen vertical waterfall in Montana's Hyalite Canyon rated at WI 5.

A professional mountaineer in a helmet and ski mask on insurance makes a nick-hole in the glacier against the backdrop of the Caucasian snow-capped mountains

Man Ice Climbing, Ouray, Colorado.

Skier probing edge of a dangerous crevasse on the upper Triumvirate Glacier, Tordrillo Mountains, Winter in Southcentral Alaska

An ice climber moving up on WD40 WI 4, Evan Thomas Creek, Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada

Female climber in the storm during an extreme winter climb. West italian Alps, Europe.

A climber navigating through the Khumbu Ice Fall.

Low angle view of an ice climber making his way up Professor Falls WI 4, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Two professional snowboarders and skiers explore and ski a crevasse / ice cave high up on the Pitztal glacier, Pitztal, Tyrol, Austria

A man lead climbing up a frozen waterfall in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. (MR)

A photographer photographs an ice climber in Calif.

Person Ice Climbing In Ceresole Reale Ice Park In Piedmont, Italy

Climber abseiling back down using a double rope during an extreme winter climbing. Dolomiti (East Alps), Trentino, Italy, Europe.

Male rock climber climbing ice mountain

A man climbing over ice, Sand in Taufers, South Tyrol, Italy

Mountaineering sport. Low angle view of man climbing glacier

A young man skiing offpiste next to a big crevasse in Courmayeur, Valle d'Aosta, Italy.

Europe, France, French Alps, Haute Savoie, Chamonix, ice climbing at Mer de Glace , MR,

An alpinist climbs a snow "mushroom", crowning the summit of Cerro Torre's west ridge, during the first ever successful traverse of all four summits of the Torre Group, in Argentin

A young man mix climbing at Haffner Creek, Kootenay National Park, BC

A young man mix climbing at Haffner Creek, Kootenay National Park, BC

Man ice climbing on Cathedral Ledge in North Conway, New Hampshire

UK, Scotland, Ben Nevis, mountaineers at Number Two Gully

White Mountain National Forest

USA, Colorado, Uncompahgre National Forest. Climber ascends icy cliff face.

Woman does push up with ice spikes to drink glacial water on hike

Mountaineer climbing down Piz Palue mountain, glacial landscape, canton of Graubuenden, Grisons, Switzerland, Europe

Ice Climbing @ Mendenhall Glacier Southeast Alaska Summer Scenic

Skiers ascending snowy gully while backcountry skiing

North America, USA, Colorado, Ouray, Ice climbing (MR)

Jumping the Steep Cliff

Crossing crevasse when climbing Huayna Potosi, Cordillera Real, Bolivia, South America

High altitude tour, ski tourers abseil down a cliff, Stubai, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Mountain guide candidate training ice axe and rope skills on a glacier in the North Caucasus

An ice climber working his way up Wicked Wanda WI 4, Ghost River, Foothills, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada

Preparation of a mountain guide on ice axes and riding skills on a glacier in the North Caucasus. Hands up in victory

Ice Climbing on farm silos in Iowa

A downhill skier makes turns on powder snow near Kirkwood, California

Vintage Photograph. Ice climbing adventure: two climbers tackle a challenging frozen ascent.

Man ice climbing on Cathedral Ledge in North Conway, New Hampshire

Ski with woman standing on Sassolungo Di Cibiana mountain in Dolomites at Veneto,Italy

Low angle view of a hiker climbing an ice covered cliff

New Zealand, South Island, Arthurs Pass National Park. Victoria Bishop ice climbing on Marmaduke Dixon Glacier. (MR)

Young man ice_climbing in Banff National Park near Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Ice climber climbing snow to get to rock wall

Man climbing ice pillar next to falling water drips, Ouray, Colorado.

Mixed boulder climbing

Man skiing technical ice gully surrounded by rock walls

A man rappelling after free soloing the, Fang & Fist WI5, Ghost River Valley, Alberta, Canada

Man ice climbing

Mountaineering sport. Low angle view of man climbing glacier

Caucasian man climbing ice wall

New Zealand, South Island, Arthurs Pass National Park. Linsey Ward belaying on White Glacier. (MR)

Distant view of backcountry skier above rocky outcrop

Man ice climbing on Cathedral Ledge in North Conway, New Hampshire

Asia, Nepal, Himalayas, Sagarmatha National Park, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, the Khumbu icefall on Mt Everest, climbers crossing ladders over a crevasse

Male Ice climbing guide leading an ice climb in New Hampshire

A climber on Mount Everest crossing a crevasse on a ladder in the Khumbu icefall in Nepal.

A male ice climber on Dream On WI 4, Red Deer River, AB

A woman investigates the snowpack in the backcountry.

A man climbs the steep granite pillar named Agujas Maxima, Chilean Andes Mountains.

Young adult man ice climbing, Colorado, USA

Ice climbing on Huntington's Ravine on Mt. Washington in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Young man ice_climbing in Banff National Park near Banff, Alberta, Canada.

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