Ice Ice Beta Aaron Gerry

Pavel Dobrinskiy is a leading figure within the drytooling community in Moscow and is one of the most prolific route setters on the Ice Climbing World Cup circuit.

Do you know about the Modern M-Revolution — a period when grades advanced rapidly, from about M8 to M13 — and lasted roughly from the mid-90s to the early 2010s? This week, we chat with Raphael Slawinski, one of the leading Canadian mixed climbers during this time.

During Angelika’s 20-year career, she helped set new world standards, becoming the first woman to send D15 ✅ and routinely finishing first or second on the Ice Climbing World Cup circuit 🥇. That’s a far cry from the kid whose favorite catchphrase was “I can’t do it”. What changed?

If you've ever had questions about Ice Climbing World Cups, this is your episode of Ice Ice Beta, because today we chat with, Rob Adie, the man responsible for organizing the UIAA World Cup Tour.

Kevin Lindlau is one of rare birds in drytooling who excels at both comp *and* outdoor climbing, becoming only the second person in the world to send D16 and regularly reaching lead finals in Ice Climbing World Cups.

Christian Beckwith has spent more than thirty years immersed in the world of alpinism, and in that time he edited The American Alpine Journal, co-founded Alpinist Magazine, and recently started a “hardcore history” book and podcast project about the 10th Mountain Division.