Steve Giddings makes his way up a frozen waterfall at the Ouray Ice Festival in Ouray, Colorado. Ice climbers require ice axes, crampons, rope and harness as well as a great deal of balance and focus. The Ouray Ice Festival is located in the Uncompahgre Gorge and is held once a year during Martin Luther King weekend.

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