Ice Climbing Movement and Technique for Pillars

AMGA guide Lindsay Fixmer climbs an ice pillar while AMGA guides Patrick Ormond and Dale Remsberg commentate on her technique.

[@vincentwang3207]

She climbed with such grace and beauty. So beautiful to watch.

[@misterlarryb]

Great comments and movement analysis! Thanks! I'm still a novice practicing the feet level, triangle in balance under the tool form. Watching Lindsay stagger and flag her feet is amazing! Seems like she puts most of her weight directly on the lower foot, leg straight, in balance and directly under her weighted stick. That keeps her from burning out her arm even if it's not fully extended or fully locked. Going to watch this many times, and then try out some staggered stances. Looking forward to your other ice climbing movement analysis videos. Thanks again!

[@bestbuilder1st]

Excellent video and instruction. Very helpful to see and hear while learning

[@mikeshumanpoweredadventures]

Just climbed my first pillar today! Thanks for the awesome work as always!

[@dereksmalls7808]

Brilliant video concept!! Much appreciated.

[@curlrain]

That was so beatiful to watch with a lot of useful tips.

[@djsdownhill2010]

Solid send! I climbed my first pillars the other day and it’s definitely a challenge! ♥️thanks for the info!

[@charliewoodsman]

Beautiful movement and helpful commentary!

[@devinciification]

You guys make the best ice climbing how to videos. By far.

[@BrettGilmour]

Let's see more of this type of video analysis. Excellent tool for educating visual learners.

[@FlatOutFE]

Good stuff, Gents.

[@akaTheDevil]

What crampons is she using??

[@curvenut]

How confident a climber can lead if he climb the way she climb , very delicate ??? I mean, I wont be able, her crampons doesnt see to be stable enough to screw a protection

[@profd65]

Learn English and then make a comment.

[@curvenut]

@@profd65 english is my 5th language. How many languages do you speak ? 1 only ? So STFU ! 😉

[@rudimatt3432]

Ya correct, she’s a bloody toproper from flat boring Minnesota. I swear to god all mighty the American mountains are a joke, thanks to IAMGAY. Ugh.

[@fab1000]

Seems pretty weird that the guide is climbing top rope TBH

[@profd65]

You need to go to the comment section to find the super experts.

[@fab1000]

@@profd65 really, that's your take on my remark? if you don't get it then indeed I m much more of an expert than you (which I m not, an expert, I can assure you of that...) But yeah, ice climbing is about leading, so a "demonstration" top roping doesn't carry much weight imho

[@JohnnyIDive37]

@@fab1000 for sure

[@rudimatt3432]

@@fab1000 true! Once again the general public is being led by the mediocrity that is the amga, they are suck for the most part.