Entries filed under 'ice'

Frosty Thoughts for Frigid Times: Frostbite, Ice Climbing on Frozen Silos, Ice Fall in Yosemite

It's seriously cold in the northern half of the U.S. A high Monday of -2°F in Minneapolis marked the first time in 4 years the city had a daily high in negative territory. Near Duluth, Minn., a community named (no fooling) Embarrass hit -36°F. Such news triggered a few thoughts on icy times: ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on January 23, 2013 9:15 AM & Tagged Ice Climbing, Yosemite falls, frostbite and ice | permalink | Comments



Winter Wonders: Ice and Snow as Art Forms

Turn artists loose in the cold and you can get amazing results. Examples: the annual St. Paul (Minn.) Winter Carnival, slated to for Jan. 24-Feb. 3 in 2013, and the 29th annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival which opened Jan. 5 in China. It runs through Feb. 25. We provide links to some dazzling photo galleries. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on January 9, 2013 9:00 AM & Tagged Snow, Winter, art and ice | permalink | Comments



1-10-1: Three Numbers That Could Save Your Life

Jenna and Jenessa, ages 6 and 7, were recently enjoying a sunny, cold Christmas Day in Hutchinson, Kansas, by playing outside. Not far away was a pond, frozen over for the winter. They walked out onto the ice to slide and skate around, as little children often do, until about 20 feet from shore the ice ruptured beneath them. Both girls plunged into the frigid waters. What would you do? How would you help them? If you fell into a frozen lake, how would you survive? Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht, a ...

Posted by Hovey WMI on January 11, 2012 2:13 PM & Tagged NOLS, WMI, Wilderness Medicine Institute, ice and rescue | permalink | Comments