Even though the sport climbers and boulderers don't like it, sometimes getting to the crag requires a bit of hiking.

Aside from the ice climbers, mountaineers, and Charles Albert, every climber needs a pair of reliable climbing shoes.

Instead, we’re looking for “shoes that are able to firmly stay on their feet, especially children that are going to school, going on the playgrounds, climbing,” says Parthasarathy.

This weekend he finally gets to compete in an international event close to home when the Longmont Climbing Collective hosts the first ice climbing World Cup event held in the U.S. since 2019.