OUT THERE
Josh Elliott
December 22, 2003
It's no surprise that ice queen Kim Csizmazia (left) lives in Canmore, Alberta, the subzero climbing mecca of the world. There, the two-time winner of the Ouray (Colo.) Ice Festival braves temperatures of -30� and axes her way up the Canadian Rockies' most difficult ice routes. Csizmazia, 36, will compete in the Jan. 17-18 Ouray comps and then prepare for a three-week climbing expedition with top female Alpinist Kitty Calhoun on Alaska's Mount McKinley this spring. Says Csizmazia, "The real adventure is the hard ice in the mountains."
It's no surprise that ice queen Kim Csizmazia (left) lives in Canmore, Alberta, the subzero climbing mecca of the world. There, the two-time winner of the Ouray ( Colo.) Ice Festival braves temperatures of -30� and axes her way up the Canadian Rockies' most difficult ice routes. Csizmazia, 36, will compete in the Jan. 17-18 Ouray comps and then prepare for a three-week climbing expedition with top female Alpinist Kitty Calhoun on Alaska's Mount McKinley this spring. Says Csizmazia, "The real adventure is the hard ice in the mountains."