Picture yourself picking your way up a frozen waterfall as the spikes of your crampons and the points of your axes dig into the ice.
Mammoth Lakes is close to two notable ice climbing areas, one in June Lake and one in Lee Vining, the latter of which was featured on ABC as a world-class ice climbing destination.
If this sounds like an adventure you want to have, try a lesson with the Sierra Mountain Center or International Alpine Guides, and learn the basics of equipment selection, axe and crampon usage, front pointing skills and moving on ice.
