DoingStuffOutdoorsTV-01

Welcome to the very first full video edition of Doing Stuff Outdoors. We didn't know what to call it so we picked the incredibly original title of DoingStuffOutdoorsTV. (We had to call it something different from the audio version) This first episode is all about the sport and art of ice climbing. This is where people armed with ice axes and crampons tackle a frozen waterfall for fun. We went to the annual Ice Festival held on an island in the Kennebecasis River near Saint John in New Brunswick. Some of the best ice climbers from the region gather for this event and it attracts many beginners too.

We interviewed three climbers, Joe Kennedy, Denise Hamel and Steve Adamson. Steve is known as the grandfather of climbing in this area with many mountaineering expeditions from all over the world under his belt. They tell us what the experience and adventure of ice climbing is all about and why they do it.

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Gary is out in the Canadian Rockies right now skiing and gathering more video and audio content for DSO. He'll be back in two weeks with another audio edition of Doing Stuff Outdoors.