Vintage Ice – Climbing Montmorency Falls in the 1970s
Watching these guys climb vertical ice in the 1970s with that vintage gear is radical!
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In this awesome 1978 ice climbing video, Claude Bérubé and Monique Saint-Martin climbers tackle the Pilier de Cristal on Montmorency Falls, Quebec, Canada. The climbs at Montmorency are still solid leads today; watching these guys climb it in the 1970s with that vintage gear is radical!
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