In his latest video blog, Norwegian professional climber Magnus Midtbo visits the Ice Climbing World Cup in Saas Fee. There he was introduced to the art of ice climbing by none other than the reigning ice climbing world champion Petra Klingler.
Anyone who has already watched his videos knows that when Magnus Midtbo put something in his head, then he'll see it through. And most of the time he makes a pretty good trap at it. This is also the case with his most recent visit Ice Climbing World Cup no different in Saas Fee. After being shown the basics of ice climbing in a quick session, it's safe to go Petra Klingler straight into the men's qualifying route.
This is how Magnus Midtbo is doing on the ice thanks to Petra Klingler's tips
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Credit Cover Photo: Magnus Midtbo