BeWild Speaker Series: Mastering Ice & Mixed Climbing with Will Gadd
Contacts
- Mon, Feb 9, 2026 from 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM
- Advisory Council
- The Mountaineers
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Join us for a captivating evening with athlete, climber, adventurer, and Mountaineers Books author Will Gadd!
In celebration of his new book Ice & Mixed Climbing, 2nd Edition, Gadd will share stories from his life as one of the top ice and sport climbers in the world. His new edition of Ice & Mixed Climbing is the ultimate, comprehensive instruction guide to techniques, tools, and training for all levels of ice and mixed climbers, allowing readers to learn from the very best. On February 9, Gadd will regale us with his top tips, lessons learned, and expert guidance, as well as share strategies for managing risk in the mountains, business, and life. His presentation will be followed by time for audience Q&A and a book signing.
Doors Open at 6:30PM
Program Starts at 7:00PM
The Bookstore will be open before and after
Get your tickets now! Pre-event ticket sales will close at 12:00pm on February 9. Tickets can be purchased at the event for $20.
WILL GADD is an elite athlete in sport climbing, ice climbing, and paragliding. Over the past three decades, he has established climbing routes and set world records. Gadd regularly teaches, guides, writes, and produces videos on mountain sports. He lives in Canmore, Alberta. Gadd started climbing, skiing, and exploring the Canadian Rockies more than forty years ago with his parents, and he hasn’t stopped learning about the mountains since. In addition to his award-winning writing on mountain sports, he has also won the Ice Climbing World Cup, the US and Canadian Paragliding Nationals, and the X Games; climbed a frozen Niagara Falls; flown over the Grand Canyon on a paraglider; done hard first ascents on alpine faces, rock, ice and sport climbs globally; and also done first descents of multiple rivers. He also speaks frequently on the value of risk taking, and risk management tactics for business and outdoor people. At 57, Gadd won the Festiglace climbing competition after teaching clinics to ice climbing novices. Even after all the wins and thousands of days teaching mountain sports, it is this mixture of high personal performance and sharing the stoke and effective techniques that Gadd lives for.
For more information about the full 2026 BeWild line up please see our website.