28-03-2025
Explore Oregon Podcast: Salem ice climber ascends frozen waterfalls, glaciers
In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness interviews Salem ice climber Forrest "Frosty" Gill about the fun and challenge of ascending frozen waterfalls and ice flows across Oregon and the West.
Gill talks about the equipment and technique used for ice climbing, the beautiful places it can take you and his journey in learning the sport through the Salem-based Chemeketans outdoors club and climb school.
In February, Gill climbed frozen Paulina Creek Falls in Central Oregon but has also climbed in Alaska, Montana and Colorado.
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Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 18 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast. He can be reached at zurness@ or (503) 399-6801. Find him on X at @ZachsORoutdoors and BlueSky at
This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Salem ice climber ascends Oregon frozen waterfalls, glaciers
