They also use crampons, ice screws and carabiners. The conditions have to be just right: When it’s too warm, the ice grows soft and can separate from the rock wall; when it’s too cold, the ice becomes ...

In addition to climbing, the festival also features ... climbs each on various ice formations. RELATED: Climb Pictured Rocks' ice curtain trail to get a closer look at these frozen spectacles ...

Michigan Ice Fest last week brought ice climbing enthusiasts from around the world to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore for one of the largest ice climbing festivals in North America.

However the station is echoing Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore’s cautionary warning “to exercise the utmost caution if you decide to traverse the ice.” The stretch of Munising Bay from ...