Your guide ropes you in, checks the harness, and places the picks in your hands. What stands in front of you is a wall of ancient ice. As the picks go in, you climb. The resistance of the ice against each strike, the specific sound of a pick finding purchase, the moment your weight shifts, and you trust the wall to hold you. Your focus is total, and the feeling, when you reach the top and turn around to face the plateau, is the particular kind of alive that only comes from having earned the view. #WhiteDesert #IceClimbing #Antarctica #PolarAdventure #RemoteTravel