Descripción de GORE-TEX® Athlete Ines Papert: Ice-climbing at Harbin Ice & Snow-Festival, China:

GORE-TEX® athlete Ines Papert took a trip to Harbin (the capital of the Heilongjiang Province, China) to climb at the International Ice and Snow Festival where people celebrate the bitter cold. In a little under 3 weeks, over 12,000 workers create an icy wonderland the size of 16 soccer fields. The giant towers, picturesque palaces, bridges, slides and cathedrals were all built of single blocks of ice; similar to the pyramids in Egypt. The blocks of ice are cut and pulled out of the frozen Songhua river which separates northern and southern parts of the city. Also Sun Island, Harbin's summer rest and recovery center, is transformed during the winter months into what is known as the Snow World. This is where snow-artists from all over the world come and create magnificent sculptures out of snow. The Organizing Committee of the festival thought the idea of Papert coming to climb their ice city was a good one, but at the same time they raised a couple of concerns. Will the ice climbing equipment damage the beautiful facades of the ice sculptures? Can the safety of the climber be assured? After a year of stringent planning and hours of convincing and negotiations, all worries were put to rest, and Papert received her official acceptance stating she would be the first women to climb there ice city. This video has English subtitles