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Step 1
Explore local libraries and video rental stores for ice climbing videos/DVD's first. Visit local electronics stores or bookstores to look for videos/DVD's next if free or rental media can't be located elsewhere on ice climbing.
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Step 2
Investigate ice climbing videos/DVD's online if preferred (or if none can be located locally), but be careful when sifting through searches and websites. Avoid perhaps much of what comes up since it is entertainment only or personal footage of ice climbing runs with no explanation about technique. (Have some fun, though, weeding through the videos if you have time. Sometimes it's just interesting to see someone climb ice—even if you can't hear them or see them very well).
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Step 3
Check out mountain climbing websites that carry videos/DVD's. Some websites, like "MountainTools," carry ice climbing instructional and/or documentary movies for sale.
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Step 4
Be sure to see "You Tube" free training videos on ice climbing. Many of the homemade videos are surprisingly very well done and informative (e.g., "Climbing Tools: Ice Climbing--basic gear" and "Climbing Tools: Placing an Ice Screw" by mikebarter387). Follow category threads to similar ice climbing videos.
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Step 5
Understand that however you decide to obtain your ice climbing education and training, you are ultimately responsible for your own well-being. Assure your own safety by examining and studying a variety of sources and information about ice climbing. Know as much as you can without depending on just one source for all of your knowledge. The one thing you don't learn or learn wrong might endanger your life later during a climb.
