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10% Off Friday’s Ice Climbing 101!
We are now offering 10% off Friday‘s Ice Climbing 101 clinic, so sign up quick because space is limited! Ice Climbing 101 is specifically designed for those who have never tied into a climbing rope before, and would love to give ice climbing a try. You’ll learn the safety basics of the climbing system, how to belay, how to…
Read more...Outdoor Research Athletes!
This morning we would like to welcome two of our talented Outdoor Research Athletes, Bayard Russell and Bryan Gilmore. It is great to have them back! Bayard loves teaching the finer points of climbing technique and tactics. He is psyched on all forms of climbing from adventuring to the most obscurest corners of the New Hampshire forest to…
Read more...Steep Ice Climbing Clinics With The Best Guides!
Need to work on your Steep Ice Climbing Technique? Great news! We have put together a series of Steep Ice Clinics with an incredible line-up of Guides. If your comfortable on Grade 3 ice, it’s time to move on to the steep stuff. Learn how to move smoothly, without getting pumped! Vertical ice takes on many…
Read more...Guest Guides Erik Thatcher & Jimmy Voorhis
We want to welcome two awesome guides to the amazing guide roster at the 2016 MWV Ice Fest! Welcome Erik Thatcher (on loan from Mooney Mountain Guides) and Jimmy Voorhis (on loan from Cathedral Mountain Guides). Erik Thatcher: His psyche and passion for climbing is contagious! It all began with the White Mountains as his…
Read more...New! Ice Rescue & Avi Awareness Clinics With Joe Stock!
Hey Folks! We have lots of exciting news in this one! First, we want to welcome Joe Stock from Alaska and the Alaska Avalanche School to the Ice Fest Guest Guide roster! Second, we are offering 2 NEW clinics with Joe this coming Ice Fest! Those clinics are: 1 Day Ice Rescue Clinic (FRIDAY, Feb.…
Read more...Cecilia Buil Guiding At Ice Fest!
We have some amazing news this morning! Hyperlite Mountain Gear is flying over internationally acclaimed ice/rock/alpine climber Cecilia Buil to guide at the Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest! She has been a guide since 2005 and has been ice climbing passionately for the past 16 years throughout Europe, Asia, the US and more. She is…
Read more...Mammut Returns!
The unveiling of sponsors continues! We are psyched to announce that Mammut will be back for Ice Fest 2016! Based in the heart of the Swiss Alps, Mammut designs and builds some of the best alpine climbing gear available. From ropes and hardgoods to footwear and clothing systems. If it’s necessary for the vertical world, this company makes it. Check…
Read more...Tuckerman Brewing Company Is Official Beer Sponsor!
We are so psyched for two things that go hand and hand perfectly together! First we are honored and pumped to welcome back the official 2016 MWV Ice Fest beer sponsor, Tuckerman Brewery! With that in mind, we are so amped for the SNOW that is on it’s way, and the White Mountains is in…
Read more...Welcome Back Julbo
Julbo will be back at Ice Fest for 2016 with their impressive lineup of goggles and sunglasses. Outstanding sunglasses, expertise and innovative technologies are what Julbo does best. Protective eyewear is essential when mountaineering and ice climbing and no company has you better covered than Julbo. Have you seen the Aerospace googles? The first goggle you can wear whether…
Read more...Welcome Back Vermonters!
Happy holidays everyone! Today we welcome back our Vermonters Andrea Charest and Tim Farr. Andrea is Petra Cliffs’ Co- Owner and Jill of All Trades. She loves teaching folks how to ice climb and takes pride in imparting knowledge and experience people will carry with them for the rest of their lives! She’s got a smile that will…
Read more...The Nereledge Inn
Need a place to stay for Ice Fest? If you’ve never checked out the Nereledge Inn, move it to the top of the list! It is our favorite place to stay! Located on River Road in North Conway, it’s just a short walk from downtown, and is the perfect place to stay to enjoy winter activities! The owners,…
Read more...New To Ice Fest: Rab!
Good morning Ice Festers! This morning we welcome Rab for their first MWV Ice Fest! We are psyched to have them on board. Looking for new outerwear? Rab will be supplying an awesome array of jackets and gloves including the Men’s and Women’s Latok Alpine Jackets, Neutrino Endurance Jackets, Strata Hoody Jackets, Alpine Glove, M14 Glove, men’s Latok Glove, and the Women’s Icefall Gauntlet Glove.…
Read more...Welcome Back Karsten Delap!
Welcome Back Karsten Delap! Karsten is an athlete for Ibex, La Sportiva, and Julbo. Originally from the flat lands of Indiana, Karsten has found his obsession in the mountains. He has climbed extensively throughout the United States including Grade V big walls in The Black Canyon, Long’s Peak, and Zion National Park. Karsten’s experience outside of…
Read more...Outdoor Research & Emilie Drinkwater!
This morning, we are psyched to welcome back our headlining sponsor, Outdoor Research! At Outdoor Research, they believe that life gets better the minute you step out the door on a new adventure, no matter how big or small. Outdoor Research is built on the idea that life is an adventure, and the best gear makes it…
Read more...Don’t Miss the AAC Silent Auction!
Don’t Miss the AAC Silent Auction! We’re thrilled to announce the American Alpine Club Silent Auction happening at Ice Fest on Friday Night February 5th. All proceeds will go towards funding the AAC’s Live your Dream Grant. The MWV Ice Fest is partnering with the American Alpine Club to support northeastern climbers through the LIVE YOUR DREAM Grant. Here at the Ice Fest we’re always…
Read more...IMCS Guides Spotlight!
This morning we would like to welcome back a couple of our talented IMCS Guides! Welcome back Max Lurie and Conrad Yager. Max first got a taste of climbing as a teenager with Outward Bound in Vedauwoo, Wyoming. That was it! He was hooked. Max’s passion for ice, mixed and alpine climbing has taken him on expeditions to destinations like Alaska, Iceland and…
Read more...2016 MWV Ice Fest Trucker Caps Are In!
Hey Ice Festers! Fun news! More Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest hats are in with a limited quantity of the classic NH hunters orange! You’ll have to get there early to grab one of those puppies! Or perhaps the grey and blue trucker cap your style, to each their own!
Read more...Welcome Back Hyperlite!
Welcome Back Hyperlite! Go faster, further, higher and have a lot more fun with Hyperlite Mountain Gear’s line of ultralight backpacks. Hyperlite created the lightest, most streamlined pack imaginable for technical ice and alpine climbers. Jeff Jackson of Rock & Ice Magazine said, ” The Ice Pack is still my choice for any adventure where…
Read more...Welcome Back DMM!
We are stoked to welcome back DMM and their athletes Nick Bullock & Sam Bendroth! Climb Now work later? We can get on board with that! Nick Bullock is a driven man and nowhere is that commitment more apparent than when he is running it out on techy mixed ground in the mountains. Don’t miss his slideshow,…
Read more...Welcome CAMP!
We are very excited to welcome CAMP back for Ice Fest 2016! CAMP has been manufacturing climbing gear for over 120 years and are best known for their lightweight and innovative products. This year, You can try out CAMP’s X-Dream Tool, a hyper-light, perfectly balanced, fully featured tool for technical dry, mixed and ice climbing. The ergonomic handle has a patented adjustment system…
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