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The American Alpine Club & Live Your Dream Grant!
We’re psyched to announce the American Alpine Club Northeast as the beneficiary of this year’s Ice Fest silent auction. We will be fund raising for the LIVE YOUR DREAM Grant again! The MWV Ice Fest is partnering with the American Alpine Club to support northeastern climbers through the LIVE YOUR DREAM Grant. Here at the…
Read more...A Sneak Peak from Outdoor Research
Hey Folks! We hope you’ve been getting out and enjoying some early season ice this weekend! Winter has finally hit here in the Mount Washington Valley and we are welcoming it with open arms! This morning we wanted to give you a sneak peak on one of the items Outdoor Research is going to have…
Read more...Woot Woot For Petzl!!
Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest would like to welcome back long time sponsor Petzl!!! Check out our Petzl sponsored athlete guides Adam George, Majka Burhardt, Caroline George, Mark Synnott, Matt McCormick, Janet Wilkinson, and Freddie Wilkinson. Petzl has been innovating performance climbing hardware since the late 60’s. Be sure to talk to the Petzl reps…
Read more...Emilie Drinkwater is back!
Hey Ice Festers! We’re excited to announce that Adirondack Superstar and Outdoor Research Ambassador Emilie Drinkwater is back on board again as a Guest Guide again this year! She’s been with us for a few years now and we couldn’t be happier to have her back. Emilie spends most of her time guiding in the…
Read more...Welcome Back Grivel!
We’re really excited to have Grivel back for our 20th anniversary this year! I mean, they’re only the oldest manufacturer of ice equipment on the planet! And they’re bringing back their fleet of awesome demo gear this year, so you can try some of their latest models of ice tools and crampons. These guys know…
Read more...Shout Out To Randy Rackliff & Cold Cold World
Every year we send an e-mail to artist and backpack designer Randy Rackliff who started Cold Cold World backpacks and is an amazing woodcut artist. His artwork has become an iconic staple for the Ice Fest poster, and we can’t be prouder that he is a local artist and alpinist. It just hits home, ya…
Read more...Welcome New Sponsor & Guest Guide: Eddie Bauer First Ascent & Caroline George!
Good morning, Ice Festers! We have a new sponsor to tell you about today! We’re real excited to announce that Eddie Bauer-First Ascent is joining the ranks this year. Eddie Bauer has recently developed a specialized line just for climbers. It is called the First Ascent series and is built, tested and trusted by guides.…
Read more...Headlining Sponsor: Outdoor Research! Welcome Back!
Howdy folks! The psyche is high here in the Mount Washington Valley as the temps drop and the ice starts to form. We have a lot to celebrate this year with the 20th anniversary of Ice Fest. First and foremost we’d like to bring your attention to our returning Headlining Sponsor, OUTDOOR RESEARCH!! This company…
Read more...BOOYAH! The NEW website is up!
Hey Ice Festers! The game is ON! We’ve been working hard on the new site, and it’s up! Check it out, and of course if you have any constructive criticism, we’d love to here it! Visit: www.mwv-icefest.com And we’ve been planning the 2013 Ice Fest, and have a TON of secrets to release over the…
Read more...Hear Ye! Hear Ye! It’s the BIG 20 this YEAR!
Hey Ice Festers! We just had a great meeting this morning for the 2013 Ice Fest! The dates for International Mountain Climbing School’s 20th Ice Festival is: Feb. 1st-3rd, 2013 And you read it right! This is the 20th Ice Fest! We’re looking forward to hosting an amazing event for all you ice climbing crazies,…
Read more...THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
This years Ice Fest was our best ever but it only happened with so many helping hands, talent, and passion. First, we want to thank all of YOU! All of you who have a passion for ice climbing, IME/IMCS, the MWV Ice Fest and having a gosh darn good time! So thank you to ALL…
Read more...MWV Ice Fest is HERE!
The Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest is here folks! We’re so psyched to see you this weekend and we hope you have a great time whether your going out with one of our clinics, testing demos, or checking out Friday & Saturday evenings festivities! Below are the top things we think you shouldn’t miss! Also…
Read more...Showing IME The Love!
Hey folks we want to encourage all you ice festers and climbers to support your local gear shop this weekend, and we’re talking about the one and only, IME! They will have a ton of gear in stock and can special order just about anything! IME has become a legend, and the number one outdoor…
Read more...Lovin’ The Flatbread Love!
We ❤ Flatbread Company! Well, sometimes….sometimes we have our favorites. And Flatbread Company right across the street from IME is most definitely one of our favorites. They are a restaurant just filled with goodness! They try to keep their food local, organic, and made with love. In addition this restaurant is always literally, feeding back…
Read more...Ice Fest Count Down Begins!
Mon Voyage Neon: Mixin’ It Up Again!
Hey hey kids! JUST IN! Mon Voyage Neon sent us a line this morning that he whipped up some special new tunes just for all of YOU Ice Festers to listen to and get psyched for Friday & Saturday evenings events! This guy is so dang awesome! Check it: DJ Mon Voyage Neon will…
Read more...Frontside Grind Is Back!
Do you wake up thinking……coffee, coffee, coffe….climbing, climbing, climbing? Well, so do we and the awesome folks at Frontside Grind and the American Alpine Club get that too! The Frontside Grind (FSG) will back at the Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest for all you folks that love a REALLY good cup o’ joe! Austin and…
Read more...Outdoor Research: Designed By Adventure
Designed By Adventure When Outdoor Research was founded back in the 80’s they started as a company that made gaiters. Since then, because of people who are constantly pushing the limits of outdoor sports, they have developed into one of the more innovative outdoor apparel companies out there. They make everything from the gaiters and…
Read more...Get Psyched for Will Gadd!
Sterling Rope! Will Gadd climbing a steep pillar of ice outside Rjukan, Norway. Photo by Christian Pondella Remember back in November when we announced that Sterling Rope is bringing Will Gadd to the 2012 Ice Fest!? Well, we’re still totally psyched! He’s going to be speaking on Friday, February 3rd at 7:30 p.m. This guy re-defined…
Read more...Welcome Back Janet Bergman!
Welcome back Janet! Photo by Sarah Garlick Howdy Folks! We’re super psyched to announce that Mountain Hardware athlete Janet Bergman is going to be joining us again this year as a guest guide at Ice Fest! She’ll be hanging with us all weekend and definitely guiding the Newbie Ice Climbing clinic on Friday. This clinic is for…
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