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Guest guide Silas Rossi:  Internationally Certified AMGA/IFMGA Mountain Guide & is an AIARE Level I avalanche educator. We just got a ton of snow last night, and if you’re thinking you need to hone in on your avi skills you should come do it doing the Ice Fest!  It is a 3 day course that…

Check it out!  LOWA boots in the house! LOWA boots will be returning to the 2012 Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest!  Man, you all are going to be able to try out a ton of gear to really hone in on what you’re looking for.  We definitely recommend that you try out LOWA’s boots.  They’ve…

Jim on a trip to Red Rocks! We sent Jim Shimberg an e-mail asking him to send us some pictures of him ice climbing, and when he replied he sent us about 10 pictures that were all photos of him with his family, friends, or clients.  This really sums up Jim in a nutshell, and…

Howdy Ice Festers! With the temps getting colder and the ice getting fatter we figured it would be a good idea to give you some of our top picks coming out of Outdoor Research this year! They make top of the line clothing, gloves and gaiters for all of your outdoor pursuits! All of their…

Welcome back Kevin! We’re totally excited to be welcoming Mountain Hardware athlete Kevin Mahoney back to the Guest Guide pool this year! Kevin is one of the most prolific climbers in the Mount Washington Valley, an awesome guy and a great guide! Kevin grew up in the area and has since taken his climbing all over…

Great news, Folks! The NEice Soup Kitchen will be back at Ice Fest on Saturday afternoon! These guys are super awesome and they make real good soup. There will be soup upstairs at IME in the afternoon and in year’s past they’ve even gone around to our clinics to serve you soup when you’re coldest! …

Taking an ice climbing clinic?  A mixed climbing clinic?  Or curious to try out leashless tools?  Perhaps your not ready to break away from your leashes yet, and want options? Black Diamond will be back at the 2012 MWV Ice Fest to help you out with all of the above and more!  They will have…

Welcome Andrea Charest! New to Ice Fest’s Guest Guide roster this year is Andrea Charest! She’s joining us from Bolton, Vermont where she guides for and manages Petra Cliffs! This lady tears it up on the ice and snow. She loves teaching folks how to ice climb and takes pride in imparting knowledge and experience…

Welcome back Patagonia!  Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.–Patagonia’s Mission Statement  We are very excited to let you all know that Patagonia will be back at the 2012 Ice Fest demoing some of their winter gear for you all to try out! …

Welcome back Majka! We are so happy to announce that Majka Burhardt is back again this year! She wasn’t able to make it last year and we missed her! Not only are we excited that she’s back, but we’re also totally psyched that she’s bringing with her a NEW CLINIC to Ice Fest. This lady…

Welcoming back guest guide Matt Shove! We have one more guest guide to add to the roster!   Matt Shove is coming back to guide at the 2012 Ice Fest.  He joined us for last years Ice Fest, and he is the man when it comes to learning how to climb ice.  He likes to…

Hey Kids! We thought you’d be interested in knowing that two more sponsors from last year’s Ice Fest will be back in town again this year! Both Beal and Grivel will be chillin’ upstairs with exciting new gear for you to try out!  We’ll have the reps from Beal upstairs to give you the low…

Howdy! We got word that La Sportiva is back on board as a sponsor again this year! These guys make top of the line footwear for all your climbing pursuits. Make sure you stop in at their booth upstairs at IME during Ice Fest this year! They’ve got a wide range of boots for you…

Freddie Wilkinson will be back to MC Friday Evenings Festivities and guide on Saturday and Sunday!  Well, gosh we seem so excited every time we post because, well, we are darn it!!!! We are so thrilled that North Conway’s own Freddie Wilkinson will be back at the 2012 MWV Ice Fest.  Freddie is a Mountain…

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We LOVE The Good Loaf!     We’re so excited to welcome back The Good Loaf artisan bakery to the Ice Fest bill. They’ll be around to spoil us with all the delicious goodies from Linda Shortt’s bakery so you can re-energize when you return to IME after your climbing clinics. They make award winning artisan…

2011 Men’s Face Off Comp winner Josh Worley.  We think his socks had special sending powers.  Photo by Eric McCallister 2012 Ice Fest Face Off Comp Friday, Feb. 3rd, 2012 Cranmore Climbing WallSponsored by:  Sterling Rope, Outdoor Research, & La SportivaWant to compete at the Ice Fest Face Off Comp?Here’s how: 1. A select few…

Bayard Russell  Howdy Folks! Ever wonder what it takes to be a hardman? Take a clinic with Outdoor Research and Sterling Rope Athlete Bayard Russell and you’ll find out! He’s one of New England’s most bad ass climbers and is based right here in North Conway. In climbing with Bayard when the going gets tough, he goes…

Here we go folks!  Here are all the guest guides and our guest presenter Will Gadd for the 2012 Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest!  We have all the Ice Fest clinics posted up on the IMCS Ice Fest clinics page. Some of the clinics include: Julbo’s Intro to Steep Waterfall Ice Climbing Skills With Freddie…

Jim Ewing gets wild and crazy on Dial M For Murder on Mount Willard, New Hampshire. We’re super excited to announce that Sterling Rope is coming back to the Ice Fest as one of our top sponsors.  The crew at Sterling Rope has a ton of passion for the New England community, as they themselves…