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MVW ICE FEST is back for 2022!
We are thrilled to welcome Ice Fest back to the Mt. Washington Valley this upcoming February 4-6, 2022. Stay tuned for website and registration updates, guest guide information, and party details!
Read more...American Alpine Club
American Alpine Club The AAC Vision is a simple one. A United Community Of Competent Climbers And Healthy Climbing Landscapes. A simple vision in a complicated landscape. We’re stoked to have AAC continue their sponsorship of MWV Ice Fest, the longest running Ice Climbing Festival in the United States. There are tons of benefits to…
Read more...Ted Teegarden
Ted Teegarden Ted Teegarden is now working for the AMGA as the national Accreditation Manager! He is also a Teaching Lecturer in Adventure Education at Plymouth State University. Ted lives in Littelton, NH and guides in NH, and beyond! Certifications AMGA Certified Rock Instructor AMGA Single Pitch Provider AMGA Apprentice Alpine Guide ACA Swift Water Rescue AIARE…
Read more...Protect Our Winters at Ice Fest!
Big POW announcement time! We’re psyched to let you know about a new addition to the Friday night event line up. After Jon Walsh’s feature presentation, we are stoked to host a Protect Our Winters Climate Panel. Protect Our Winters will be hosting a moderated discussion called “Climb For Climate” which will focus on the…
Read more...La Sportiva demo gear
Welcome back La Sportiva! Visit Ice Fest friend Doug Madara at the La Sportiva booth and get hooked up with the perfect Mountaineering boots for your clinic! 2020 Demo Fleet: Nepal Evo The Nepal Evo GTX is the trusted, classic mountaineering boot that merges traditional construction with modern materials and an updated aesthetic. They provide…
Read more...Marcus Garcia
We are stoked to announce that our friends at Sterling Rope are sending Marcus Garcia our way this year for Ice Fest! An accomplished climber and instructor, Marcus owns Durango Rock Lounge, where he dedicates most of his waking hours to teaching the next generation of climbers. Check out this Rock and Ice Article about…
Read more...Boogalows
Boogalows Island BBQ will be back serving up warm Island fare as you return from your day of climbing! Every clinic participant will be served hot food when they return! Gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, and carnivore options abound! The addition of a hot vegan curry soup last year was tops and we’re psyched to offer…
Read more...Max Lurie
Max Lurie started his Ice Fest career as an IMCS guide, now we’re totally pleased to welcome him home as a guest guide for 2020! Max is originally from Bath, Maine and called the MWV home for many years before going west to guide in the PNW and Colorado. He started guiding in 2008 here…
Read more...Hyperlite
Welcome back Hyperlite Mountain Gear! Stoked to have an awesome demo gear fleet heading our way from Hyperlite Mountain Gear! Hyperlite designs AND manufactures their packs in Biddeford, Maine. Their goal is efficiency, and their effort well worth it! These packs are workhorses in the mountains. https://youtu.be/75oqCvurM7Q “OPTIMIZED LIGHTWEIGHT GEAR FOR PASSIONATE ALPINISTS, BACKPACKERS,…
Read more...Katie Bono
Big Thanks to CAMP for bringing Katie to Ice Fest this year! Katie is an accomplished all around mountain athlete with speed records and competition climbing wins. She now adds medical student to her impressive CV. Check out her recent submission to Arcteryx’s Bird Blog. We love what this crusher has to say about balancing…
Read more...Graham Zimmerman
Welcome to MWV Ice Fest Graham Zimmerman! We’re psyched to have you at Fest both as presenter and instructor this year. Graham is an Outdoor Research athlete, alpinist, filmmaker, photographer, writer, and climate activist. He currently resides in Bend, Oregon with his partner and labradoodle (two separate entities). In 2010 he won New Zealand’s “Alpinist…
Read more...Karsten Delap
Welcome back Karsten Delap! Karsten is joining us from Brevard, North Carolina where he is the owner and lead guide at Fox Mountain Guides. Fox Mountain Guides is the only AMGA certified rock guide outfit in the southeast! A La Sportiva athlete, Karsten will be guiding for us Friday- Sunday. AMGA Training and Certifications Held: AMGA…
Read more...BD demo gear
“What began with a backyard anvil and a hammer has now grown into a global company with offices on three continents. Black Diamond is a company that’s not just for rock climbers and skiers, but one that stands for the spirit of the sports we live, their values and goals, past, present and future. Since…
Read more...Saturday Evening- Graham Zimmerman and Mark Richey
Graham Zimmerman and Mark Richey: Link Sar Since it was first attempted in the 1970s the peak Link Sar in the Pakistani Karakoram has been one the last great unclimbed peaks of the world’s big mountains. Join us as Graham Zimmerman and Mark Richey tell the story of their team’s multi-year quest to climb this…
Read more...Welcome Jon Walsh!
Jon Walsh- Arc’teryx athlete and Friday evening presenter! We’re super pleased to welcome Jon Walsh to the MWV Ice Fest lineup this year! Jon Walsh is an arcteryx alpinist based out of Calgary. He is a prolific first ascentionist, and a self-described “collector of classic climbs”. About climbing, in Jon’s words, “The whole physical side…
Read more...Welcome back Anne Gilbert Chase and Majka Burhardt
Psyched to welcome back these two rad Patagonia athletes. Last winter Majka and Anne Gilbert hopped north of the border for a little send-fest in Quebec. Photos here are courtesy of Jason Thompson!! Get in a clinic with these ladies, real deal crushers right here!! From Majka: “Last winter was a really fun and successful…
Read more...Welcome back Barry Blanchard!
We’re psyched to let you all know that Barry Blanchard is back for MWV Ice Fest 2020! His book The Calling: A Life Rocked By Mountains was awarded the Boardman Tasker prize for mountain literature in 2015. An absolute legend in the field of alpinism we’re so lucky to have him instructing clinics Friday, Saturday and…
Read more...Outdoor Research peeps! Alexa, Peter and Bayard back at Fest!
These Outdoor Research ambassadors work and play here in the Mount Washington Valley. Treasure troves of local beta, count yourself lucky if you get to climb with one of these crushers! Bayard has climbed ice and rock all over the world but is happiest when climbing near his home right here in the Mount Washington…
Read more...Sterling Rope
We heart these ropes, big time! Made in USA, these ropes are local, dependable, and we love climbing on them. Sterling’s goal is to give total reliability on their end, so you can feel confident going into all your endeavors, whatever they may be. Sign up for a clinic today and you will undoubtedly be…
Read more...PETZL demo
Welcome back longtime sponsor, Petzl! Petzl is bringing one of their biggest demo fleets to date for MWV Ice Fest 2020. Check out their inventory below and start dreaming about getting kitted out! Having trouble deciding where to start? Petzl put together HOW TO CHOSE THE RIGHT ICE TOOL. Its a great guide to start…
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