Steve will be doing Advanced Ice Climbing Programs programs all 3 days. Reinhold Messner himself has called Steve “The best high-altitude climber in the world today.” “Being called the best,” says Steve, “makes me very uncomfortable…. My intention is to be as good as I can be. Mountaineering is too complex to be squeezed into…

Climbers from near and far gather for the mutli-media show during the 2009 MWV Ice Fest. It’s time to admit it. Rock season is fading and ice season is slowly creeping in! Here at IMCS & IME we already have things rolling for the 2010 Mount Washington Valley Ice Festival! Dates are February 5th-7th. We…

Do you feel that nip in the air? Following that nip is the freeze… And following that freeze is the ice… Oh yeah, winter is just around the corner. We’re pleased to announce the dates for the 2010 Mount Washington Valley Ice Festival: February 5-7, 2010. Get psyched!

Photos by Dana Richardson from the American Alpine Club. Thanks, Dana! Brittany Griffith being introduced by Audio Kickstand… Brittany Griffith and Mark Richey judge the retro costume contest. Retro mountain costumes… featuring the one and only, Henry Barber. Our retro-mountain costume winners, the ever-gorgeous Titoune Bouchard and the wild-&-crazy “Hot Henry” Barber!

Check out the American Alpine Club website for an entertaining Ice Fest report by Brittany Griffith!