Ok, the good news first: Mammut athlete and all around climbing mad-man Josh Wharton is coming to Ice Fest! Check out Josh’s climbing bio on the Mammut website. Josh will be giving the feature slide show on Saturday night and will teach clinics and private guided ascents during the festival. Call the IMCS office to…

Ben Gilmore is back! He is THE quintessential New England climber. Humble, modest, friendly, and an incredible climber. Are we more than psyched he’s on the IMCS team?YES! We’d like to give you a little background of what we know and like about Ben.1. He fires out crux pitches when it NEEDS to happen! Yeah…

Check out the links below to read more about Ice Fest 2008 feature athletes Colin Haley, Maxime Turgeon, Will Mayo, Mark Richey, and Mark Synnott. New Route and Rare Repeat in Patagonia, Climbing Hot Flashes, Jan 4, 2008 Patagonian Weather Keeps Strong Teams at Bay, Alpinist Newswire Dec 19, 2007 CANNON’S MOST DIFFICULT, SUSTAINED WINTER…

For those of you who are veterans of Ice Fest, you know that each year we bring in the biggest and brightest stars of modern ice, mixed, and alpine climbing to teach clinics, give slideshows, and just be around to hang out with the rest of us climbing mortals. We are especially proud of the…

Happy New Year everyone! All of us at IMCS and IME hope you had a wonderful holiday. We’re having an epic winter up here in the North Country—keeping everyone in cheerful spirits. If you’re thinking about buying any new ice gear this winter, you should consider coming up to the Gear Demo at Ice Fest.…