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Gear Junkies: Outdoor Research Athlete’s Favorites!
Hey there gear junkies! Are you still looking to refine your ice climbing kit or what your layering system is? We thought we would ask the Outdoor Research athletes that are coming to guide, what pieces are their “must haves” this winter. You know, the piece you can’t leave home without and is probably really…
Read more...Welcoming Back Our Friends At The American Alpine Club
We are excited to let you all know that the American Alpine Club will be at this years Ice Fest to answer all your questions about who they are, what they do, and why you should join. But to get you started, we wanted to let you…
Read more...Janet and Freddie Wilkinson are guiding!
Two of our favorite people and guides are back this year at Ice Fest! We are lucky to call them our friends and local climbing community, even though they have been all over the world as professional climbers. Between these two, they have years and years of expertise and are some of the most fun…
Read more...UnTapped Maple and Good To Go Foods
Whats the best way to keep your ‘tude from going south on a long day outside? FOOD! These two companies were started by New Englanders looking for REAL and EASY food to eat in the out of doors and we love it! UnTapped uses real maple syrup to deliver a burst of energy that won’t leave…
Read more...Ice Fest Clinics Are Filling Up!
Hey Folks! Just a friendly reminder that clinics are filling and and to not wait, or you may miss out on nabbing the clinics you’re most psyched for! Below is some beta on some awesome clinics that still have some room in them! C.A.M.P. Light & Fast Clinic…
Read more...Outdoor Research Demo Glove Fleet
Headlining sponsor Outdoor Research is bringing along their full demo fleet of gloves again this year for you to use out in the elements during your clinics at Ice Fest. Take FULL advantage and grab a pair in the morning before you head out. They have variety of different glove options so you can try…
Read more...Rab is back and bringing demo gear
We’re psyched to have Rab back at Ice Fest this year. Rab was conceived for climbers by climbers in Sheffield, England and has been making bomber gear to keep you warm and dry in the elements ever since. “More than thirty years since our founding, we continue to find inspiration in the untamed spirit of…
Read more...Sterling Rope- Welcome Back!
Did you know that we are lucky enough to have some of the best ropes in the world be from a local New England company? Sterling Rope is out of Biddeford, Maine and they engineer and manufacture the best ropes to climb on that you can find in any gear shop. Their DRY XP is one example…
Read more...Welcome Back Julbo!
WE LOVE THIS COMPANY! Julbo is back with some of the latest glasses for you all to check out. They are also bringing along a few new sunglasses, coming soon, called the Shield, as well as all of their other awesome products you all are hopefully familiar with. The Shield will feature out REACTIV…
Read more...Welcoming back Jim Shimberg, Alain Comeau, Lindsey Fixmer & Bob Baribeau!
Morning folks! We want to welcome back a handful of guest guides this morning who are legendarily known to be amazing guides! If you’re lucky in signing up for clinics with any of these guides, you’ve scored big! We want to send a big welcome back to Jim Shimberg, Alain Comeau, Lindsey Fixmer and Bob…
Read more...Black Diamond is here again!
Year after year we get so excited to welcome back this awesome company and we know it’s a good day when we can officially welcome back Black Diamond to the 2018 Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest. This company is awesome and are so committed to both the ice climbing and skiing communities. Black Diamond will…
Read more...Patagonia Bringing Josh Wharton & Anne Gilbert Chase!
Happy New Year indeed! We have more sweet news that Patagonia is sending two more of their stellar athletes to guide and be apart of the 2018 Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest! We want to send a big welcome to Josh Wharton and Anne Gilbert Chase. Both of them have been to the MWV Ice…
Read more...Friday Night at Ice Fest!!
Happy New Year, Ice Festers! May it be a year full of cold temps, fat ice, and big sends! To ring in the New Year, we’d like to make a big announcement about the Friday night show at the the 25th Annual Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest! We will be showing the film, Mixtress, and Jesse…
Read more...Welcoming Back Some Regional Guest Guides!
We are constantly blown away by how many guides return, year after year, to work the Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest. This year is no different and here are a few fantastic New England guides that we are stoked to say are coming back! Erik Thatcher is a guide based on the west side of the…
Read more...Welcoming Outdoor Research Athletes & Guides!
We want to send a big welcome to all the Outdoor Research athletes that will be back at the 2018 Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest! Not only are each of these people amazing climbers, teachers and guides but also absolutely awesome people. We are so psyched to have so a stellar roster of OR athletes…
Read more...DMM Bringing The Tools & Sam Bendroth!
We’ve got a great update from our friends across the pond in the UK at DMM! They are bringing three different types of tools for you all to check out and demo! Specifically they are bringing the Switch Tools, the Apex tools, and the Fly tools. In addition to that, DMM athlete and local guide Sam Bendroth will…
Read more...A Big Welcome to KONG USA!
We’re excited to announce KONG USA as one of our new sponsors to the Mount Washington Ice Fest lineup this year! These guys are bringing an awesome demo fleet to the event that includes three different types of ice axes for those who are headed up Mount Washington or taking a Glacier Travel & Crevasse…
Read more...Welcome Back Hyperlite Mountain Gear!
“Precisely whats needed. And nothing more.” Sounds pretty good to a New Englander, right? This morning we are welcoming back New England’s own, Hyperlite Mountain Gear! We love these hard-working, dedicated Mainers and their simple, stripped-down approach to backpacks, shelters, and stuff sacks. Hand-built in Biddeford, Maine using American-made Dyneema Fiber and Dyneema Composite Fabrics…
Read more...Katie Bono and CAMP return to Ice Fest!
We may have already announced that CAMP will be back at this year’s event, but we had to bring it up again because these guys just keep delivering! Now we’d like to announce the return of CAMP athlete and Guest Guide – Katie Bono – to the 25th Annual Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest! This…
Read more...La Sportiva is back for 2018!
Morning Folks! La Sportiva will be back in the house for the 25th Annual Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest! We know that Sportiva makes year ’round footwear for all the things that we love – rock climbing, trail running, skiing, and high altitude mountaineering, but this season it is all about the ice and…
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