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Evening Events Beta: Scott Bennett, Guy Robertson, & MORE!
Goooood Morning Monday! All week we will be reminding you of all the awesome elements there are to Ice Fest there are this year! First, our evening presenters! We encourage you to get there early and the Boogalows Island BBQ Food Truck will be there too! So grab dinner when you arrive and then come…
Read more...Alain Comeau and John Kascenska return to Ice Fest
So lucky to have the local roster stacked SO deep around here, and glad to see all these faces back at Ice Fest once again! John Kascenska will be joining us to teach the three day AIARE Level I Avalanche awareness course. John is a wealth of knowledge. He guides and teaches for the climbing…
Read more...NEIce Soup Kitchen
Doug Millen of NEice will be serving up his famous yummy soup at the AAC table this year once more! You’ll find the NEice.com soup kitchen upstairs at IME during Apres hours from 3:30-5:30 on both Friday and Saturday, at the AAC table. Neice.com provides climbers in the North East with the local beta, mountain conditions, current weather conditions,…
Read more...Freddie & Janet Wilkinson are back!
You all are in for a treat! Freddie and Janet Wilkinson are returning to Ice Fest this year to share their infinite knowledge of climbing and the mountains. Between these two, they have years and years of expertise and are some of the most fun people you can find in the outdoors. Highly respected and…
Read more...Welcome Guest Guides- Ryan Stefiuk, Jim Shimberg, Erik Thatcher & Tim Farr
RYAN STEFIUK Ryan lives in Northampton Massachusetts and has been guiding in the United States, mostly in the northeast, for more than a decade and he is a AMGA Certified Rock Guide. Ryan has spent the past three years gaining additional training as an RN and recently graduated an accelerated bachelor of science in nursing…
Read more...The IMCS Guides – Part 2
Here’s a brief intro to a few more staples of the North Conway scene, the fantastic crew of guides at International Mountain Climbing School. This gang has an enormous amount of experience, both in our local hills and well beyond, and each one is a pleasure to spend a day climbing with! Craig Taylor has been working…
Read more...Julbo – The best shades under the sun!
If you’ve ever been caught out in the snow on a sunny day, you know just how crucial your sunglasses are. Find yourself out there without them, and you might-as-well have left your crampons behind because you’re hosed. The Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest and Julbo USA are old friends with a deep connection, but all…
Read more...The Beer Will Be Flowing: Tuckerman Brewing Company
As you probably are already aware, the awesome folks at Tuckerman Brewing Company are providing an insane amount of beer at MWV Ice Fest this year. Be ready with your Miir Pint cups to fill up with fresh brews from Tuckerman Brewery. We are trying to reduce our waste this year and we will be…
Read more...Rab is here with a bunch of sweet gear!
Borne in Sheffield, England, but based on years of experience in the world’s great climbing venues, Rab began with “a deep understanding of what climbers and mountaineers need, and a commitment to practical gear that works.” Thirty-some-odd years later, and we all know what this company means to us – rugged gear that holds up to the nastiest…
Read more...Go Where the Locals Go
Start your day at Frontside, grab a flatbread to go for lunch at the crag, or have a beer at the bar in Flatbread’s restaurant inside Eastern Slope Inn. No matter which of these options you chose, you’re doing it right! Frontside Coffee Roaster‘s Dropline blend will be flowing for Ice Festers at the AAC table!…
Read more...Utilize This Gem- The Harvard Cabin
The Harvard Cabin is owned and maintained by the Harvard University Mountaineering Club and serves as a base camp for ice climbers, backcountry skiers, and winter mountaineers. The Harvard Cabin is located below Huntington Ravine on the east side of Mount Washington. Following is some key information from the Harvard Cabin caretaker Rich Palatino:…
Read more...Ibex at Ice Fest!
This is not yo’ Grandma’s wool sweater company! Ibex is committed to the Art of Wool, creating exceptional pieces for all your outdoor pursuits. It’s easy care, sustainable, and (best of all) won’t get that funky eau d’ outdoors after just a couple wears. For more on Why Wool check out some info on their website…
Read more...Black Diamond is bringing the goods!
Black Diamond is back! And they are bringing with them HEAPS of gear for you to try out! Black Diamond creates top-notch gear that we all routinely carry into the hills, and beyond that, they continue to support keeping those hills accessible for us to walk into! The company stands behind the climbing and skiing communities in…
Read more...Lodging for Ice Fest: 20% Off!
Ice festers! Do you want a warm bed to sleep on during Ice Fest? Yes? Then get on it! Ice Fest is 17 days away and you don’t want to be that person that has to sleep on the floor somewhere, or in your freezing cold car. Take advantage of what North Conway Lodging is…
Read more...Outdoor Research Gear Beta From The Pros!
There is so much gear out there?! What is a climber to do? Well we decided to ask some of the Outdoor Research athletes what their winter “must haves”, “go to pieces”, “dang I love this”, and “I can’t climb without this” products are this season! So check it out, and see what winter essential you…
Read more...Good To-Go Foods at Ice Fest!
Good To-Go food is a Gourmet dehydrated camp food line based out of Kittery, Maine. You heard that right, you could be eating chef-created food in the backcountry, just add water! We’re psyched to have this awesome New England company join us at Ice Fest this year! Jennifer Scism, cofounder of the company and 4 Star Restaurant…
Read more...UnTapped maple goodness at Ice Fest
We’d like to welcome UnTapped to Ice Fest this year! UnTapped was started by New England athletes who saw the potential for non chemically altered energy all around them on training rides and runs. Pure maple syrup is produced simply by removing water from maple sap, leaving behind that liquid gold. UnTapped will have a table, so…
Read more...CAMP’s Light and Fast Alpinism Clinic
Clinic spots are flying off the shelf right now, so we wanted to highlight CAMP‘s Light and Fast Alpinism Clinic, on Saturday of Ice Fest, while there were still a couple spots to scoop up! This clinic is such a cool opportunity to get to learn from guest guide and Friday night keynote speaker Scott Bennett!…
Read more...Outdoor Research Athletes!
We could ramble on forever about all the reasons that we love Outdoor Research, but today we want to focus on one thing in particular – the amazing OR athletes that will be here at this year’s MWV Ice Fest. Thank you Outdoor Research, for supporting these climbers, and for supporting us again! Alexa Siegel…
Read more...Welcome back Asolo!
We are so thrilled to welcome back Asolo to the Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest! An Italian company, Asolo has been passed down through generations since 1946 and is so well known as making some of the best boots in the industry. Henry Barber will be back with a demo fleet of boots including the…
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