Posts Tagged ‘CAMP’
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...CAMP brings back Jesse Huey!
Big welcome back to our friends at CAMP USA! We’re psyched to have these guys back in our corner supporting another awesome MWV Ice Fest. They’ve got tons of rad gear NEW FOR 2019 and we can’t wait to try the heck out their demo fleet this year! C.A.M.P. stands for history, innovation, quality and…
Read more...Katie Bono
Big thanks to CAMP for sending us Katie Bono to guest guide this year! We’re psyched to have her back guiding days mixed clinics for us this year. Katie set the women’s speed record on Denali. Her round-trip time of 21 hours, 6 minutes was the third-fastest time ever recorded on Denali. Katie is…
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...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...CAMP & Ian Osteyee return to Ice Fest!
Good morning folks! There’s a chill in the air and single digits in the forecast – it’s coming! And if the thought of that early ice, that scrappy and thin climbing gets you psyched, well then this should too – Ian Osteyee and CAMP are returning again to the MVW Ice Fest! Ian is known…
Read more...Demo THIS Gear!
Why beat up your own gear, when you could test out, try and beat up this gear?! This is one of the coolest parts about the MWV Ice Fest. Check out all the incredible companies you can demo gear from! TRY BEFORE YOU BUY! We’re talking jackets, gloves, ice tools, crampons, helmets, harnesses, packs, boots…
Read more...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...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...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...Clinics are filling fast!
The Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest is only a little more than three weeks away! We’ve been busy climbing and prepping, and with good ice conditions and an awesome lineup of guides, sponsors, and presenters for this year’s Ice Fest, we can’t help but be super excited for all that is coming! And judging by all of…
Read more...Welcome Keynote Speaker and Guest Guide – Scott Bennett!
What a way to start the week! It’s an early season powder day AND we have the announcement of our first Keynote Speaker for the 2017 MWV Ice Fest – Scott Bennett! A CAMP athlete and a well-known crusher, Scott will be presenting Friday night at Theater in the Wood. His show, “Into the Karakoram”, will focus on a recent trip…
Read more...Welcome CAMP and Ian Osteyee!
The good news coming out of the chilly Ice Fest headquarters this morning is not only that there is snow on the peaks and cold temps in the forecast, but that CAMP and CAMP Athlete, Ian Osteyee, are back on the Ice Fest roster! CAMP is well known for the innovative, lightweight climbing gear that…
Read more...MWV ICE FEST THANK YOU’S & RECAP!
The 2016 Mount Washington Ice Fest was hands down without a doubt our best EVER, but it only happened with many helping hands, sponsors, guides, participants, climbers, talent, and passion! Wow, we are still coming down from an awesome high, we had a blast this year! We hosted over 1300+ people over the course of…
Read more...Great Deals, Clinic Highlights, & FREE Demos!
Winter is here! The recent rains helped the ice grow bigger and Tuesday night we received 6 inches of fresh snow! We are another week closer to the Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest, and courses are filling up! We wanted to highlight a few great clinics and deals for you below! We are offering 10%…
Read more...Welcome Back Vermonters!
Happy holidays everyone! Today we welcome back our Vermonters Andrea Charest and Tim Farr. Andrea is Petra Cliffs’ Co- Owner and Jill of All Trades. She loves teaching folks how to ice climb and takes pride in imparting knowledge and experience people will carry with them for the rest of their lives! She’s got a smile that will…
Read more...Welcome CAMP!
We are very excited to welcome CAMP back for Ice Fest 2016! CAMP has been manufacturing climbing gear for over 120 years and are best known for their lightweight and innovative products. This year, You can try out CAMP’s X-Dream Tool, a hyper-light, perfectly balanced, fully featured tool for technical dry, mixed and ice climbing. The ergonomic handle has a patented adjustment system…
Read more...Welcome Back Ian Osteyee with C.A.M.P!
We are excited to welcome back Ian Osteyee with C.A.M.P! In short, C.A.M.P. stands for history, innovation, quality and absolute dedication to the mountain lifestyle. They make the lightest peice of gear in nearly every category they sell, so be sure to check out their demo table at Ice Fest and take advatage of all the weight…
Read more...2015 Ice Fest Weekend Recap & Thank You’s!
The 2015 Mount Washington Ice Fest was hands down our best ever, but it only happened with many helping hands, talent, and passion! Wow, we are still coming down from an awesome high, we had a blast this year! First, we want to thank all of YOU! All of you who have a passion for…
Read more...Official 2015 MWV Ice Fest Schedule!
Here you go folks! A big schedule for the whole Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest weekend! DOWNLOAD THE ICE FEST SCHEDULE! CLICK HERE: http://tinyurl.com/lg28h6g Check out all the events from the demos, clinics, evening shows, Apres Hour at IME, Gusto’s Food Truck, Coffee from Frontside Grind, Bagels from Bagels Plus and MORE! And share with…
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