Posts Tagged ‘Guest Guide’
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...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...Matt Shove- Guest Guide extraordinaire!
Welcome back to Ice Fest Matt Shove ! Matt is a very familiar face to all of us around here, an AMGA guide and all around great guy to have returning as an all star Guest Guide. He is the founder of Ragged Mountain Guides based out of Connecticut and a regular in the Mount Washington Valley,…
Read more...Patagonia and Majka Burhardt are back!
Here’s a little stoke for this soggy morning! Today we are psyched to announce that Patagonia is returning for another year of sponsoring the MWV Ice Fest. We are also honored to announce that Patagonia ambassador, and local Mount Washington Valley hero, Majka Burhardt will also be returning to Ice Fest. With winter guiding, writing,…
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...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...Josh Wharton guides at Ice Fest!
The MWV Ice Fest crew is excited to announce the return of Josh Wharton as a guest guide! It’s been a few years since we last saw him in New Hampshire, but we are stoked to welcome him back! I don’t think a climber like Josh needs much of an introduction, but if you don’t…
Read more...Welcome Matty Bowman!
New guest guide to MWV Ice Fest, Matty Bowman is no stranger to the area. Matt is co owner of White Mountain Cafe in Gorham, from which many adventures north of the notch have been sprung since 2007. Matt began his love of mountaineering while still at the University of Maine, Farmington. A winter care taking at Harvard…
Read more...IMCS Guides
Here’s a shout out to a few of Ice Fest’s hometown heros – the guides of International Mountain Climbing School. These guys have spent countless days out in our local mountains both personally and professionally. They are as dialed as they come, and are experts in all things winter – from the nitty-gritty of international expeditions to…
Read more...Welcome to Ice Fest Sheldon Kerr!
We’re psyched to have Sheldon Kerr join us this year for the first time at MWV Ice Fest! She has been based out of Silverton, working as a guide and an athlete with Outdoor Research. She recently relocated to Jackson, Wyoming to work for Exum Mountain Guides. Sheldon guides ice climbing, ski mountaineering, alpine climbing and heli skiing in…
Read more...Matt McCormick, back to guest guide!
Back for more good times this year, is guest guide Matt McCormick! Matt is a La Sportiva and Outdoor Research athlete, in addition to guiding for Cathedral Mountain Guides. He currently resides in Vermont, and is known all over New England as a go to guy for steep and mixed climbs. Check out the clinics Matt will be…
Read more...Katie Bono- Guest Guide!
We’d like to give a big old welcome to awesome CAMP athlete and MWV Ice Fest guest guide, Katie Bono! Currently a resident of Boulder, CO, Katie got her ice climbing start during college right here in NH! Her first ice climb was Pinnacle Gully in Huntington Ravine. A ski racer at the time, she…
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...Karsten Delap is back!
Welcome back Karsten Delap! Karsten is an awesome return guest guide for MWV Icefest, we’re psyched he’ll be joining us again. The owner of Fox Mountain Guides out of Brevard, NC, Karsten was the first guide in the Southeast to attain his AMGA Alpine Guide certification in 2013. He is the head of the…
Read more...Big Welcome to new guest guide Ben Mirkin!
Hey Icefest Fans! MWVIcefest is psyched to welcome new guest guide Benjamin Mirkin to the Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest lineup this year! Ben first swung an ice axe here in MWV in the winter of 2003 while working in Pinkham Notch. Ben was no stranger to NH winters and once things look a turn…
Read more...Matt Shove is back!
Happy Monday morning ice festers! It’s a clear cold day here in NH and it’s got us thinking about getting outside!! We are so lucky to have back one of our favorite guest guides, Matt Shove! Matt is a very familiar face to all of us around here. He is an AMGA guide and all around great guy.…
Read more...Welcome Back Karsten Delap!
Welcome Back Karsten Delap! Karsten is an athlete for Ibex, La Sportiva, and Julbo. Originally from the flat lands of Indiana, Karsten has found his obsession in the mountains. He has climbed extensively throughout the United States including Grade V big walls in The Black Canyon, Long’s Peak, and Zion National Park. Karsten’s experience outside of…
Read more...Guest Guide Alden Pellett!
We would like to send a big warm welcome to guest guide Alden Pellett! Alden is an Ambassador for Mammut and Julbo, is apart of the product development team for CAMP Technical Adventure Equipment, and has been climbing ice for over 20 years, sending hard routes in Quebec, Newfoundland, Colorado, Montana and the Canadian Rockies. He has a love for adventure…
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