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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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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