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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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…

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Feeling The Big Julbo Love!

We are throwing a big shout out to Julbo this morning.  This company is special and awesome for a few reasons.  Did you know that the CEO of Julbo USA, Nick Yardley, was one of the founding fathers of the Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest?!  While there may have only been 10-15 people at the…

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The Matt’s Are BACK!

Hey Folks!  We are so psyched and honored to announce that Matt McCormick and Matt Ritter are back to guide at the Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest!  Below you can find out a lil’ background on each of them, and what they will be guiding. Matt McCormick:  Matt McCormick is an Outdoor Research & La Sportiva Athlete…

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Welcome Back Julbo

Julbo will be back at Ice Fest for 2016 with their impressive lineup of goggles and sunglasses. Outstanding sunglasses, expertise and innovative technologies are what Julbo does best. Protective eyewear is essential when mountaineering and ice climbing and no company has you better covered than Julbo. Have you seen the Aerospace googles? The first goggle you can wear whether…

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