Posts Tagged ‘mtwashington’
Matt Shove
Matt Shove is the owner of Ragged Mountain Guides in CT, founded in 2010. Matt instructs all over the Northeast, he also leads technical courses and mountain trips in ranges and crags all over the US. He has conducted training programs for elite mountain warfare soldiers, and the US Coast Guard, and was a Technical Editor for…
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...OR athletes Bayard Russel, Alexa Siegel and Matt McCormick
Big Shout out to our headlining Sponsor Outdoor Research! We’re still rolling out OR athletes and ambassadors! Be sure to stop by the outdoor Research table at IME this weekend and chat with these folks about their rad gear! “Alexa first discovered climbing at the Boston Rock Gym in February of 2003. The gym was…
Read more...Access Fund
Every year at Ice Fest, we hold a silent auction to raise funds for non-profits that work hard to support the New England climbing community. This year, we are excited to be working with the Access Fund as our official beneficiary. Locally, Access Fund and Northeast Regional Director, Mike Morin have been hard at work on a…
Read more...AAC
The AAC Vision is a simple one. A United Community Of Competent Climbers And Healthy Climbing Landscapes. A simple vision in a complicated landscape. We’re stoked to have AAC continue their sponsorship of MWV Ice Fest, the longest running Ice Climbing Festival in the United States. There are tons of benefits to joining the AAC,…
Read more...Alain Comeau, Bob Baribeau, and Craig John
Alain Comeau has been working as an instructor and guide since the 1970s. He is the owner of New England Mountain Guides here in NH. 2009 AMGA Guide of the Year and 2017 AMGA Lifetime Achievement Award are just a couple of the accolades due to Alain. These days Alain specializes in adaptive rescue systems…
Read more...La Sportiva
Welcome back La Sportiva! Visit Ice Fest friend Doug Madara at the La Sportiva booth and get hooked up with the perfect Mountaineering boots for your clinic! “Our mission is to bring you the best technical products to explore the outdoors. For 89 years we have been producing innovative products and we are looking forward…
Read more...Rab
Welcome back Rab Equipment! Stoked to have Rab back to demo their jackets and gloves at Ice Fest this year! About Rab: “Today, we are ceaseless in our commitment to Rab’s exacting standards, ingenuity and pioneering spirit. We make rugged, high performance mountain clothing and equipment that give you absolute protection, comfort and freedom on the…
Read more...Patagonia
Stoked to have a bevy of Patagonia demo gear heading your way! Jackets, puffies and backpacks, oh my! They’ll also be traveling with one of their folks from their Worn Wear program. Check out the video below to learn more about Worn Wear and how to extend the life of your gear 🙂 Packs: Ascensionist…
Read more...Sarah Garlick and Jim Surette
Sarah Garlick is a climber from North Conway. She’s led expeditions to Greenland, Newfoundland, Patagonia, Peru, Mozambique, and Jordan. She’s the author of two books: Flakes, Jugs, and Splitters: A Rock Climber’s Guide to Geology (2009) and the National Geographic Pocket Guide to Rocks and Minerals of North America(2014). When she’s not climbing, she’s chasing…
Read more...Michael Wejchert, Freddie Wilkinson and Marc Chauvin
We have some more Mount Washington Valley local guides up on the blog for you! While the valley is home base for all of these fellas, they certainly haven’t limited their climbing time to the local crags. All have notable CVs with international destinations speckling their accomplishment lists. They’re also all published authors and great…
Read more...Scarpa
Scarpa “We are passionate about our sports; we are passionate about boot making; we are passionate about performance.” Stoked to have Scarpa boots back at the Fest! Check out their demos below! Phantom Tech The lightest and most sensitive boot in our Phantom family for technically demanding winter objectives, the streamlined Phantom Tech has the…
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...Dawn Glanc: Guest Guide & Outdoor Research Athlete!
If you’re a woman or female-identifying, you’ve probably faced this moment. When you’re scrolling through clinics at a climbing festival, or looking through online course offerings somewhere—and you see the “women’s only” option. And you have to decide. Do I choose the course where I’ll be among all genders, or just my own? Maybe it’s…
Read more...Boogalows Island BBQ
Boogalows Island BBQ will be back for their third round of serving up fresh, authentic Caribbean bbq! Their food truck will be serving “bites” to clinic participants (included in registration!) during Apres at IME, no need to worry about getting hangry as you return your demo gear at the end of the day! They’ll also…
Read more...Sam Bendroth and Ted Teegarden
Ted Teegarden Ted Teegarden is Director of Outdoor Education and Assistant Dean of Students at the White Mountain School, as well as a Teaching Lecturer in Adventure Education at Plymouth State University. In October Ted guided a week long rock climbing and geology of the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains trip. Certifications AMGA Certified Rock Instructor AMGA Single…
Read more...Elite Climb!
Eliteclimb is not a factory it’s an independent craftsman- you get tools from my hand to your hand. The lightest ice axe You can find! Welcome to MWV Ice Fest, Eliteclimb! Eliteclimb is the only producer of certified ice axes in Poland, and the only certified maker of composite axes worldwide. They will be bringing their…
Read more...AIARE Level I
MWV Ice Fest offers a Three day AIARE level I course (Fri-Sat-Sun). Students can expect to develop a good grounding in how to prepare for and carry out a trip, to understand basic decision making while in the field, and to learn rescue techniques required to find and dig up a buried person (if an…
Read more...Local Climbing Coop
Here in the Mount Washington Valley there is an exciting ongoing effort to form a community-based bouldering co-op. This is a grassroots organization in its initial stages, and they’re looking for the support of the climbing community to make this dream a reality right here in the Valley. We are so lucky to have amazing…
Read more...Nadav Oakes and Alex Teixeira
Nadav Oakes Welcome to MWV Ice Fest, Nadav Oakes! Born and raised in Israel, Nadav started his climbing career there. He taught and trained rescue units as well as military rescue and special ops teams. While living in Israel Nadav spent much of his free time exploring new areas for climbing and canyoneering in Jordan.…
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