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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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