Posts Tagged ‘New Hampshire Ice Climbing’
NEice
We are so lucky here in the Northeast to have a resource like NEice.com. If you haven’t visited the site yet, it’s time. Doug & Co have been undertaking a major overhaul of the whole site over the past couple of years and its the go to resource for conditions reports, practically in real time,…
Read more...Access Fund Silent Auction Night THIS Friday!
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...Still Room & Time To Sign Up For Ice Climbing Clinics!
Hey Folks! A lot of ice & mixed climbing clinics are filling up but there is still some room from beginner to advanced clinics! You can still sign up for Mixed Climbing on FRIDAY with Katie Bono and Bayard Russell! Katie Bono just came in 3rd in the Ouray Ice Park Competition and Bayard is…
Read more...Gear Junkies: Outdoor Research Athlete’s Favorites!
Hey there gear junkies! Are you still looking to refine your ice climbing kit or what your layering system is? We thought we would ask the Outdoor Research athletes that are coming to guide, what pieces are their “must haves” this winter. You know, the piece you can’t leave home without and is probably really…
Read more...Welcoming Back Our Friends At The American Alpine Club
We are excited to let you all know that the American Alpine Club will be at this years Ice Fest to answer all your questions about who they are, what they do, and why you should join. But to get you started, we wanted to let you…
Read more...Welcoming back Jim Shimberg, Alain Comeau, Lindsey Fixmer & Bob Baribeau!
Morning folks! We want to welcome back a handful of guest guides this morning who are legendarily known to be amazing guides! If you’re lucky in signing up for clinics with any of these guides, you’ve scored big! We want to send a big welcome back to Jim Shimberg, Alain Comeau, Lindsey Fixmer and Bob…
Read more...Patagonia Bringing Josh Wharton & Anne Gilbert Chase!
Happy New Year indeed! We have more sweet news that Patagonia is sending two more of their stellar athletes to guide and be apart of the 2018 Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest! We want to send a big welcome to Josh Wharton and Anne Gilbert Chase. Both of them have been to the MWV Ice…
Read more...Friday Night at Ice Fest!!
Happy New Year, Ice Festers! May it be a year full of cold temps, fat ice, and big sends! To ring in the New Year, we’d like to make a big announcement about the Friday night show at the the 25th Annual Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest! We will be showing the film, Mixtress, and Jesse…
Read more...Welcoming Outdoor Research Athletes & Guides!
We want to send a big welcome to all the Outdoor Research athletes that will be back at the 2018 Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest! Not only are each of these people amazing climbers, teachers and guides but also absolutely awesome people. We are so psyched to have so a stellar roster of OR athletes…
Read more...DMM Bringing The Tools & Sam Bendroth!
We’ve got a great update from our friends across the pond in the UK at DMM! They are bringing three different types of tools for you all to check out and demo! Specifically they are bringing the Switch Tools, the Apex tools, and the Fly tools. In addition to that, DMM athlete and local guide Sam Bendroth will…
Read more...A Big Welcome to KONG USA!
We’re excited to announce KONG USA as one of our new sponsors to the Mount Washington Ice Fest lineup this year! These guys are bringing an awesome demo fleet to the event that includes three different types of ice axes for those who are headed up Mount Washington or taking a Glacier Travel & Crevasse…
Read more...Tuckerman Brewing Co. Is Official 2018 Ice Fest Beer Sponsor!
They’re baaaack! The good folks at Tuckerman Brewing Co., located right here in Conway, New Hampshire are proud to be the 2018 Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest beer sponsor. And we couldn’t be more excited! Tuckerman Brewing Co. is very serious about the quality of the beer they brew. They will be bringing a…
Read more...When Does Your Season Begin?
When does your season begin? We don’t think it should ever end, and with Furnace Industries you can make that happen and train all year long! These guys will be back at the MWV Ice Fest for you to try out their wood shaft Kronos Tools and also check out their Dry Ice Tools that…
Read more...NorthConwayLodging.com = 20% Off For Ice Festers!
Ice festers! Do you want a warm bed to sleep on during Ice Fest? Yes? Do you want 20% off of your lodging when you come up? Then don’t wait! You don’t want to be that person that has to sleep on the floor somewhere, or in your freezing cold car. Mention you are coming…
Read more...DJ Mon Voyage Neon Back to Rock the House!
DJ extraordinaire, Mon Voyage Neon, returns to bring the funky-beats and danceable grooves to the MWV Ice Fest! Mon Voyage will preside over the Friday and Saturday night events at Theater In the Wood. Tim Keenan by day, Mon Voyage Neon by night, he’s been a favorite DJ of climbing comps and parties across the…
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...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...Outdoor Research returns as Headlining Sponsor!
It’s all starting to come together! We just got word from our great friends at Outdoor Research that they will be back again as the Headlining Sponsor to this year’s Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest! These guys and gals have been going big for Ice Fest for years, and we couldn’t be more honored and…
Read more...THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
The 2017 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 1200+ people over the course of the weekend…
Read more...Beta For Ice Fest Clinics!
For all those who are signed up for clinics, this blog post is for YOU! The Clinic Crew! There are a final few reminders to Ice Fest attendees as we go into the one week countdown. We are really excited about all the folks who are coming to the 24th Mount Washington Valley Ice Festival! Here are a…
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