Posts Tagged ‘nhiceclimbing’
Emilie Drinkwater
Emilie Drinkwater is returning to guide at Ice Fest for 2019. Don’t let her current digs in Salt Lake City, where she owns and operates Cloudsplitter Mountain Guides, fool you! Emilie has the Northeast embedded deep in her psyche, which is one of many reasons we’re always so happy to have her at MWV Ice…
Read more...Hyperlite Mountain Gear
Welcome back Hyperlite Mountain Gear! These packs are the real-deal. Serious workhorses, designed and built right here in New England. How many items in your kit were made on Main Street? Hyperlite will be bringing a fleet of alpine packs to demo Ice Fest weekend. Grab one and try it out for the day!! We…
Read more...Julbo is back!
Julbo is back for Ice Fest in 2019! Woot! Julbo eyewear is a long time supporter of MWV Ice Fest and we’re proud to partner with this awesome VT based company. There is a reason you see so many pros and guides rocking Julbo eyewear! When you’re exposed to the elements: having the right gear…
Read more...Yankee Rock & Ice
Yankee Rock & Ice recently released a second edition to its comprehensive history of all things climbing in the Northeast: originally published in 1993. The first edition was written by husband and wife team, Guy and Laura Waterman. Laura and the late Guy put forth a tremendous body of work when it comes to the…
Read more...Ian Osteyee and CAMP are back!
Welcome back Ian Osteye and CAMP to MWV Ice Fest 2019! Ian Osteyee is a climber out of Lake Placid, NY. He is the owner and principal guide at Adirondack Mountain Guides. We’re psyched to have him back guiding MWV Ice Fest this year. Ian has been a regular on the guest guide scene here…
Read more...Petzl is back!
Petzl is back at Ice Fest this year! A warm welcome back to these big time supporters of MWV Ice Fest, they will be bringing the goods to demo once again, as well as some really sweet guides and climbers. Petzl will have you SET UP in the hard goods department, so everyone from the…
Read more...ESAW- November 3
Avalanches aren’t just the prevue of skiers! Every year chances are you are topping out or descending in potential avalanche terrain. One quick change in the weather makes a big difference in winter sports. Mount Washington Avalanche Center and White Mountain Avalance Education Fund are holding their annual Eastern Snow and Science Workshop (ESAW) this…
Read more...Jordan Cargill
MWV Ice Fest welcomes back Jordan Cargill! Jordan is a MWV native, raised right here in the valley! He started his climbing career on Cathedral Ledge in town as a high schooler, but ski racing took up much of his effort for several years before he returned to climbing, and his love of it took…
Read more...Access Fund
The Mount Washington Valley is lucky to be home to ice climbing you can access by just a short walk from your car. The key word there being access. Every year we raise money for non-profits that support the New England climbing community. We are proud to be partnering this year with the Access Fund…
Read more...Aint no style like that 90s style
Heres a throwback to epic climbing suits and epic Ice Fest lineups. This gem is brought to you by Ice Fest founding father Nick Yardley. Check out the speaker line up for 1996! Marc Twight, Jeff Lowe and The Icebreakers! The Icebreakers were/are a small group of French Canadian climbers who put up hard lines…
Read more...2019 Trucker Sneak Peek
Fun times in the IMCS office! We have a sneak peek for you of 2019’s official Ice Fest Trucker Hat design (big shout out to Silverline Graphics for doing the heavy lifting!). We are spreading even more local artist love at Ice Fest this year. 2018 we featured art by Mount Washington Valley native Hannah…
Read more...2019 Ice Fest is ON!
Cold weather is a-brewin in these here mountains. Rime ice and snow were sited at the Observatory. In mid October thats always a harbinger of Ice season to come! Feb 1-3, come take part in the winter fun here in New Hampshire. Bonus, you’ll have a really great time, and learn some about great gear…
Read more...Julbo is back!
We’re so psyched our friends at Julbo are back for another awesome Ice Fest this year! This company is kind of a big deal. Their glasses and goggles are the best for keeping your vision sharp and safe in the harshest of climates. Check out their table at Ice Fest where you can try on…
Read more...Sterling Rope is at Ice Fest!
Back to support Ice Fest once again is Sterling Rope! An awesome company based right around the corner, in Maine. They are known internationally for making some of the best ropes around! “Sterling Rope is the leading manufacturer of life safety rope, cord, and hardware. Made right here in the USA, Sterling has worked very hard…
Read more...DMM Demo Gear!
DMM will be in the house Ice Fest weekend! Swing by their table to demo some of their awesome gear! They will have their Switch and Apex ice axes up for grabs to try out for the day. They’ll also have their Vault racking biner, a metal version of the traditional plastic product that offers the…
Read more...Matt McCormick, back to guest guide!
Back for more good times this year, is guest guide Matt McCormick! Matt is a La Sportiva and Outdoor Research athlete, in addition to guiding for Cathedral Mountain Guides. He currently resides in Vermont, and is known all over New England as a go to guy for steep and mixed climbs. Check out the clinics Matt will be…
Read more...Katie Bono- Guest Guide!
We’d like to give a big old welcome to awesome CAMP athlete and MWV Ice Fest guest guide, Katie Bono! Currently a resident of Boulder, CO, Katie got her ice climbing start during college right here in NH! Her first ice climb was Pinnacle Gully in Huntington Ravine. A ski racer at the time, she…
Read more...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…
Read more...It’s Winter on the Rockpile!
Lots of great early season shots starting to pop up in our feed lately; from Cannon to Mt Washington and all around the Whites! One sure sign of winter having arrived yesterday was Mount Washington Avalanche Center (MWAC)’s first General Bulletin of the Season, posted yesterday. MWAC is the only Avalanche Center in the Eastern United States…
Read more...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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