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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Asolo

NH climbing great Henry Barber will be at the Asolo demo booth helping outfit Ice Fest with a killer line up of climbing boots.  From Henry about boot fitting: “Fit is critical to not only performance but warmth also, come by our booth and find out why. We will be fitting all clients using a…

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Angela VanWiemeersch- Friday evening presenter!

A big thank you to Grivel for bringing Angela VanWiemeersch out for her first MWV Ice Fest!  Angela will be presenting  on Friday evening  at Theatre in the Wood, as well as guiding on Saturday and Sunday!  Psyched to have her join us, and to hear about her exploits on ice Friday night.  She will…

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Nick Aiello-Popeo

Guest guide Nick Aiello-Popeo is back for 2019!   Since we saw him last year Nick has kept busy with several expeditions abroad, and to Alaska.  He also has taken advantage of his front row seat to ephemeral NH conditions, climbing classics such as Omega on Cannon Cliff when the time is right.  Nick is…

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Anne Gilbert Chase Saturday evening presenter!

“Alpine Dreams: From India to Iran and the Space Between” Petzl is bringing Anne Gilbert Chase is back for Ice Fest, this year! She will be presenting Saturday evening, Feb 2 at our evening event at Theatre in the Wood in Intervale.  The presentation will focus on her big mountain exploits: climbing in remote places…

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