Petzl Demo Gear in the house!!

Petzl is back for another year of supplying a killer demo fleet to Ice Festers to try out.  One of the best parts of Ice Fest (can we really narrow it down?) is getting to try out so much sweet gear for the weekend before committing  to the purchase.  How often do you get to…

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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…

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Julbo – The best shades under the sun!

If you’ve ever been caught out in the snow on a sunny day, you know just how crucial your sunglasses are.  Find yourself out there without them, and you might-as-well have left your crampons behind because you’re hosed. The Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest and Julbo USA are old friends with a deep connection, but all…

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Rab is here with a bunch of sweet gear!

Borne in Sheffield, England, but based on years of experience in the world’s great climbing venues,  Rab began with “a deep understanding of what climbers and mountaineers need, and a commitment to practical gear that works.”  Thirty-some-odd years later, and we all know what this company means to us – rugged gear that holds up to the nastiest…

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Black Diamond is bringing the goods!

Black Diamond is back!  And they are bringing with them HEAPS of gear for you to try out! Black Diamond creates top-notch gear that we all routinely carry into the hills, and beyond that, they continue to support keeping those hills accessible for us to walk into!  The company stands behind the climbing and skiing communities in…

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