Marcus Garcia

We are stoked to announce that our friends at Sterling Rope are sending Marcus Garcia our way this year for Ice Fest!  An accomplished climber and instructor, Marcus owns Durango Rock Lounge, where he dedicates most of his waking hours to teaching the next generation of climbers. Check out this Rock and Ice Article about…

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Katie Bono

Big Thanks to CAMP for bringing Katie to Ice Fest this year!  Katie is an accomplished all around mountain athlete with speed records and competition climbing wins.  She now adds medical student to her impressive CV. Check out her recent submission to Arcteryx’s Bird Blog.  We love what this crusher has to say about balancing…

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Graham Zimmerman

Welcome to MWV Ice Fest Graham Zimmerman!  We’re psyched to have you at Fest both as presenter and instructor this year.  Graham is an Outdoor Research athlete, alpinist, filmmaker, photographer, writer, and climate activist.  He currently resides in  Bend, Oregon with his partner and labradoodle (two separate entities).  In 2010 he won New Zealand’s “Alpinist…

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Emilie Drinkwater- Outdoor Research Athlete

Welcome back to MWV Ice Fest Emilie!  We’re so stoked to get this Outdoor Research athlete and super dialed guide back to instruct for us in 2020.  Emilie currently lives out in Salt Lake City, Utah, but grew up here in the Northeast! Emilie was just the 9th woman (and 100th American) to obtain an…

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Keith Sidle

New guest guide alert!! Welcome to Ice Fest, Keith!  Keith Sidle first discovered ice climbing right here in the Mount Washington Valley over a dozen years ago, and hasn’t missed a season since.  Keith has been guiding for the past nine years, splitting time between MWV winters and the Tetons in the summer.  In his…

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