Guest Guides Spotlight!

We are very excited to welcome two of our guest guides to Ice Fest, Marc Chauvin and Nick Aiello.  Marc is an IFMGA certified guide, which the highest level of recognition in guiding and we are so psyched to have him!  He is also a wilderness First Responder and AIARE Level III Avalanche Certified. Marc has…

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10% Off Friday’s Ice Climbing 101!

We are now offering 10% off Friday‘s Ice Climbing 101 clinic, so sign up quick because space is limited! Ice Climbing 101 is specifically designed for those who have never tied into a climbing rope before, and would love to give ice climbing a try. You’ll learn the safety basics of the climbing system, how to belay, how to…

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Outdoor Research Athletes!

This morning we would like to welcome two of our talented Outdoor Research Athletes, Bayard Russell and Bryan Gilmore. It is great to have them back! Bayard loves teaching the finer points of climbing technique and tactics. He is psyched on all forms of climbing from adventuring to the most obscurest corners of the New Hampshire forest to…

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Steep Ice Climbing Clinics With The Best Guides!

Need to work on your Steep Ice Climbing Technique? Great news! We have put together a series of Steep Ice Clinics with an incredible line-up of Guides.  If your comfortable on Grade 3 ice, it’s time to move on to the steep stuff. Learn how to move smoothly, without getting pumped! Vertical ice takes on many…

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Guest Guides Erik Thatcher & Jimmy Voorhis

We want to welcome two awesome guides to the amazing guide roster at the 2016 MWV Ice Fest! Welcome Erik Thatcher (on loan from Mooney Mountain Guides) and Jimmy Voorhis (on loan from Cathedral Mountain Guides). Erik Thatcher:  His psyche and passion for climbing is contagious!  It all began with the White Mountains as his…

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