Michael Wejchert, Freddie Wilkinson and Marc Chauvin

We have some more Mount Washington Valley local guides up on the blog for you!  While the valley is home base for all of these fellas, they certainly haven’t limited their climbing time to the local crags.  All have notable CVs with international destinations speckling their accomplishment lists.  They’re also all published authors and great…

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Scarpa

Scarpa “We are passionate about our sports; we are passionate about boot making; we are passionate about performance.” Stoked to have Scarpa boots back at the Fest!  Check out their demos below! Phantom Tech The lightest and most sensitive boot in our Phantom family for technically demanding winter objectives, the streamlined Phantom Tech has the…

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Katie Bono

Big thanks to CAMP for sending us Katie Bono to guest guide this year!  We’re psyched to have her back guiding days mixed clinics for us this year.   Katie set the women’s speed record on Denali.  Her round-trip time of 21 hours, 6 minutes was the third-fastest time ever recorded on Denali.  Katie is…

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Dawn Glanc: Guest Guide & Outdoor Research Athlete!

If you’re a woman or female-identifying, you’ve probably faced this moment. When you’re scrolling through clinics at a climbing festival, or looking through online course offerings somewhere—and you see the “women’s only” option. And you have to decide. Do I choose the course where I’ll be among all genders, or just my own? Maybe it’s…

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Boogalows Island BBQ

Boogalows Island BBQ will be back for their third round of serving up fresh, authentic Caribbean bbq! Their food truck will be serving “bites” to clinic participants (included in registration!) during Apres at IME, no need to worry about getting hangry as you return your demo gear at the end of the day! They’ll also…

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