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Mountainfest 2014 Wrap-Up
Another Adirondack Mountainfest has come and gone. As always, it started with a joke from Vinny and ended with many things to toast to with some good bourbon. What happened in between? Well, all weekend, clinics were going on, gear was being demo’ed, ice, snow and rock was climbed and kegs were tapped. There were […]
Smugglers Notch Ice Bash – 2014
We are Psyched to Announce! Coming this weekend, January 24th-26th, 2014, is the 8th Annual Smuggler’s Notch Ice Bash! Don’t miss the Friday night kick-off party and dry-tool comp at Petra Cliffs, and be sure to attend the presentation by guest speakers Lindsay Fixmer and Whit Magro at the Smuggler’s Notch Inn and Tavern on Saturday […]
Mountainfest – 2014
Coming This Weekend ! January 18-20, 2014 Mountainfest is an annual celebration of ice climbing and mountaineering, featuring guest athletes who entertain us with tales of climbing adventures, instructional clinics taught by visiting climbers and local guides, demo gear, and a chance to gather with the climbing community for an exciting winter weekend. Schedule of […]
Ouray 2014 – Elite Mixed Climbing Competition
The annual Elite Mixed Climbing Competition was held Saturday, January 11 at the Ouray Ice Festival in front of a record crowd of enthusiastic spectators. Only three competitors completed the challenging route to the top! 2014 Ouray Ice Festival – Elite Mixed Climbing Competition from Outside Adventure Media on Vimeo. Results of the 2014 Ouray […]
Don't Frachia New York
Some cool mixed climbing. Source: Jason Hurwitz – Facebook / clammchrush – Youtube
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow!
One Reckless Youth, an Ice Devil and several Polar children Times like these don’t come along often, I mean, when was the last “Polar Vortex”? But when they do, you better be ready. The conditions were ripe for the picking last week on Whitehorse & Cathedral Ledges, North Conway NH. Peter Doucette – Mountain Sense Guides – along […]
Polar Vortex: Who Will Be First To Ice Climb Niagara Falls?
Temperatures have plummeted to as low as -52C in the East, freezing parts of Niagara Falls solid. Apparently, the last time it got cold enough for the millions of tons of water flowing over Niagara Falls to freeze was one day in 1848—166 years ago.
AMGA CWI Course at Central Rock Glastonbury CT January 21-22, 2014
“Should be a block-buster. Tuition is $385 and includes a 3 year American Mountain Guides Association membership. This will surely fill fast so book as soon as you can! Email matt@raggedmountainguides.com or call (203) 228-2311. Thanks to Central Rock Glastonbury for hosting this course! Nate McKenzie of Ascent Climbing is co-instructing this course with me. It’s going to be AWESOME!” – Matt Shove
Ouray Ice Festival – 2014
The Biggest Ice Festival in North America is happening this weekend, January 9th – 12th, 2014! Start making your plans now for the 19th annual Ouray Ice Festival! Schedule of Events The Ouray Ice Park is one of the premier ice climbing destinations in the world. But the amazing walls of ice are not just the […]
Three Drytooling tips, one ice tip
Drytooling is suddenly hot again. New crags, new tools, new attitudes, it’s definitely going off in a way I haven’t seen in a decade. I’m getting a lot of email from people asking questions. The following are distilled replies, and principles I teach when coaching:
