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Agawa Canyon Ice Festival – 14th Annual
14th Annual Agawa Ice Festival Join the gang from March 8th to March 11th 2012 at Mile 112 in Agawa Canyon This is an unique festival as it is without sponsors, slideshows, pubs or hot tubs. We all get off the train at the site of our …winter basecamp and emergency climbers shelter. As the […]
Cover Photo – Repentance 02/09/12
Repentance WI5 – Cathedral Ledge, North Conway NH Mt. Washington Ice Fest guide, Andrea Charest hiking the first pitch of Repentance on a beautiful sunny day. Andrea shared the climb with Rockytop who was celebrating his birthday. I Can’t think of a better way to spend the day! We hope you have many more. Photo by […]
The future is NAO!
NAO is the first Petzl headlamp with REACTIVE LIGHTING technology. The rechargeable NAO headlamp adapts its two high power LEDs instantly and automatically to the lighting needs for greater comfort, fewer manual interventions and longer battery life. Outside Magazine awarded the NAO “Outside Gear of the Show” at ORWM12. A great honor and an acknowledgement […]
Ego Checks
by Patrick Cooke Standing at the first belay, I’m staring up at the crux of the route right off the deck. Protection will be questionable. I’m sure I’m strong enough to pull the moves, but is it worth the risk? I’ve got time to decide – I can always wait until Matt’s up the first […]
Media Partnership with the American Alpine Club
NEice is proud to announce that it has become a Media Partner of the American Alpine Club (AAC). As a Media Partner, NEice will provide exposure for the AAC among the northeast’s dedicated and zealous population of ice climbers. NEice sees thousands of visitors each month during the ice climbing season. As such, it is […]
Comp WINNERS! Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest 2012
WINNERS of the Drytooling Comp
Friday Night at the Cranmore Climbing Wall, North Conway NH
Kevin Mahoney climbed strong to win the Men’s division
Road Warrior – The Back Story
I had been eying the route since before the rockfall and I know that John Sykes gave it a good attempt in the huge year when the upper smear came all the way down over the bottom roof. A stunningly beautiful ribbon! I was not good enough to get on it; after hearing that Sykes […]
Road Warrior – M8
Lake Willoughby, VT FA: 01-25-12 Ryan Brooks and Josh Hurst “Road Warrior is hands down the best mixed route I’ve been on at Lake Willoughby” – Josh Rack: Standard rock rack including two #3 Camalots and three ½” cams, no pins, 5 screws: including 2x 10cm and 3x 13 cm. The Route ascends a large corner 200 […]
Jake List – Climbing to Win!
Slide Show Jake List of Hinesburg Vermont takes 1st place for the Men at the 2nd Annual Drytooling Comp. This event was held at Petra Cliffs during the 2012 Smuggs Ice Bash. [slideshow id=22] – Many thanks to Petra Cliffs for hosting the dry tooling comp and to all the sponsors that make this event happen. Winners […]
American Alpine Club Announces One-of-a-Kind Boston Giveaway
Golden, CO—Today The American Alpine Club—dedicated to knowledge, inspiration, conservation and advocacy for the climbing community—released a chance to win a prize package so unique that it cannot be bought. The giveaway will offer one winner the following items, redeemable in Boston at the 2012 Annual Benefit Dinner on March 3: Enter by February 6 […]
