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21st Annual Polartec® Challenge Grant Recipients Announced
(Lawrence, Mass.) – Polartec is pleased to announce the recipients of its 21st annual Polartec® Challenge Grant. Six separate expeditions will receive funding and support from Polartec for 2012: a first ascent attempt in the Indian Karakoram, an attempt of a climbing double header in Pakistan, a first descent attempt in Alaska, a new route […]
Smuggs Ice Bash 2012 – Drytooling Comp WINNERS!
WINNERS of the Drytooling Comp Friday night at Petra Cliffs, Burlington VT! Jake List of Hinesburg Vermont takes 1st in the Men’s division Jake List – Climbing to Win! (slide show) Andrea Charest takes 1st in the Women’s division Click photos to enlarge Results Men’s 1st – Jake List 2nd – Ivan Tish 3rd – Kevin […]
Mount Washington Valley Ice Festival 2012
February 3rd – 5th 2012 The Mount Washington Valley Ice Festival is one of the premier climbing events in the country. Join us as we celebrate the adventure, the fun, and the camaraderie of ice climbing and winter mountaineering, here in one of the finest waterfall ice climbing destinations in North America. This year we […]
Seams Thin
New mixed climb at Trollville “Seams Thin” – M6 Location: Trollville (Duck’s Head), Jackson NH FA: Peter Doucette & Erik Eisele Date: January 2012 Gear: No bolts but five pins. And the rack is pretty specific — doubles on small cams, offset nuts and a number four Camalot. Descent: Rappel the route. “Kind of a sad season […]
Smuggs Ice Bash 2012
2012 Alpinist/Smuggs Ice Bash – The 6th annual Smuggs Ice Bash – the local’s ice climbing festival at the foot of Smuggler’s Notch. We are working out the details of this year’s Bash, be prepared for some great clinics, a wicked slide show, and the Petzl drytooling comp at Petra Cliffs on Friday night!!**Clinic registration […]
Diary of an NEice Junkie…
How much time do you spend on NEice? Are you an addict? Do you come home from a day of climbing and immediately check to see what else people were doing? Do you have a regular schedule? Or do you just check it out whenever the time seems right? These were some questions I was […]
Ice Vikings
Climbing Icebergs in Newfoundland by Don Wargowsky A team of 6 non-pro climbers travels to Newfoundland to climb icebergs in the Atlantic Ocean. Source: Vimeo, Creater(NEice Forum) This video is entered in the Fort William Mountain Festival Film Competition
Québec Ice Trip 2007
Québec Ice Trip english by Petzl-crew Comments: “Goddamn, that was good!” – Mike R “Wow didn’t expect that. High production quality of routes in the Northeast. The China Shop segment was cool.” – Smike “The best video I have seen on Northeast ice climbing. Great to see climbs and people I know in such a […]
Harvard Cabin Report – 01.17.12
Greetings Climbers and Mountaineers, Happy New Year! It’s been a while since I’ve been able to get my hands on the keyboard for any length of time. Holiday week was quieter then anticipated, New Years Eve was rocking, and the first week of 2012 was unexpectedly jam packed – inside and out – despite the […]
Mountainfest 2012 Wrap-up
The Adirondack Mountainfest 2012, Keene NY Sunday, January 15 Once again, the Adirondack Mountainfest was a great combination of people, places and the thing we love….. climbing ice. First of all many thanks go out to the folks and the venue that make this event one that is very special. Also thanks to sponsors, guides […]
