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Photos by Dana Richardson from the American Alpine Club. Thanks, Dana!

Brittany Griffith being introduced by Audio Kickstand...

Brittany Griffith and Mark Richey judge the retro costume contest.

Retro mountain costumes... featuring the one and only, Henry Barber.

Our retro-mountain costume winners, the ever-gorgeous Titoune Bouchard and the wild-&-crazy "Hot Henry" Barber!

Ice Fest in the blogosphere

Check out the American Alpine Club website for an entertaining Ice Fest report by Brittany Griffith!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Dan Hartigan letting loose during the Climbers Face-Off.


The crowd packed in for Kevin Mahoney's slideshow with a pint of Tuckerman's in hand!

The 16th Annual Mount Washington Ice Festival just wanted to say thank you to all the sponsors, all the reps that came, participants, guest guides, IMCS guides, and all the volunteers. A few specific thank you's include Tuckerman's Brewery, the athletes in the climbers "Face-Off", Kevin Mahoney, Cranmore Mountain Ski Resort, Black Mountain Ski Resort, Mammut, The AAC, Ice Holdz, The Good Loaf, NEice.com Soup Kitchen and everyone that came for the festivities! We had such a blast this year and we're already looking forward to planning next years Ice Fest. Have a great rest of your winter, and make sure you check into IME or IMCS if you need any gear or have any climbing questions. Spread the word to others and we'll can't wait to see y'all in 2010!

MC Freddie Wilkinson during Friday nights slide show & Climbers "Face-Off".


Zoe Hart showing everyone how it's done with style, grace, and guns.


IME & IMCS owners Rick & Celia Wilcox enjoying Friday nights entertainment.


Ice climbers packing into the upstairs of IME for food, a pint, and to talk shop.


2009 Ice Fest hat (& we had trucker caps!).


One of our many lovely helpers, Shaunna doing her thing at the Raffle Booth!

Ice Holdz founder Jay Marchesseault explaining how it all works @ the Apres Climb Hour.


WILL MAYO! He's awesome and set our Climbers Face-Off route! We love Will!

It's HERE!

The Ice Fest is here folks! YEAH!
Just a reminder that the 2009 MWV Ice Fest in North Conway, NH is THIS weekend! Feb.5th-8th, 2009

Sign up to climb no matter what your ability is, or just come for the nightly festivities!

Friday Night:
7pm, Cranmore Climbing Wall, North Conway NH
Kevin Mahoney Slideshow: From New Hampshire To Nepal
Climbing Face-Off by the Pro's: Check out the Ice Climbing Pro's duel it out!

Saturday Night:
Mammut's Retro Dance Party!
7:30pm @ Black Mountain, Jackson NH
Anything retro flies! Party of the year with band, AUDIO KICKSTAND!
It's gonna be a blast!

We'll see you all there!

Mammut's Retro Dance Party!

This is the climber's bash of the year!



Next Saturday, the 7th of February, band Audio Kickstand will be rocking the house up at Black Mountain in Jackson, NH! All are invited! We'll have free food for all catered by The Moat Mountain Smokehouse.
It's $5.00 to get in. If you are an American Alpine Club member then it's free!
The event might sell-out, though, so come by IME starting Thursday to purchase a ticket in advance.
Dress retro or just wear whatever you want, but the best retro costume gets a prize!
Get ready to boogie and we'll see you ALL there!
Thanks Mammut!