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Sue Nott Scholarship Still Available
Sue Nott was a native of Vail, Colorado, and began climbing rock and ice at the age of 20. In the winter of 1998, Sue was involved in an ice climbing accident where she was speared by a large piece of ice, when it crumbled from underneath her. Suffering from serious abdominal injuries, Sue took…
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Munising Ice Conditions- 11-24 Still Poor!
After a few calls from some very anxious ice climbers wondering about conditions- I decided to take a ride over to Munising to see how the climbs were progressing. Needless to say we need a little more time, but there is some ice starting to form! Check back as we will now start to post a…
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Grivel Returns to Ice Fest
We are happy to announce that after a few years of not attending the Ice Fest our friends from Grivel are returning! At Ice Fest we will have demo crampons and tools available to check out and do a few routes with. Also our territory rep, Burt Hopp will be attending representing Grivel, and answering…
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Mullet Stripes and Proud- Kelly Cordes
A good friend of the Michigan Ice Festival and past presenter Kelly Cordes has finally made it big. Sporting a new look since the last time we saw him, has rocketed him into fame. If you google Mullet Stripes the first photo that pops up is no other then our man Kelly! Great job Kelly…
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Ice Holdz- Check them out at Ice Fest!
Off-Belay created the IceHoldz™ product as a means to give ice climbers the ability to train year round. If you can mount indoor rock holds on a wall, then why not come up with a material similar to ice, and mount it on the wall. The best part is that IceHoldz™ require no refrigeration. IceHoldz™…
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Booked Your Room Yet?
Word on the street is that rooms are being booked already for Ice Fest! Have a favorite place to stay? Make sure to call and make that reservation soon! Looking for a place? Check out these proud Ice Fest Sponsors! Alger Falls 906-387-336 Days Inn 800-329-7466 Holiday Inn 906-387-4800 Munising Motel 906-387-3187 Scotty’s 906-387-2449 Sunset…
