The premiere ice climbing festival in the northeast at one of the most accessible climbing areas in Vermont - Smuggler's Notch! Free equipment demos from Black Diamond, Petzl, La Sportiva, Mammut, and more. Clinics including novice ice, women only, and alpine climbing!
We are pleased to present the Vermont Sports annual Holiday Gift Guide. The goods we recommend on these pages were reviewed by members of the VS editorial staff (Jules Older, Brian Mohr, and Kate Carter) and are their picks for most interesting, impressive, and thoughtful gifts for people who spend time in the outdoors.
Let’s be honest. New England can have a reputation for icy skiing. Anyone who grew up skiing in the east knows that’s true. And so is another rule: the farther northeast you go, the better the powder gets. This is no secret to backcountry skiers, who’ve schussed the slides of the Adirondacks, glades of Vermont, and bare summit cones and open bowls of New Hampshire for years.
Teams will race non-stop for 3 days through the mountains, rivers, and forests of Untamed New England. They must travel under their own power. Teams will navigate with map and compass through pine forests, wetlands, and mountains; paddle rivers fed by melting snow; bike staggering mountain passes and twisty trails; dangle from ropes on exposed cliff faces.
Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain is a cliffy little mountain in the Adirondacks, about 15 miles due west of Shelburne. In this eleventh article in a series on the Adirondacks, we cover the hike to the fire tower on Poke-O-Moonshine’s summit, and give a brief overview of the rock climbing found there.
Athletes use alpine touring, telemark, or split-board equipment to gain altitude and subsequently ski down challenging slopes. The races begin with a mass start. The winner is the one who crosses the finish line first. Thus, results are determined by time.
The Race:
I suppose it’s sacrilegious for an intrepid hiker to go to Peru for the first time and not trek the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu, but it was a conscious decision which I don’t regret. Hike the famous Inca Trail to a famous world heritage site with hundreds of people?
In case you can't make the first weekend, we're offering a second weekend of this introductory rate ice climbing primer! Learn the basics and enjoy the pristine beauty of the frozen Green Mountains! 4:1 ration, all equipment provided, no experience necessary. $100/pp
Discover the Green Mountain's secret sport - Ice Climbing! Climb frozen waterfalls with the most experienced mountain guides in the area - no experience needed, we provide all technical equipment. 4:1 student/instructor ratio, $100 pp.
