Mountainfest
Welcome to Mountainfest!
Mountainfest, the ultimate celebration of Adirondack ice & snow, is a great opportunity to test the waters with ice climbing - jump in to a “new to ice climbing” 101 course, develop new skills & step up your game with steep ice and mixed climbing clinics, or test your mettle with a "thin ice" clinic. There are opportunities to join clinics on alpine touring, backcountry skiing, winter travel & avalanche awareness.
Whether you come for clinics, gear and clothing demos, or adventure on your own - make sure to check out the evening entertainment. Our guest athletes always promise entertaining presentations & offer a chance to win big with raffle prizes and free swag giveaways!
Saturday Feb. 14 through Monday Feb. 16, 2026!
Registration is now open for Ice Clinics!
Check back for 2026 Schedule of Events!
Guest Athletes
Anne Gilbert Chase
As a Patagonia alpine climbing ambassador, Chase has climbed around the world including routes in Patagonia, France, Spain, Alaska and Canada. She finds balance between working as a nurse and taking care of others in the hospital, and taking care of herself in the mountains. On rest days, she likes to dig in the dirt, drink cocktails and dream up climbing trips to take with her husband. She lives in Bozeman, Montana.
Anne will be running with Great Range Mountain Guides' Sunday - Intermediate Ice Clinic & Alpine Endeavors' Monday - Advanced Ice Clinic. Join us Saturday evening as Anne will be giving a presentation at Keene Central School 'Beaver Dome'!
Marcus Garcia
Back by popular demand! Marcus Garcia joins us from Durango, CO for the 28th annual Adirondack International Mountainfest!
LOWA athlete, an all-around climber with over 28 year of experience, including everything from traditional, sport, and mixed climbing - Marcus has established over 200 new routes. A coach and mentor, helping develop the next generation of Olympic Caliber athletes. When not teaching climbing clinics, he's at the climbing gym, running peaks, swinging tools, working on photography skills or just chilling at home.
Marcus will be running with Great Range Mountain Guides' Saturday - Intermediate Ice Clinic & Rock and River's Sunday - Advanced Ice Clinic! Join us Saturday evening as Marcus will be giving a presentation at Keene Central School 'Beaver Dome'!
Raphael Slawinski
Black Diamond athlete from Calgary Alberta Canada & physics professor specializing in Canadian Rockies' choss. Raph has a broad range of interests: alpinism, ice climbing, drytooling, sport climbing & bouldering. One of the climbers featured in Chris Noble’s book, Why We Climb: The World's Most Inspiring Climbers - Check it out: mountaineer.com/why-we-climb
Raph will be running with Matt Horner in the Advanced Ice Clinics during Mountainfest!
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