Posted: 1/7/2010 3:36:28 AM EDT
Ice fest is only 29 days away. Any crazies want to go?  
http://www.downwindsports.com/ice_fest.html Also check this out on facebook. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/Michigan-Ice-Fest/180728831343?ref=nf Time to make reservations if anyone wants to go. I'm up for sharing a room or travel from Indiana if someone wants to go. Keith |
Ice Fest is an excellent way for a beginner to learn the sport. There will be pros there leading clinics. You don't need your own equipment. Everything can be borrowed or rented. Manufacturers will have demo equipment there so you will have the opportunity to try out the newest and best available. For those who drink there will be plenty of antifreeze.  I still use 20 year old crampons but got new tools last year. they only have one climb on them yet. Climbing with sharp points on your hands and feet is a blast. You can stab yourself or break a leg if you hook a crampon and take a fall. Just kidding a little. It can be dangerous, but with the help you will get there it isn't bad as long as you stay within your limits.
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