Catskill Ice Climbing Festival 2025
Join the 27th Annual Catskill Ice Festival, January 31, February, 1, 2, 3, 2025
Choose from multiple clinics on all the skills and techniques you need to get out on ice - from basic skills, to dry-tooling, to glacier travel techniques.
Rates are $195 per person per event for all group events; $250 for the backcountry day
Please note that for the deposit to reserve a spot is $25 per person, the balance will be automatically billed to your card one month prior to event. If your card is declined on the auto billing, the spot will be opened up and available for someone else to reserve. This event is non-refundable. In the event of any weather/condition issues, we will offer options such as: relocating to the ADK’s, or Gunks, technical skills and/or rock climbing, or credit toward a future booking.
As an added bonus - Rock and Snow will offer 25% off for apparel and 15% off ice gear for all icefest registrants from the time they sign up through the end of the ice fest. All you need is to print out and show them the confirmation email we send when you register for it.
Clinics & Events Schedule
Friday, January 31, 2025
Rescue Skills and Anchor Building
Looking to improve you anchors or learn/hone your rescue skills? In this clinic we will cover the concepts of anchor building as well as add in rescue skills that can be used for rock or ice climbing or glacier travel. These are skills everyone should be familiar with, but not many take the time to learn.
Saturday, February, 1, 2025
Basic Ice Movement
New to ice climbing, never ice climbed before? We will introduce you to the techniques needed to ice climb.
Limited to 8 participants on a 4:1 climber-to-guide ratio. All equipment provided.
Steep Ice Techniques
Ice is always steeper than it looks. Learn some handy skills & techniques to help keep you calm and cool and fight off the screaming barfies.
Limited to 8 participants on a 4:1 climber-to-guide ratio. All equipment provided.
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Intermediate Ice Movement
For those who have climbed some ice, but not ready to move on to the grade 5's. We will introduce you to the techniques needed to climb effortlessly and efficiently.
Limited to 8 participants on a 4:1 climber-to-guide ratio. All equipment provided.
Mixed Climbs & Dry Tooling
What to do when the ice runs out, or starts a ways up there... Learn the many different ways to climb rock with your ice gear.
Limited to 8 participants on a 4:1 climber-to-guide ratio. All equipment provided.
Monday, February 3, 2025
Backcountry Day in the Ravines
Climb at one of the backcountry areas in the Catskills. Bushwhack in, climb, rappel, bushwhack out. A full day of activity and adventure.
Limited to 8 participants on a 2:1 climber-to-guide ratio. All equipment provided.
Backcountry Day in the Ravines - Email us to Register!
