Mark Puleio IFMGA Guest Guide Mark Puleio The Smuggs Ice Bash is elated to welcome back our local neighbor and IFMGA Mountain Guide Mark Puleio to the list of guides...
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January 24-26, 2025
Registration for 2025 Smuggs Ice Bash Clinics is open. We look forward to bringing you the 18th Annual Smuggs Ice Bash from January 24-26, 2025!
Welcome to the Smuggs Ice Bash, Vermont’s premier Ice Climbing festival! Three days of community building, clinics, and fun in Smugglers Notch, Vermont. With clinics put on by expert guides every day, exciting guest presenters, and even a drytool competition, there’s something for everyone. Join us to bring your ice climbing skills to the next level, dial-in rescue techniques, climb a classic route, or just to see what ice climbing is all about!
The Smuggs Ice Bash is managed by Petra Cliffs Climbing Center and Mountaineering School. At the heart of the Burlington, Northern Vermont, and Lake Champlain region climbing community since 2000.
Can’t make it to the festival but still want to come ice climbing in Vermont (and beyond)? Petra Cliffs Mountaineering School has top-notch guides that can be booked all season long for private ice climbing endeavors including specific objectives, goals, and skills instruction. Learn more and book a guide HERE.
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What others are saying:
Climb a lot of ice, meet cool people, and be merry!Peter_Hoang
Top notch climbing, guides and location. Couldn’t have had a better time. The kick-off party and drytool comp was a great way to start a weekend full of climbing!winter_soon