02/03/2026
👋Welcome back,
Kelsey first swung an ice tool on Mt. Washington in 2019, and has spent the past 5 winters cutting her teeth on technical ice and mixed routes in the White Mountains. During that time, she worked at International Mountain Equipment for 2.5 years, then spent a few years guiding rock, ice and mountaineering objectives in the MWV, serving at Flatbread Company downtown and volunteering as a part of New Hampshire’s Mountain Rescue Service climbing team.
Alpine climbing expeditions as a part of an all-female team are her favorite - she’s been grateful for the ability to have gone on multiple trips to big beautiful places like the Alaska Range and Patagonia in that style. She’s currently spending a winter based out of Bozeman, MT to learn from ice and mixed routes in a new zone, and in the summer she will transition back to the Tetons for her third season guiding alpine rock for Jackson Hole Mountain Guides. She also really really loves to run (mostly on trails and in the mountains), dance and meet new people. Kelsey is hugely grateful to brands like and for supporting her pursuits of her passions.
MWV Ice Fest 2026 February 5 - 8
🔗 Link in bio for more info and to sign up for a clinic
📍Land Recognition
MWV Ice Festival takes place on land of the
Pequawket
N’dakina (Abenaki / Abénaquis)
Wabanaki (Dawnland Confederacy)
Indigenous names for Mt Washington: Agiocochook, Kodaak Wadjo, and Waumbik
