Upcoming Events
Michigan Ice Fest Trip - Ice Climbing in Munising, MI
Date and Time
Friday, February 9, 2024
RSVP
The RSVP deadline has passed for this event.
Location
Munising, MI
Description
Join the Outdoor Adventures program & HTM Dept. February 9 - 11 as we venture to Munising, MI for the annual Michigan Ice Festival! Participants will have the opportunity to climb iconic frozen waterfalls of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, meet world-class mountaineers, pick the brains of sales rep's for your favorite climbing brands, and spend time with other adventurous Lakers. The festival is hosted by Downwind Sports, an U.P. gear shop who caters the event to climbers of all abilities (including those with no previous ice climbing experience). Our trip to Ice Fest will include: 1 1/2 days of ice climbing, the biggest gear raffle you've ever seen, presentations of expeditions by world renowned mountaineers, meet and greets, & plenty of social time for swapping stories.
Equipment: Technical Ice climbing gear will be provided by the GVSU Climbing Center.
Transportation: Participants are responsible for getting to and from Munising. Outdoor Adventures will help with the coordination of ride sharing.
Cost:
Most of the costs will be pay-as-you-go but we need to collect a
non-refundable fee of $75 to help cover the costs of lodging.
Participants will be fitted for rental equipment (boots, crampons,
& ice tools). Participants should expect the entire trip to cost
about $200 total. Some of the additional costs include:
$65 -
festival registration/ insurance (paid online at www.michiganicefest.com)
- variable - Food
- variable - Misc. Gear/ souvenirs
- variable - shared gas & bridge toll expenses
Our efforts are geared towards giving GVSU students an experience they'll never forget.
Visit www.michiganicefest.com for more festival details.
Mandatory Pre-Trip Meeting: Wednesday, January 31, 6pm
Registration is limited to current GVSU students. There are two parts to the Registration process. In this order...
1) Register (RSVP) here in the event listing.
2) Register at
michiganicefest.com by the January 31st deadline.* (their $65 entry
fee raises to $85 at the door)
*Please note that many of the Ice Fest workshops begin prior to our group's arrival in Munising. Participants who register for these workshops will be responsible for their own transportation & lodging prior to Friday. Participants with little/ no experience ice climbing will be provided basic knowledge before the trip.
GVSU Registration Deadline: Sunday, January 28th at 11:59pm.
This event also appears on the main events calendar tagged as climbing, dsa, outdooradventures, and recwell.
Contact
Joe Bitely
Recreation & Wellness Assistant Director
[email protected]