Ben Mason, of Maine, eyes his next foothold while climbing a route at the Texaco Amphitheater during a steep ice clinic on the final day of the International Mountain Climbing School's 19th Annual Mount Washington Valley Ice Festival in North Conway on Sunday, February 5, 2012. The three-day festival featured gear demos, clinics and outdoor climbs lead by top regional instructors.
(Greg Lindstrom/Monitor Staff)
Ben Mason, of Maine, eyes his next foothold while climbing a route at the Texaco Amphitheater during a steep ice clinic on the final day of the International Mountain Climbing School's 19th Annual Mount Washington Valley Ice Festival in North Conway on Sunday, February 5, 2012. The three-day festival featured gear demos, clinics and outdoor climbs lead by top regional instructors.
(Greg Lindstrom/Monitor Staff)