The 29th Annual Ouray Ice Festival & Competition:

Schedule :

January 18, 2024

KICKOFF NIGHT WITH RAB AND THE AAC: DOUBLE HEADER

Movie Premiere: Jirishanca

Screening of the movie will be followed by a LIVE Q&A with Vince Anderson

6pm - 8pm at the Ouray Community Center

Doors open at 5:30pm

Winter Pool Party

8pm - 10pm at the Twin Peaks Lodge & Hot Springs

Theme: Barbie

Doors open at 8pm

January 19, 2024

DAILY EVENTS:

OUTDOOR GEAR EXPO

8am - 4pm at the Vendor Village next to the Lower Bridge within the Ice Park

Browse sponsor tents and demo gear from some of the top companies in the outdoor industry

WALK-UP CLIMBING WALL

10am - 3pm at the Kid’s Wall next to Dick’s Chalet within the Ice Park

FREE walk-up climbing

FEST CLINICS

9am - 4pm throughout the Ice Park

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COMPETITION

Qualifiers for the UIAA Ice Climbing Continental Open will be taking place in the Scottish Gullies beginning at 8am

FIRESIDE CHATS WITH AARON MULKEY AND KAKPA RITA SHERPA

10am - Aaron Mulkey Q&A - Sponsored by Black Diamond

1pm - Lakpa Rita Sherpa

Location: Vendor Village across from the Information Booth

APRES PARTY SPONSORED BY YETI

3pm - 5pm at the Box Canyon Parking Lot down Box Canyon Road from the Vendor Village

Food, drinks, lotto tickets, and an art installation you won’t want to miss!

Sponsored by: Yeti, Tincup Whiskey, and the Colorado Lottery

Ticket Price: Free!

EVENING EVENTS:

ADVENTURES WITH WILL GADD SPONSORED BY BLACK DIAMOND

20 Adventures of a Lifetime and Lessons Learned: From ice climbing in South Africa to climbing with legends Jeff Lowe and Ueli Steck, Will Gadd discusses lessons and tactics for adventure risk management.

Presentation will be followed by a LIVE Q&A with Will

6pm - 8pm at the Ouray Community Center

Doors open at 5:30pm

January 20, 2024

DAILY EVENTS:

OUTDOOR GEAR EXPO

8am - 4pm at the Vendor Village next to the Lower Bridge within the Ice Park

WALK-UP CLIMBING WALL

10am - 3pm at the Kid’s Wall next to Dick’s Chalet within the Ice Park

KIDS’ CLIMBING COLLEGE

10am - 3pm at the Kid’s Wall within the Ice Park

FREE walk-up climbing for kids

FEST CLINICS

9am - 4pm throughout the Ice Park

COMPETITION

Finals for the UIAA Ice Climbing Continental Open will be taking place in the Scottish Gullies beginning at 9:30am

FIRESIDE CHATS WITH WILL GADD AND MARCUS GARCIA

10am - Marcus Garcia

1pm - Will Gadd with Climb Avy Aware: “Ice Climbing and Avalanches—Survival Tips”

Location: Vendor Village across from the Information Booth

EVENING EVENTS:

A FINE LINE WITH GRAHAM ZIMMERMAN SPONSORED BY SCARPA

In his recently released memoir, “A Fine LIne,” Graham Zimmerman asks - How do we reconcile our love of outdoor adventure with the inevitability of loss in high-risk sports?

Presentation will be followed by a LIVE Q&A with Graham

6pm - 8pm at the Ouray Community Center

Doors open at 5:30pm

Sponsored by Scarpa

PETZL PARTY

8pm - 11pm at the Ouray Community Center

Doors open at 8pm

Sponsored by Petzl

Age restrictions: 21+

January 21, 2024

DAILY EVENTS:

OUTDOOR GEAR EXPO

8am - 1pm at the Vendor Village next to the Lower Bridge within the Ice Park

WALK-UP CLIMBING WALL

10am - 1pm at the Kid’s Wall next to Dick’s Chalet within the Ice Park

KIDS' CLIMBING COLLEGE

10am - 1pm at the Kid’s Wall within the Ice Park

FEST CLINICS

9am - 1pm throughout the Ice Park

COMPETITION

The Youth Competition will be taking place in the Scottish Gullies beginning at 8:30am

FIRESIDE CHAT WITH THE ICE FARMERS

10am - Bill Whitt and Billy Mack, two of the original Ice Farmers and founders of the Ouray Ice Park, chat about decades of climbing and farming ice in the San Juans.

Location: Vendor Village across from the Information Booth

MEMORIAL

There will be a moment of silence at the Memorial Wall next to the Kids’ Wall at 3:30pm to honor the climbers we have lost.

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Date : January 18, 2024 - January 21, 2024

Location : Various Location in Ouray, CO

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