Intro to Ice Climbing

This course is designed to be informative for first time ice climbers. We will climb on ice routes that are appropriate for learning the basic techniques for top-rope ice climbing. We will cover the basics of how to ice climb, including safety, appropriate climbing commands, equipment use, proper belay and climbing techniques. Everyone will have ample opportunity to climb and belay on routes of varying degrees of difficulty. We will also briefly go over the NEI System used for rating different New England ice climbs.