Jessie gave us one last piece of advice as we roped up… “It’s simple, Just don’t fall!”, and we didn’t. The last day of my Ice climbing course saw us lead* the four pitches up Chantilly Falls. A truly awesome day.
Thanks to Jessie for taking my camera up with him.*Leading a climb involves dragging the rope up behind you, placing ice screws in the ice as protection. If you fall, you fall past the last screw before the rope grabs. This is instead of the customary “top-roping” where the rope is secured at the top of the climb before you start.
