Were the correspondences with your guides/instructors previous to the course difficult? Please explain below: --Definitely not, Peter was very clear about where/when we would meet and very quick to respond to my messages.

What aspects of the course were particularly difficult? How could your guide/ instructor have remedied this? Please explain: --Mastering the French techniques was very difficult, especially when going downhill (I'm a wuss). The handout was especially useful in helping me remember the names of the different techniques.

What parts of the course were particularly rewarding? Please explain: --I enjoyed learning and practicing different techniques for climbing vertical ice .

At anytime did you feel uncomfortable or unsafe with the course? Please explain: --No, I thought Peter and Ahn Chi Young were very focused on keeping me safe and making sure I felt comfortable at all times.

Were you confident with your guides/instructors? Did they satisfy your expectations? Please explain: --Yes, and they even made me coffee : ) Peter was very thorough in showing and explaining the different types of anchors.

Did you feel the course was well organized? Were there any aspects of the course that you felt needed improving? Please explain: -- The course was well laid-out and organized. I suppose I would have liked to focus more on when I should use the different vertical ice climbing techniques(N-Body, X-Body, Monkey Hang), but maybe that is something you just have to learn from experience.

Did you learn and do all that you expected? Were there any parts you felt were missing from the course? Please explain: --I really had no idea what French technique was, so it was cool to learn how to walk up less than vertical ice. I didn't feel like anything was missing from the course.

From a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being most positive, what is your overall impression with the course? --9.3333333

Did you feel the course was an overall rewarding or negative experience? Please elaborate below: --Rewarding! It was great to practice the different techniques when I climbed two other times this season, and I am looking forward to next season!

Lindsey Kiehn