The traditional AMC Boston Chapter Mountaineering Committee’s annual Ice Program is an immersive, 40-hour instructional program designed to teach waterfall ice climbing to students with outdoor rock climbing skills and winter sports experience. We focus on techniques, practices, and equipment useful on the crags and mountains of New England as well as ice climbing areas worldwide.

2024 Program Timeline

  • November 10, 2023: Application Window Opens! Submit Your Application Today!

  • Saturday Dec 2, 2023, 10am-12pm: Mandatory In-Person Meeting and Skills check off for all prospective students (location TBD around Boston)-please register here: https://activities.outdoors.org/search/index.cfm/action/details/id/147117

  • December 10, 2023: Application Window Closes!

  • Mid December 2023: Student Selections

  • Late December 2023: Student Payments Due

  • Wednesday Jan 10, 2024: Lecture #1 (for admitted students) (evening, location TBD around Boston)

  • January 26-28, 2024: Instructional Weekend #1 (White Mountains, New Hampshire)

  • February 7, 2024: Lecture #2 (evening, location TBD around Boston)

  • February 9-11, 2024: Instructional Weekend #2 (White Mountains, New Hampshire)

Application/Admission / Cost

The application period for the AMC Boston Ice Program runs from November 10th to December 10th each year. A mandatory meeting for all prospective students is held approximately one week prior to the close of the application period. This mandatory meeting consists of a presentation, a Q&A round, and an interactive meet-and-greet component featuring a hands-on skills evaluation exercise.

Cost for the 2024 AMC Boston Ice Program is $345 for AMC members and $395 for non-members. (AMC membership costs $50, so become a member!)

Be sure to sign up for our Mailing List to receive Ice Program updates and reminders!

Questions?

Questions about the AMC Boston Ice Program?  See our FAQ Page or email ice@amcbostonclimbers.com

Download Ice Program handouts, technique guides, etc. on our Resources Page.

If you are not currently an AMC member please consider joining — you’ll get amazingly awesome discounts on registration fees for AMC Boston Mountaineering activities (like our Ice Program), and lots more perks as well!

Upcoming Ice Program events