Our warmup for the trip and, due to the lack of cold weather in Hamilton one of
Laura and my first ice climbs of the season, turned out to be the hardest grade
we climbed the whole trip! We mistook this for another route, which was easier
but VERY thin at the time. Oh well!
I was eager to try the new tools I made (background) and get climbing, so I racked
up and started. It felt a bit stout for the grade that I thought it was, but it
was early in the season so I shrugged it off!