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Heldring
chiroshi
I had my first experience ice climbing last week. 5 of us went with a guide for the day and it was so much fun! By the afternoon I was confident enough in my skill to ask the guide if I could lead a pitch. He let me, and it felt pretty sketchy until half way up the pitch he appeared next to me having just soloed up the 5m to the ledge I was at. Placing the screws is fun, although I was close to dropping almost every single one trying to get them started. Balancing the pressure and screwing is more difficult than I had expected. Here's a pic the guide took, worth paying him just for making me look good! Definitely re-ignited the drive to do more climbing outside this summer, hopefully I can get a few decent multipitch routes done.