Ascents in Benton Hills

Mike lead this, I followed. I'd already lead a 5.8, and the gear needed to be cleaned, so felt no need to lead.

A good climb, generally good gear with one bit that was a bit run-out (for the grade).

Opening climb on this rock. Good climbing, good moves, and good gear.

It was the last day of the ICM, so I decided to push my lead grade a bit by going for a 5.9 trad climb. It was long, so I borrowed a few extra trad draws and since there were "seams" some small offset cams from Mike. I ended up using all the draws -- but none of the offset. It protected surprisingly well, though not without a few places where I might have wanted more gear.

Definitely a fun climb and well worth doing. I spent a bit of time looking for the (non-existent) bolted anchors.