Sure, it's a short trip up Mt. Hyak, but it was the perfect place to get Eric acquainted with an ice axe for the first time. I don't think either Scott or I would claim to be experts, but you'd hope we're at least competent given the stupid places we've climbed that require the ability to self arrest. By the time we were done we were all better for the practice and now Eric's chomping at the bit to do it again.