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I committed the cardinal sin of ice climbing: I fell on lead. I'd had the maxims of The Leader Shall Not Fall! and The First Rule of Falling When Ice Climbing Is Don't Fall When Ice Climbing drilled into my head since my first days learning the craft on drips near New Hampshire.
There must be absolutely no falling while leading ice. Unlike rock, the ice protection is more spread out, the medium is less predictable, the terrain tends to have more ledges, and an ice climber has too many sharp points attached to themselves (which can catch on the ice or stab body parts)
5.8 (YDS) WI6 M7 A2 Steep Snow