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often makes for thinner and brittler ice with time. grading in the canadian rockies, especially recently, focuses on the steepness of a pitch rather than the more subjective "feeling of difficulty" (mental aspects, e.g. protectability, exposure , commitment, etc.) or "technical difficulty" (e.g. chandeliers
, bonding, etc.) during the first ascent. hence the downgrading of several notorious routes, e.g. sea of vapours, which were in poor conditions during the first ascents. a common use of the "+" designation is to indicate a higher level of technicality than is typical for the grade (e.g. chandeliers,...
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