wshaynes -
We took turns leading the climb with the other belaying from the rap station. We would tie in (anchor) to each station as the belayer and then the other would lead up to the next station. Once there, he would attach himself to the station and essentially top rope belay the guy from down below. Rinse, lather, and repeat until we reached the top. The steepest part is from the very last station up to the summit. Here the slope was very steep and icy, so most caution was used here.
Rappelling down would have been much better (in my humble opinion) if you know how and have the gear (sounds like you do) as opposed to using the "walk-off".
Stay safe,
Nick
