Home - Destinations - iPhone/Android - Gyms - Partners - Forum - Photos - Deals - What's New
 ADVANCED
Icicle Creek
Tubeline Double Ratchet Kit 18 m 60 ft

$109.95 20% off

$87.96

at CampSaver

7    more...
Ura Speed 27 Pack 1650 cu in

$159.95 29% off

$111.97

at CampSaver

201    more...
MSR Whisperlite Stove

$79.99 30% off

$55.99

at AlsSports

5    more...
Kelty Lowdown Chair

$47.99 25% off

$35.99

at AlsSports

   more...
Marmot Sphinx 20 Backpack - 1220cu in

$108.95 25% off

$81.71

at Backcountry

6    more...
Black Diamond - Tracer Helmet

$89.95 55% off

$39.99

at GearX

83    more...
CAMP USA - Cassin Laser CR Harness

$119.90 24% off

$89.93

at Backcountry

2    more...
 more Dirtbag Deals

Select Area...
8-Mile Rock 
Alphabet Rock 
Barney's Rubble 
Bathtub Dome 
BeBop Rock 
Bob's Wall 
Bridge Creek Wall 
Bruces Boulder 
Careno Crag 
Carnival Crack 
Clamshell Cave 
Colchuck Balanced Rock 
Colchuck Peak 
Condor Buttress 
Crack du Jour 
Crowbar Crag 
Dinky Dome 
Doctor Rock 
Dragontail Peak 
DUSEL Dome 
Duty Dome Area 
Fourth of July Buttress 
Givler's Dome 
Hammerhead Rock 
Hook Creek Drainage 
Hubba Hubba 
Icicle Buttress 
Insect Rock 
JY Crag 
Lower Eight Mile Buttress 
Madsen's Buttress 
Memorial Buttress 
Mountaineer's Dome 
Muscle Beach 
Nurse Rock 
O-Zone, The 
Pearly Gates 
Playground Point 
Prusik Peak 
Roto Wall 
Sam Hill Area 
Secret Dome 
Snow Creek Wall 
Stone's Throw 
Surf City 
Trundle Dome 
Ty's Butt-ress 
Veteran's Club 
Witches’ Tower 
XY Crag (Chromosome Cracks) 

Icicle Creek 


Photos: Recent | Best | Popular
Page Views: 292,487. Good page?   
Administrators: Peter Franzen, Kristine Hoffman, Tom Erickson
Submitted By: jonah on Jan 25, 2006

Make this area a Favorite
What's New
 Printer View

Add Area  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event 

Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
Chance of Rain
64° | 39°
Chance of Rain
72° | 43°
Chance of Rain
66° | 39°
Mostly Cloudy
68° | 39°
Chance of Rain
73° | 45°
Seasonal Raptor Closures MORE INFO >>>


Late evening view from under Givler's Dome.

Description 

A great area littered with granite crags, boulders and some ice climbs. The crags tend to be scattered. Some are roadside, while others have 1.5 hour uphill approaches. All aspects, and climbable in all seasons (though winter gets pretty chilly for rock). There are both crowded and secluded areas, and routes of all grades. This tends to be a more moderate area, with tons of classic routes 5.11 and under. But there are also some harder lines, quite a bit of hard bouldering, and potential for much more.

Area classics include Outer Space, Givler's Dome, the Regular Route on Careno Crag and many, many more.

There are several Forest Service campgrounds in the canyon. Leavenworth is a short drive away for beer and food. Gustav's - on the main drag - has good pub food and a good brew selection.


Getting There 

Take Highway 2 to Leavenworth. On the west side of town, follow Icicle Road into the canyon.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Icicle Creek:
Triple Couloirs   WI3 M3 Steep Snow R     Mixed, Ice, Snow, 20 pitches, 2500 feet, Grade III   Dragontail Peak
West Ridge   5.7     Trad, Alpine, 4 pitches, 400 feet, Grade III   Prusik Peak
Givler's Crack   5.7+     Trad, 2 pitches, Grade II   Givler's Dome
Orbit   5.8+ PG13     Trad, 7 pitches, 800 feet, Grade III   Snow Creek Wall
Classic Crack   5.8+     Trad, 1 pitch   8-Mile Rock
Cloud Nine   5.9     Trad, 2 pitches, 180 feet   Pearly Gates
Outer Space   5.9     Trad, 6 pitches, 500 feet, Grade III   Snow Creek Wall
Backbone Ridge   5.9     Trad, 12 pitches, 2000 feet, Grade IV   Dragontail Peak
Celestial Groove   5.9+     Trad, 1 pitch   Pearly Gates
Stanley-Burgner Route   5.9+ PG13     Trad, Alpine, 6 pitches, 500 feet, Grade III   Prusik Peak
Straight Street   5.9+     Trad, Sport, 2 pitches, 175 feet   Duty Dome Area : Off Duty
Bo Derek   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 65 feet   Givler's Dome
Lawn Darts   5.10a     Sport, 1 pitch, 130 feet, Grade II   Duty Dome Area : Peek-a-boo Tower
Condorphamine Addiction   5.10b     Sport, 7 pitches, 675 feet, Grade II   Condor Buttress
Iconoclast   5.10c     Trad, 8 pitches, 800 feet, Grade IV   Snow Creek Wall
The Warrior   5.10d     Trad, 1 pitch, 180 feet   Duty Dome Area : Warrior Wall
St. Vitus' Dance   5.10d     Sport, 1 pitch   Alphabet Rock
Leap of Faith   5.10d     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Pearly Gates
Hyperspace   5.11a     Trad, 7 pitches, 800 feet, Grade III   Snow Creek Wall
West Face   5.12-     Trad, 9 pitches   Colchuck Balanced Rock
Browse More Classics in Icicle Creek

Featured Route For Icicle Creek
Snow Creek Wall

Iconoclast 5.10c  WA : Leavenworth : ... : Snow Creek Wall
Iconoclast is a near classic; it has some interesting cruxes that are mostly well protected while maintaining fairly easy climbing on a spectacular wall. Most of the climb shares pitches with Hyperspace while exiting the Iconoclast corner/dihedral system to the right for the Shield (Hyperspace continues up for two more pitches). The exposure on the Shield is wild as you roam around slinging chicken heads and a few sparce bolts.The start of Iconoclast begins after climbing the first t...[more]   Browse More Classics in WA


Photos of Icicle Creek Slideshow Add Photo
Beautiful view from the Pearly Gates

Beautiful view from the Pearly Gates

Icicle Canyon from the Star Wars boulders on Mountain Home Road.

Icicle Canyon from the Star Wars boulders on Mount...

Icicle Creek-fall 1976. <br />Photo by Blitzo.

Icicle Creek-fall 1976.
Photo by Blitzo.


Awsome Canyon, made me feel right at home.

Awsome Canyon, made me feel right at home.

Colchuck Lake reflections

Colchuck Lake reflections

Looking down to the lower Snow Lake

Looking down to the lower Snow Lake

Iceberg near Prusik Pass

Iceberg near Prusik Pass

Mountain goat near Aasgard Pass

Mountain goat near Aasgard Pass