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DescriptionThis area contains excellent short routes on good varnished rock as well as longer routes. Many of the routes are shady, making this a good place to hide in warm weather. Getting TherePark at the Icebox canyon trailhead, just past Willow Spring on the loop road. Approaches start on a good trail leading south from the parking lot. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Icebox Canyon:
Hop Route 5.7 Trad, 3 pitches, 250 feet Necromancer Wall
Fold Out 5.8 Trad, 1 pitch, 120 feet Necromancer Wall
Cold September Corner 5.8 Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet Sunnyside Crags
Atras 5.8 Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet Necromancer Wall
Magellanic Cloud 5.9 Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet Sunnyside Crags
Sensuous Mortician 5.9 Trad, 1 pitch, 120 feet Necromancer Wall
Frigid Air Buttress 5.9 Trad, 7 pitches, 800 feet, Grade III Frigid Air Buttress
Mister Masters 5.9+ Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet Sunnyside Crags
Breakaway 5.10c Trad, 2 pitches, 290 feet Refrigerator Wall
La Cierta Edad 5.10d Trad, 5 pitches, 650 feet, Grade III Refrigerator Wall
Spring Break 5.11+ Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet Sunnyside Crags
Featured Route For Icebox Canyon
 This is route "C" in the photo.Swain book says this is "one of the best moderate routes at Red Rocks". I would change that to "best moderate single-pitch routes", but it's still a very nice route. Very nice climbing. Starts in a fracture about 25 feet left of Fold Out. The fracture peters out about halfway up, follow it up and right onto a black streak where face climbing (small nuts in seams and slots) leads to the roof above - sort of wander fo...[more] Browse More Classics in NV
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