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Private Property MORE INFO >>> Top access from "Little Red" is on private land, but access to ice is protected by Michigan's Right to Walk law. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Big Red, Winter 2013

Description 

The Red Ridge ice flow is a series of sandstone cliffs over looking Lake Superior. Unclimbable in the summer due to the looseness of the rock, in the winter large ice seeps form. The cliff band produces three major ice climbing areas- "Big Red", "Little Red", and Freda Falls. Access either comes from a forest road off of Freda road (CoRd S-554) or from walking the ice shelf in the winter. Belaying takes place on the lake. Conditions may be extremely cold and windy in the winter.

Getting There 

From Houghton, take Canal Rd W out of town. Turn left onto Liminga Rd, and continue past the Red Ridge dam. After approximately .75 miles, look for a gated forest road (unplowed), on the lake side of the road

The Classics

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Big Red WI5 PG13  MI : Red Ridge

Big Red is the largest ice flow, containing many solid ice lines. The ice is vertical and challenging, containing very little natural features. Top out/set up can be very difficult due to the steep, sandy bluff atop the climb....[more]   Browse More Classics in MI