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The Ice Caves 


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Elevation: 8,000'
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Administrators: Alvaro Arnal, Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac, Tom Erickson
Submitted By: Wade on Aug 29, 2008

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Description 

This area has big water cut caves in granite stone with overhanging finger cracks and no feet!


Getting There 

Park at the grotto wall day use, walk across the wood bridge and follow the signs to the Ice caves


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Ice Caves:
Fin Dependence   V8 X     Boulder, 25 feet   
Cobra Commander   V10-11 R     Boulder, 20 feet   
The Werewolf   5.10 PG13     Trad, 1 pitch, 25 feet   
The Vampire   5.13a R     Trad, 1 pitch, 30 feet   
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Featured Route For The Ice Caves

The Werewolf 5.10 PG13  CO : Independence Pass : ... : The Ice Caves
Climbs a right-leaning finger crack out a chimney chute, 5.8 if you use the this climb like a chimney.Topout or rap off a tree back into the cave....[more]   Browse More Classics in CO


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By Alvaro Arnal
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From: Aspen, CO
Jun 15, 2012

Cool video of this unique area:

By chris schulte
Apr 19, 2013

More video from the ice caves!