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Icicle Creek

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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:
The Fridge Arete   V4     Boulder, 15 feet   Icicle Creek Bouldering : The Fridge
The Fridge Center   V4     Boulder   Icicle Creek Bouldering : The Fridge
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
Dogleg Crack   5.8+     Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Alphabet Rock
Classic Crack   5.8+     Trad, 1 pitch   8-Mile Rock
Serpentine Ridge   5.8+     Trad, 13 pitches, 2000 feet, Grade III   Dragontail Peak
Outer Space   5.9     Trad, 6 pitches, 500 feet, Grade III   Snow Creek Wall
Cloud Nine   5.9     Trad, 2 pitches, 180 feet   Pearly Gates
Backbone Ridge   5.9     Trad, 12 pitches, 2000 feet, Grade IV   Dragontail Peak
Celestial Groove   5.9+     Trad, 1 pitch   Pearly Gates
Straight Street   5.9+     Trad, Sport, 2 pitches, 175 feet   Duty Dome Area : Off Duty
Stanley-Burgner Route   5.9+ PG13     Trad, Alpine, 6 pitches, 500 feet, Grade III   Prusik Peak
Meat Grinder   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Alphabet Rock
Bo Derek   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 65 feet   Givler's Dome
Regular Route   5.10b     Trad, 4 pitches, Grade II   Careno Crag
Veins of Glory   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Pearly Gates
Condorphamine Addiction   5.10b     Sport, 7 pitches, 675 feet, Grade II   Condor Buttress
Z Crack   5.10c     Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Alphabet Rock
West Face   5.12-     Trad, 9 pitches   Colchuck Balanced Rock
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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 Peak reflected in Colchuck Lake

Colchuck Peak reflected in Colchuck Lake

Colchuck Lake reflections

Colchuck Lake reflections