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Ice Box Rock Climbing

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Routes in Ice Box

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	[Redacted] S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	A Crack In The Ice S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Black Ice S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Buttress S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Cold Or Caliente S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Cool Whip S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Frosted Flake S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Frosty The Throwman S 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Fung S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Glacial Facial S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Goose Bump S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Ice Blocks S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Ice Buckets S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Ice Chester S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Ice Cold, No Mistakes S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Ice-Sickler S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	In The Fro Zone S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	It's A Cool Breeze S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Jumping Jack Frost S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	My Brother S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Nippin' Out S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Pete' Poach S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Polar Baird S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Pular Express S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Raising the Klondike Bar S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Reaching The Melting Point S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Shivering Sphincter, The S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Shoulda Nona Better S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Step Into The Freezer S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Stolen Gem, The S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Suicide Jack S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Surge S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Two Kings And A Queen S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Wide Rider S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Ya Bud! S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a

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Description

This is a little canyon also know as Hellsgate Gulch. It was one of the first areas developed in Spearfish Canyon. The climbing is good and at one time, some of the climbs you will need a little bit of pro. Now virtually all routes are safely bolted and you can leave the gear at home. Most of the climbs are short and to the point and are worth climbing at least once.

Getting There

Heading south from Spearfish on Alt 14, turn right at Cheyenne Crossing. Drive 2.2 miles, park in a semicircular parking pull off on your left with a wooden bridge crossing the creek. Ice box is the crag you can see across the road.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Ice Box

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 29 ● Raising the Klondike Bar Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 21 ● Cool Whip Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 27 ● Frosted Flake Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 7 ● In The Fro Zone Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 15 ● A Crack In The Ice Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 21 ● Shoulda Nona Better Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 11 ● It's A Cool Breeze Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 13 ● Glacial Facial Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 35 ● Two Kings And A Queen Sport
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a 19 ● Pular Express Sport
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a 11 ● Ya Bud! Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 9 ● Suicide Jack Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 8 ● Reaching The Melting Point Sport
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 8 ● Polar Baird Sport
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 5 ● Frosty The Throwman Sport