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Access Issue: Private Property Details

The first few miles of the Matanuska glacier are on private property. Please respect the rules of the Glacier Resort so everyone can enjoy access. They are very nice people so you will have no problems at all. matanuskaglacier.com

Description

Since it's a glacier the routes can range from very easy to extremely hard. It just depends on how crazy you decide to be that day. You can set up some nice top rope setups on some crazy overhanging stuff and try your skills out.

Location

The whole glacier!

Protection

Use v-threads for top-rope anchors. Overtime ice screws will melt out, even when temperatures are below freezing.

Please clean any anchors and either walk off our rap by threading the climb rope through the V thread holes.

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Brett on lead out of an inflatable canoe on a glacial lake.
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By David Crane

Brett on lead out of an inflatable canoe on a glacial lake. By David Crane

Brett M. walks the high-line as Brett W. leads a steep pitch in the background.
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by David Crane

Brett M. walks the high-line as Brett W. leads a steep pitch in the background. by David Crane

Ryan climbing out of a 26meter deep moulin. <br>
www.dcranephoto.com/Travel

Ryan climbing out of a 26meter deep moulin. www.dcranephoto.com/Travel

Group climbing with a guide in a crevasse at the top of the icefall. www.micaphotos.com

Group hiking up toward the top of the icefall

Matanuska Glacier

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David Crane
Utah / Alaska

As of June 2016 there are 3 main top-rope walls easily accessible. Compressor wall is almost directly East of the giant dirt mound visible from the parking area. Elephant wall is mostly South of the mound but is melting rapidly and no longer a major destination. By far the most popular as of late June is Lakeside (aka Rescue Wall) which has short easy walls, a couple near-vert routes and a large section of overhanging ice of varying difficulty. Lakeside is often occupied by one or more parties.
Kraken wall (on the right as you approach the ice-fall, large face visible from the parking area) has been top-roped by one guiding company as well, is also frequently used as a lower station.
Several Crevasses exist in the ice-fall as lowers as well. Jun 25, 2016

David Crane
Utah / Alaska

I recently wrote about my experience coming to the Matanuska for the first time and why I stayed. This is a beautiful place!

dcranephoto.blogspot.com/20… Aug 15, 2016