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Okay, this is going to tickle a few of you out there to say "what the...." This area has been notoriously tight in coughing up information on rock and/or ice. Once, there was even a Colorado Springs website which hosted a bit of information on ice. Well, some of it has been added to the database. Some is already in guidebooks such as Cameron Burns' delightful Colorado Ice Climber's Guide, Colorado Springs Area p. 217-220. So, everyone is secretive about the ice, but as my youngest child is taught in preschool, "let's share."

Within C. Burn's guide are:

Silver Cascades, WI2, 2p.
Green Mountain Falls, WI1-2
Gillette Falls, WI2-5, check out access issues 1st.

There likely is more ice in the Cheyenne Canyon drainage with the right conditions.

Higher up:

Blind Assumption, 300-1000'
The Ole 6, 4p, 450'
Total Abandon, 3p, 400'
Y Couloir, 2000' vertical

North Cheyenne Canyon:

The Phantom, 80'

Buried within our database is even two comments one
then and two about Helen Hunt Falls, and now Saint Mary’s Falls.

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Colorado Springs is located on the Front Range, about 70 miles south of Denver. From there, you'll need to look at each of the specific subareas.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Colorado Springs & vicinity

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WI4+ M4-5
 45
● Total Abandon
Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 3 pitches
Pike's Peak > N Face of Pike's Peak
WI5 M5
 25
● Blind Assumption
Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 3 pitches
Pike's Peak > N Face of Pike's Peak
Mod. Snow
 25
● Y Couloir
Snow, Alpine
Pike's Peak > N Face of Pike's Peak
WI3-4 M6
 7
● The Phantom
Mixed, Ice
N Cheyenne Canyon
WI4-
 64
● Hully Gully
Ice 2 pitches
Hully Gully Ice & Mixed
M2-3 Mod. Snow PG13
 15
● Right Couloir of Three Little Pi…
Mixed, Snow, Alpine 4 pitches
Pike's Peak > N Face of Pike's Peak
WI4 M6-
 8
● Blind Luck
Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 5 pitches
Pike's Peak > N Face of Pike's Peak
M8
 5
● Three Dragons
Trad, Mixed, Alpine 5 pitches
Pike's Peak > N Face of Pike's Peak
WI3-4 PG13
 4
● Waltzing Matilda
Ice, Alpine
Pike's Peak > Oil Creek Tunnel Area
M4
 5
● Beanstalk
Trad, Mixed, Alpine 3 pitches
Pike's Peak > Fairy Tale Wall (Way…
M5
 7
● Double Deez
Sport, Mixed
Hully Gully Ice & Mixed
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b WI3-4 M5-
 8
● Toga Party
Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
Pike's Peak > N Face of Pike's Peak
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a M6
 6
● North Texas Shootout
Sport, Mixed
Hully Gully Ice & Mixed
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b M7
 9
● Holy Moly
Sport, Mixed
Hully Gully Ice & Mixed
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c WI3 M6-7
 10
● The Ole 6
Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
Pike's Peak > N Face of Pike's Peak
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Total Abandon Pike's Peak > N Face of Pike's Peak
 45
WI4+ M4-5 Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 3 pitches
● Blind Assumption Pike's Peak > N Face of Pike's Peak
 25
WI5 M5 Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 3 pitches
● Y Couloir Pike's Peak > N Face of Pike's Peak
 25
Mod. Snow Snow, Alpine
● The Phantom N Cheyenne Canyon
 7
WI3-4 M6 Mixed, Ice
● Hully Gully Hully Gully Ice & Mixed
 64
WI4- Ice 2 pitches
● Right Couloir of Three Litt… Pike's Peak > N Face of Pike's Peak
 15
M2-3 Mod. Snow PG13 Mixed, Snow, Alpine 4 pitches
● Blind Luck Pike's Peak > N Face of Pike's Peak
 8
WI4 M6- Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 5 pitches
● Three Dragons Pike's Peak > N Face of Pike's Peak
 5
M8 Trad, Mixed, Alpine 5 pitches
● Waltzing Matilda Pike's Peak > Oil Creek Tunnel Area
 4
WI3-4 PG13 Ice, Alpine
● Beanstalk Pike's Peak > Fairy Tale Wall (Way…
 5
M4 Trad, Mixed, Alpine 3 pitches
● Double Deez Hully Gully Ice & Mixed
 7
M5 Sport, Mixed
● Toga Party Pike's Peak > N Face of Pike's Peak
 8
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b WI3-4 M5- Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
● North Texas Shootout Hully Gully Ice & Mixed
 6
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a M6 Sport, Mixed
● Holy Moly Hully Gully Ice & Mixed
 9
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b M7 Sport, Mixed
● The Ole 6 Pike's Peak > N Face of Pike's Peak
 10
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c WI3 M6-7 Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
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