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Elevation: 103 ft
GPS: 61.21338, -149.86717
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Anchorage is a host to many ice climbs of all different heights and grades. Anchorage also has good mixed climbing available

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To get to Anchorage you can fly into Ted Stevens International Airport on any major airline, take a ferry from Washington or drive the famous Alcan highway.

228 Total Climbs

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Location: Anchorage & South Central Alaska Ice Change
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Classic Climbing Routes at Anchorage & South Central Alaska Ice

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
WI4
 14
Candyland
Ice 3 pitches
WI3
 52
Ripple
Ice
WI4-5
 11
Everywhere is a route
Ice
WI4 R
 24
Hung Jury
Trad, Ice
WI5
 31
Keystone Greensteps
Ice 4 pitches
WI5
 29
Bridalveil Falls
Ice 5 pitches
WI5-
 16
Simple Twist of Fate
Ice 2 pitches
WI6
 6
Wowie Zowie
Trad, Ice 2 pitches
WI6-
 7
Loves Way.
Trad, Ice 2 pitches
WI5-
 9
Glass Onion
Trad, Ice 2 pitches
WI5
 4
Spring Loaded
Trad, Ice 7 pitches
WI3
 41
Kid's Corner
Ice 3 pitches
WI3
 24
Horsetail Falls
Trad, Ice 2 pitches
WI5+
 5
Flying Cloud
Trad, Ice 2 pitches
WI3
 17
O'Malley Falls
Ice, Alpine
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Candyland Seward Highway… > Candyland
 14
WI4 Ice 3 pitches
Ripple Eklutna Canyon
 52
WI3 Ice
Everywhere is a route Matanuska Glacier
 11
WI4-5 Ice
Hung Jury Valdez > Keystone Canyon
 24
WI4 R Trad, Ice
Keystone Greensteps Valdez > Keystone Canyon
 31
WI5 Ice 4 pitches
Bridalveil Falls Valdez > Keystone Canyon
 29
WI5 Ice 5 pitches
Simple Twist of Fate Valdez > Keystone Canyon
 16
WI5- Ice 2 pitches
Wowie Zowie Valdez > Mineral Creek Ice Climbs
 6
WI6 Trad, Ice 2 pitches
Loves Way. Valdez > Keystone Canyon
 7
WI6- Trad, Ice 2 pitches
Glass Onion Valdez > Keystone Canyon
 9
WI5- Trad, Ice 2 pitches
Spring Loaded Valdez > Sheep Creek
 4
WI5 Trad, Ice 7 pitches
Kid's Corner Caribou Creek
 41
WI3 Ice 3 pitches
Horsetail Falls Valdez > Keystone Canyon
 24
WI3 Trad, Ice 2 pitches
Flying Cloud Valdez > Keystone Canyon
 5
WI5+ Trad, Ice 2 pitches
O'Malley Falls O'Malley Peak
 17
WI3 Ice, Alpine
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