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Ice Box Crag
Oklahoma
> Wichita Mountains Wil…
Access Issue: Access is always an issue here.
Details
Please do not litter and observe all regulations. We had to fight to regain access at one time, and we don't want to lose the privilege again. Local ethics and refuge regulations are that no bolting is permitted unless expressly authorized by the park. Leave the hammer and nails at home, no fixed gear please. Everything will go clean.
Description
There are only two climbs on this cliff that I know of, and they're worth doing if you need to get in an extra pitch or two after a long day in the narrows. Hike east through a little clearing a ways down the road. The hand crack should be pretty obvious as there are no other large cliffs near it. (there are also some fun boulders you pass on the way there, worth stopping by to do.)
Getting There
On the way to the narrows there is a pull out on the west side of the road a little ways after the access gate
[Hide Photo] View of Ice Box Crag from the road. Park as you do for the roadside boulders, walk South along the road and look East for this. A faint trail takes you to the top of Ice Box Crack. Scramble down or…
[Hide Photo] Mr. Rolling Cooler Cooler Roller Faces west in the same aspect that Ice Box does. It is uphill above a mossy ramp about 35' west of Ice Box Crack. IB visible behind