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Icebox Canyon Rock Climbing

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Areas in Icebox Canyon

Underworld, The 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2

Lower Toetally Broken Buttress 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1

Upper Toetally Broken Buttress 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 6

Throne of The Mountain Gods 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 3

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Elevation:	6,981 ft	2,128 m
GPS:	34.23884, -116.97048 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Road Closure in Effect Details

SR 38
[IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA]
Is closed from 0.2 mi east of Angelus Oaks /at Mill Creek Rd/ to 4.6 mi east of Angelus Oaks /at Hill Ranch Rd/ (San Bernardino Co) - Due to mudslide - Motorists are advised to use an alternate route

Description

Icebox Canyon lies just south of Fisherman's Buttress and is home to The Underworld, Toetally Broken Buttresses and the Throne of The Mountain Gods accessed by the rocky Kidd Creek which starts across the highway from the parking area.

The climbs here with the exception of the Underworld tend to be short and somewhat coarse with a bit of lichen but they do offer a diversion that is relatively close to the car and uncrowded.

Getting There

To approach the routes on the Toetally Broken Buttress and the Throne of The Mountain Gods park in a large paved pullout 0.4 miles east of the dam on the south side of Big Bear Lake.

Carefully cross the highway and follow a trail uphill alongside Kidd Creek for 200 meters uphill through rough terrain and boulders until some larger rocks come into view on the left side of the creek.

Underworld is up the hillside along a steep trail and facing north - 15 minute approach.
Toetally Broken Buttress is located a little further uphill past the turnoff for the Underworld and faces west - 20 minute approach.
Throne of The Mountain Gods is reached by hiking up Kidd Creek until it levels out, where it will be found on the right side of the trail facing north - 45 minute approach.

12 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Icebox Canyon

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 5 ● Tecate Trad, Alpine Upper Toetally Broken…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 6 ● Toetally Broken Trad, Alpine Lower Toetally Broken…
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 10 ● Purgatory Sport, Alpine Underworld
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 7 ● Downward Spiral Trad, Alpine Underworld