Type: TR, Ice, 100 ft (30 m)
GPS: 38.02322, -107.32273
FA: KBTG
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Shared By: Gunnar Piltingsrud on Dec 18, 2025
Admins: Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC

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There are three stages of climbing getting up this. It's an easy ramp scramble from the creek bottom, and then you'll get into the main WI3 section. If you drift right, you'll get into some thinner ice and mixed opportunities. Drifting far left gives you this as well. The tongue down the middle typically has the fattest ice for screws and more conventional climbing. There are lots of jellyfish and little features to play with.

About 2/3 of the way up, you'll get into the vertical stuff, and there could be significant bulge pulls or chandelier dancing depending on how the ice has set up. Beyond that, you'll alpine scramble up to the anchors.

You could rap to flat ground with 2x70m ropes given the natural anchor locations at the top. 2 x 60m ropes will still get you down to the low angle ramp.

Location Suggest change

TR access is from the Amphitheater Trail, pushing left into Devil's Kitchen routes according to the signs and arrows.

Protection Suggest change

There are great natural anchors just slightly back, but they are very centered. See the pic.

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