Glacier Gorge Trailhead Ice
Glacier Gorge Trailhead Ice in Colorado has 9 climbing routes with 6 difficulty grades.
- 9 routes
- 5.3 – 5.9+
- Alpine · Trad
Is Glacier Gorge Trailhead Ice open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Rocky Mountain National Park. It doesn't name Glacier Gorge Trailhead Ice, so check the source for the area it covers.
Trail Ridge Road Status Update
Park closure covering Rocky Mountain National Park · NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Glacier Gorge Trailhead Ice is a climbing area in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park, within the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness. The National Park Service manages the land, and the area sits inside the park's wilderness boundaries. The climbing here is focused on ice, with six routes listed as ice climbs and one as an alpine route. The remaining two are traditional. Grades run from 5.3 to 5.9+, with the median at 5.7. Among the named routes are McHenry's Notch Couloir at 5.4 and Adaptive Methods at 5.9. A fee is charged for climbing here. The closest neighbors are Arrowhead, a climbing area about 0.9 miles away, and the Black Lake Trail and Andrews Glacier Trail, both hikes at the same distance. Cathedral Wall, another climbing area, is about 1.1 miles off.
Routes (9)
Andrews Creek & The Gash(2)
Chief's Head Peak(2)
Loch Vale & uphill(3)
Loch Vale Gorge(1)
McHenry's Peak(1)
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