Cold Heaven, WI5 M5+

This beautiful flow forms in an obvious chimney system, easily seen from the road. If it comes in fat it may be possible to climb on ice the whole way, in most years you’ll need to climb the chimney first and traverse onto the ice. Easily one of the most striking lines in the area, it can be tough to find in good condition due to the sunny nature of the cliff.

FA: Duane Raleigh, Russell Hooper, 1993.

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Vail & Redstone Ice Featured in North Face Athlete Videos

It’s mid winter, might as well keep the ice climbing stoke going! The North Face just released two new videos profiling their athletes Emily Harrington and Sam Elias, with some sweet footage shot at Vail and Redstone. It’s also cool to get some insight into how each of them approaches the sport, as they are [...]

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