Climbing Trips
Ouray, CO - December 2002
Ouray, CO - December 2002
Ouray Ice Park is a natural gorge/gulch/gulley in southwest Colorado, just north of Telluride. The park is
situated such that it naturally lends itself to "man-made" ice flows (large pipes of water line the upper reaches
of gorge and every night water is released to reform the flows after a days use of climbing). This park is
well-maintained and the safety of the top rope anchors in a majority of the park makes it feel like you're
climbing in an outdoor gym!

This area, the School House, is where we climbed.
This region is for more of the beginner to amatuer ice climbers and
consists mainly of WI2 to WI3 ratings.

The School House

That's me, slowly making my way up to the top