Ouray, Colorado. L ocated in the heart of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado, Ouray, often referred to as the "Ice Climbing ...

In southwest Colorado near the town of Ouray, winter helps turn a narrow canyon gorge into a frozen wonderland. But the massive walls of ice, stretching more than 100 feet from the canyon floor to ...

5 ice climbing venues around Colorado. ... “The Ouray Ice Park is to Ouray what the ski hill is to Telluride,” said Peter O’Neil, executive director of the nonprofit running the free park.

What started in the 1980s with a group of rebels and a leaky pipe has become a uniquely skilled job that has turned a former mining town into an ice-climbing destination.

In southwest Colorado near the town of Ouray, winter helps turn a narrow canyon gorge into a frozen wonderland. But the massive walls of ice, stretching more than 100 feet from the canyon floor to ...

In southwest Colorado near the town of Ouray, winter helps turn a narrow canyon gorge into a frozen wonderland. But the massive walls of ice, stretching more than 100 feet from the canyon floor to ...

Located in the heart of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado, Ouray, often referred to as the "Ice Climbing Capital of the World,” boasts consistent ice conditions and world-class routes.

In southwest Colorado near the town of Ouray, winter helps turn a narrow canyon gorge into a frozen wonderland. But the massive walls of ice, stretching more than 100 feet from the canyon floor to ...

In southwest Colorado near the town of Ouray, winter helps turn a narrow canyon gorge into a frozen wonderland. But the massive walls of ice, stretching more than 100 feet from the canyon floor to ...

In southwest Colorado near the town of Ouray, winter helps turn a narrow canyon gorge into a frozen wonderland. But the massive walls of ice, stretching more than 100 feet from the canyon floor to ...

In southwest Colorado near the town of Ouray, winter helps turn a narrow canyon gorge into a frozen wonderland. But the massive walls of ice, stretching more than 100 feet from the canyon floor to ...