Sunnyside Crags climbing
23 routes · 4,573 ft elevation
Sunnyside is a nice crag to hone your trad skills with a very short approach. Although there are more difficult lines here, this area is mostly popular for its moderate lines. Unfortunately, the dimensions of Icebox Canyon limit the best season of the crag, as it is mostly sunny in the summer and mostly shady in the winter. The best routes include Magellanic Cloud and Cold September Corner.
Located on the right side of the canyon, approximately 100 meters past Frigid Air Buttress. **Resist the temptation to enter crag early through dense vegetation**. Stay on the main hiking trail until you spot a dark rectangular face with noticeable chalk marks right next to the trail. An easily identifiable path leads to the start of Mister Masters.
Access
The 13-mile Scenic Drive requires a timed-entry reservation October to May and has seasonal gate hours. Calico Basin and Kraft Mountain sit outside the Scenic Drive and need no reservation.
Best climbs in Icebox Canyon, Red Rock →
Routes
- Van Allen Belt 5.7 R
- Shady Ladies 5.7
- Cold September Corner 5.8
- Adapt and Overcome 5.8 PG13
- Fork In The Road 5.8
- Aesop’s Arete 5.9
- Magellanic Cloud 5.9
- Starless and Bible Black 5.9+
- Mister Masters 5.9+
- Tie me Tightly 5.10-
- Whipper 5.10
- Blast From the Past 5.10-
- Pit Bull 5.10b
- Bad Day at Black Rocks 5.10b
- Water Dog 5.10d
- Mister Freeze's Face 5.10d
- Spring Break 5.11+
- Meteor 5.11
- Hot August Night 5.11- PG13
- Whiplash 5.11
- Mercedes 5.11a/b
- Tarantula 5.12-
- Gotham City 5.12a