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Big New Ice Route in Montana

Scott Coldiron and Christian Thompson have climbed a big new ice route in the Cabinet Range of Montana.

Coldiron and Thompson climbed Black Well Falls WI5 M4 300 metres over the weekend. “To my knowledge, it’s the biggest steep, pure ice route in this little region,” Coldiron wrote on social media. “The descent took us well into the night, as we climbed on one 70-metre rope and had to do 11 rappels to get off.”

The name refers to Blackwell Glacier, which feeds the climb from above and the black well of the huge overhanging chimney towering above the climb.

Christian Thompson on Black Well Falls  Photo Scott Coldiron
Christian Thompson on Black Well Falls Photo Scott Coldiron

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