Just above the second pitch is a large pool of water that must be hiked around on the left side to a large tree. A few minute hike gets you to the base of the WI 1+ second pitch which is usually soloed and only 15 meters high. There is a large tree to belay from atop the first pitch. Of course, harder lines can be found towards the right side of the wide flow. When fat, this 45 meter pitch is no harder than WI 2 and doesn't exceed 65 degrees. The climb begins by hiking a couple minutes up the frozen stream and reaching the base of the long, but low angled first pitch. You cannot miss it! Descend 50 feet to the stream below and put the crampons on here. Cross the bridge and hike 20-25 minutes along the mellow trail until you reach a deep chasm where the falls come into view. Hike through the campground to the highest loop towards the left side and look for a foot bridge. Turn here and park at the gate since the campground is closed in winter. The mine will be on the right and about a half-mile further, just before the trailhead and the end of the road, is a turn-off to the left for the Woodbine Campground. Turn left (west) here and pass through Fishtail after 4 miles and continue all the way to the Stillwater Mine passing the Montana Jacks Bar and the town of Nye along the way.
Continue past Roscoe and go another 12 miles to the intersection with County Road 419 (towards Fishtail). From Red Lodge, drive north out of town on MT 78 and go 20 miles to Roscoe. This waterfall is quite large so it's best climbed after a significant cold spell. This was one of the first ice routes to be climbed in the area during the 1970's although with the improved crampon and ice tool technology, this climb is now a moderate classic. This flow has one of the shortest approaches and easily accessible all winter due to the Stillwater Mine. Stillwater River Woodbine Falls - WI 3 100m I will continue to add to this page as I do more routes around Red Lodge! Heading each route description, I have the route name, followed by the grade and length of ice climbing in meters. I have ordered the routes from north to south starting in the Stillwater River valley, then to the Rosebud drainage system and ending with the Rock Creek forks. The goal of this page is to describe all the ice climbs within an hour or so from the town and provide all ice climbers who desire a little solitude a chance to climb with the locals.īeing only 60 miles from Cody, the Red Lodge area gets overlooked all the time and although there isn't the same concentration of ice climbs like the ones up the South Fork of the Shoshoni River, there are more alpine-like climbs many of which guarantee solitude. However, Red Lodge offers many hidden secrets for those willing to do a little searching. Popular with Yellowstone tourists coming from the east coast, many visitors pass through in the summer heading over the Beartooth Pass and on their way to the geysers. Red Lodge, Montana is a quaint little town near the northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park offering some fantastic ice climbing away from the crowds at Hyalite.
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