Indoor Ice Climbing Walls and Gyms

Ice Climbing Walls Listed by Country:

United States

1. Colorado Mountain College
   3000 County Rd 114
   Glenwood Springs Colorado 81601
   970 947 8237
   > Artificial ice wall -- the ice is about 18 to 24 inches thick at the top and four feet thick at the bottom and supports its own weight
   http://www.coloradomtn.edu/info/releases/02/0228IceWall.html
2. The Ice Pit
   Located in North-East Wisconsin. Contact through the website or email us at info@theicepit.org for meeting times and directions.
   Wisconsin
   http://www.theicepit.org/
   > Open on Saturday and Sunday when ice climbing conditions are safe. Many of the Ice Pit routes are in excess of 100 feet in height. The number of routes are continually changes and members are encouraged to set up new ones each weekend. All ice climbing is top-roped. The Ice Pit is run by a not for profit organization called Midwest Ice Climbers. If you are looking for some of Wisconsin's best ice to climb look you've found the spot. The Ice Pit has many grades of ice to climb for all abilities.
3. Power Plant
   http://users.penn.com/~petro/power.html
4. Shamineau Adventures
   2345th Ridge Road
   Motley, Minnesota 56466
   (218) 575-2240
   http://www.shamineau.org/ShamineauAdventures/IceTower.html
   42 ft tall ice outdoor climbing tower open late November to mid-February, weather permitting

United Kingdom

1. Kinlochleven The Ice Factor
   Leven Road, Kinlochleven, Lochaber PH50 4SF
   01855 831100
   http://www.ice-factor.co.uk
   > Largest indoor ice climbing facility in the world, 1200 square m rock wall and a dedicated instruction bay. Open 7 days a week.
   

2. Castleford Xscape Indoor Ice Climbing
   Xscape, Colorado Way, Castleford, Leeds, West Yorkshire, WF10 4TA
   Tel: 01977 516774, Fax: 01977 522044
   http://www.vertical-chill.com/vertical-chill-castleford.htm
   

3. Vertical Chill
   Ellis Brigham Ltd's London Covent Garden Store
   Tower House, 3-11 Southampton St, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7HA
   Tel: 0207 395 1010, Fax:0207 395 1023
   http://www.vertical-chill.com/vertical-chill-london.htm
   

4. MANCHESTER UK - THE NORTH FACE ICE WALL
   130 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2QS
   Phone 0161 837 6140 Fax 0161 839 4517
   http://www.vertical-chill.com/vertical-chill-manchester.htm
   > Indoor Ice climbing

Netherlands

1. Bever Ice Wall
   Bever Zwerfsport
   Reisboekwinkel, Netherlands
   T: 070 - 388 58 39
   http://www.theglobe-denhaag.nl/frames/default_otc.htm

Korea

1. O2 world
   181-7 Woo-wee dong Gangbook Gu
   Seoul, Korea
   http://www.o2o2.co.kr
   > 20 meters high; highest indoor ice climbing

Scotland

1. The Ice Factor
   Leven Road, Kinlochleven, Lochaber PH50 4SF
   01855 831100
   http://www.ice-factor.co.uk
   > Largest indoor ice climbing facility in the world, 1200 square m rock wall and a dedicated instruction bay. Open 7 days a week.

New Zealand

1. Hukawai Glacier Center
   Corner of Cowan and Cron St
   Franz Josef , New Zealand
   0064 3 752 0600
   http://www.hukawai.co.nz
   > Spectacular 10-metre high, indoor ice climbing chamber (the only one in the Southern Hemisphere) provides over 200 sqm of wall surface incorporating easy-angle slabs through to a more challenging over-hang.