"It's cool that such an improbable route exists. I expected to be alone but crossed paths with a nice group of canyoneers headed for the maze who pointed me in the right direction at the top of the chute. The climb out is definitely tough, there are one or two moves that were tricky to downclimb. Luckily the handlines were there at the exit of the chute so that part wasn't too bad. The hardest part was probably one awkward move getting up onto a higher part of the ridge. I saw a couple of alternatives (one even had a cairn) but they all looked worse. The summit was super windy so I didn't stay up there long. Forgot to even take a picture. After the summit I wanted to see if I could somehow make my way down toward the maze and up the other side to bridge. I ended up just heading up the canyon above the maze (not sure if it has a name, is this ice cube?) but ran into a dead end. It was beautiful though, tons of wildflowers. One crack looked possible if I were more brave and less tired. On the way out I kind of wished I had a rope so I could rap the tough move and the initial climb out. Neither was too bad, I was just tired and ready to be back on a real trail. Anyway I was prett..." — kbrack • Apr 25, 2026

"Near the end of the icebox canyon trail theres a turnoff up the northern face. It's mostly 4th class for 200ft, once on level ground walk over to the left and start ascending the chute/slot on the right. There is a tricky spot in the middle that I was able to free climb but needed a rappel coming down. Much of this route has natural anchors to help protect the descent. At top of the chute there is a short handline to help get out onto the main slabs. Zig zag through weaknesses on the ramp but the ultimate direction is due NW. On the final approach to gain the summit ridge, I choose a tough 5th class area in which I needed to build a LRS system and belay myself to get up. I'm sure there was an easier way from the the opposite side but I didn't really bother looking that hard. The descent was quite technical and I wouldn't recommend descending in the dark. This is one of the more challenging peaks I've done in RR and I commend the route setters for establishing a fun way up" — MikeERodriguez • Feb 9, 2025

"Third time is the charm on ice box 🤠 Trip reports from bob burd and Harlan were very helpful here That first 100 ft of scrambling is the real deal I thought that was as tough as anything I’ve done in RR so far. First time I couldn’t even locate the slabs second time I turned around about 40 ft up at one of the harder features.😅About 80 ft up there is a big shelf that you take into the chute . This is not as difficult as what is already behind you but still tough . There are two hand lines to assist . Once you clear the second handline you are in the clear and it is smooth sailing , just a bit of route finding which you can see I clearly botched . Headed east too early. Little bit of spice again near summit but nothing too bad overall an excellent peak . Thanks for the pringles ash ash. Disappointed that the register from 02 is no longer there and has been replaced with one from around November of last year. " — joshortman • May 18, 2023

"Ice Box Climb Out today: Up Two Fools Chute, over to Ice Box Overlook, dropped into Ice Box Canyon, climbed out of Ice Box, over to Bridge, down the Hidden Waterfall, into the Maze, up to Ice Box Peak and down. (Hiking Las Vegas, 52 Peak Club)" — Nuernberger • Apr 14, 2013