Ice Climbing Haliburton Lake, Ontario

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Getting to Haliburton Lake involves travelling east on #118 for 13 km to the Kennisis Lake Road. Turn left and immediately right on to county road 6. Travel to the town of Eagle Lake (8 km). Turn left at the flashing amber light on to county road 14 north. Follow this for 11.5 km and then turn left over the bridge onto the Harburn Road around Haliburton Lake for 9.5 km. Here you will see a small laneway on the right with cottages # 3904 - 3911 marked on a small sign. Travel down this road to the end and park

Permission needs to be obtained to cross private property down cottage driveway # 3912. Walk right, out on to the lake. The following routes are described from left to right: Phantom Krispies is a grade 3 and is 20 meters tall. It is the very thin ice at the extreme left end of the cliffs.

Next is Frosted Flakes which is a grade 5.4, 4 R, and is 25 meters tall. It's very thin to a narrow slot ending at a pine tree.

To the right of Frosted Flakes is Slim Pickins which is a grade 3, and is 22 meters tall. It is the obvious right facing corner with thin ice.

Froot Loops is a grade 3, and is 20 meters tall. It is right at the end of the cliff and is the last climb directly off the lake.

The final climb is Captain Crunch which is a grade 2 - 3, and is 30 meters tall. This is a huge ice fall, right of the cliffs, back from the lake. This is a reliable route that can often be climbed late in the year due to its volume of ice.

The land owners were not happy with us climbing on their property. They told us they were new owners of the property and were worried about the liability. If anyone has an update please post it here.