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Trail Stories - Creating the Great Colorado Route
Description
Donovan “Iceman” Rice is a Colorado native, Triple Crowner, and the designer of the Great Colorado Route. He earned the name Iceman on the PCT in 2020 after freezing his tent to the ground. Twice. Once on Mount San Jacinto in the Southern California desert. Once at the base of Forester Pass. The second incident required a borrowed ice ax and boiling water poured directly onto frozen ground at 3 a.m.
After completing the PCT, the CDT, and the Eastern Continental Trail (2025), Iceman turned his attention to designing an original loop through Colorado: 1,700 miles, approximately 400,000 feet of vertical gain, scramble-heavy, and entirely his own creation. He starts in mid-May 2026.
Links & Resources
- The Great Colorado Route: https://www.greatcoloradoRoute.com
- Follow Iceman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theicemaneth
- Colorado Fourteeners Initiative: https://www.14ers.org
- Fourteeners.com (Bill Middlebrook): https://www.14ers.com
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