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Updated: Thursday, 10 Jan 2013, 10:44 AM EST
Published : Thursday, 10 Jan 2013, 10:44 AM EST

OURAY, Colo. (KUSA) - Each year thousands of people descend to the southwest corner of Colorado to partake in one of the state's most extreme sports: ice climbing.

Ouray is considered the ice-climbing capitol of Colorado since it has a homemade ice park.

The park has 14 climbing areas, ranging from beginner to experienced.

"It's a lot of fun. It can be difficult, but it's definitely fun!" said Ty Kelly, a climber.

Kelly and his friends were visiting from out of state. Some of them had never tried ice-climbing before and found it rather difficult.

"It takes some of us 25 minutes to get up the wall, whereas it takes others about five minutes," Kelly said.

Read more: http://on9news.tv/13kRNXY

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