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Ice Park Threatened By Climate Change Finds An Ally In US Silver Mine

Jen Brinkley has been coming to Ouray to climb in the ice park for three decades (Credit: AFP)

America's ice-climbing epicenter was facing a bleak future, with climate change endangering its water supply, until an unlikely savior came to its rescue: a nearby silver mine.

Nestled in the heart of the Rockies, at an altitude of 2,400 meters (7,800 feet), Ouray is famous among mountaineers around the world for its artificial ice park.

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