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paintrain
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Dec 29, 2008
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Jan 2007
· Points: 75
Any observations yet? Matt
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Christian "crisco" Burrell
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Dec 29, 2008
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PG, Utah
· Joined May 2007
· Points: 1,815
I hope so...I have really been looking forward to maple ice this year
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josh holmes
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Dec 29, 2008
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Sep 2008
· Points: 215
skied up to the left fork on the 23rd no climbing just running my dog not much ice in the main canyon slabs hadnt formed yet went up left fork brittle stiffies was formed, but thin if anyone is looking for a partner for maple, send me a message i live about 35 min. from the canyon
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portercassidy
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Dec 29, 2008
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UT/CO
· Joined Nov 2006
· Points: 66
Living close to Maple is nice, living in Sanpete county is unnerving.
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josh holmes
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Jan 3, 2009
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Sep 2008
· Points: 215
agreed went up again on thursday slabs still forming, thin (maybe 2 inches thick) lots of stuff falling down in maple corridor i lost my maple ice guide so route names are a mystery the wi4+, just past the mixed dagger thingy (bottom is formed, but badly chandeliered), is close but the top 20' is not there yet again, if your coming down to maple, i'd be more than happy to carry gear/food/beverages, belay, take your picture, play with your dog or any basic slave/sherpa duty in exchange for a run up a route
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paintrain
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Jan 3, 2009
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Jan 2007
· Points: 75
Thanks Josh. If we get down that way (assuming it comes in), I will send you an email. Matt
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josh holmes
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Jan 9, 2009
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Sep 2008
· Points: 215
I went up yesterday (1/08/09), started in the corridor and warmed up at the base of the Dagger. Then we skied up to the Left Fork and plugged up The Wet Itchies great fun. 1st time on this route and was a little thinner than I'm used to. The bottom was snow covered rock, followed by a sustained steep section,the top was hollow sounding and once my pick busted through the backside of the ice. Overall it was a tad warmer than I would have liked, but I guess it has been getting cold enough at night to facilitate the freeze/thaw cycle. We climbed until it was too dark to see and skied back out by moonlight. If it stays cold, we should end up with a great season of ice. Hit me up if your coming down. You can view pics here facebook.com/album.php?aid=… or better someone tell me how to post pics from facebook. -josh
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josh holmes
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Jan 9, 2009
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Sep 2008
· Points: 215
Here is DC swinging into The Wet Itchies -Josh
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josh holmes
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Jan 9, 2009
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Sep 2008
· Points: 215
and here is DC bouldering at the base of the Dagger
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josh holmes
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Jan 9, 2009
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Sep 2008
· Points: 215
Yellow Rapture, Seldom Seen, and Skidders
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josh holmes
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Jan 11, 2009
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Sep 2008
· Points: 215
I went up again yesterday...looked like somebody else had been up there too, I saw signs of passage on the Roadside Couloir. Way colder temps than last time, at the car at 3:45pm it was 28F. Get Whacked looked better than the photo in the maple ice guide....if anyone is man/woman enough to lead that I'll gladly belay later -holmes
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Bad Sock Puppet
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Jan 11, 2009
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Jun 2008
· Points: 510
I haven't made it to maple yet, but glad to see the ice has. The Pics look good Josh, now I just need to ask some time off. Another updates from anyone else who's been there recently? Oh and I'm not sure how to post pics from FBook from internet explorer, but if you have firefox it's simple.
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josh holmes
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Jan 11, 2009
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Sep 2008
· Points: 215
i have a mac and use safari...real easy...right click on photo...copy photo address and insert between img so how's the ice up north? anyone been on malan's in ogden? how about stairway? what's it been like lately?
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Bad Sock Puppet
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Jan 12, 2009
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Jun 2008
· Points: 510
Stairway has been excellent above pitch 1, but you have to be willing to fight the crowds! There were close to 30+ people there on Saturday. Haven't been further north yet.
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bay
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Jan 16, 2009
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Apr 2007
· Points: 20
Was up in Maple Canyon yesterday (01/15/09). Good ice and good times were had. for those wanting to get after some ice this weekend... Routes that i consider "IN" per maple ice standards: Main Canyon Road Ice Flows Rubber Cup Nausea Lemon Skidders Yellow Rapture Running Man Roadside Couloir Hog Jowls Chicken Limbo chicken limbo (01/15/09) Under Wraps Suicidal Tendencies Left Hand Fork Ice Flows Wet Itchies Bowling Ball Head The Four Pin Variation (BBH right) Get Whacked get whacked (01/15/09) Right Hand Fork Ice Flows ? Lower Box Canyon Tennis Shoe Slab? (first flow on left) The Dagger CobbleCruncher Cobble Cruncher (01/15/09) Maple Moon Maple Syrup maple moon (left) & Maple Syrup (right)...as of 01/15/09
climb safe
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josh holmes
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Feb 13, 2009
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Sep 2008
· Points: 215
Hiked up today and was pleasantly surprised that the ice has returned. Rubber Cup Nausea Yellow Rapture Skidders Running Man Roadside Couloir Cobble Cruncher
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Leroy
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Feb 14, 2009
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Northwest
· Joined Nov 2006
· Points: 40
Get Whacked? Maple Moon maybe?
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josh holmes
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Feb 14, 2009
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Sep 2008
· Points: 215
i walked up the road to chicken limbo (just pass roadside couloir)...then turned hiked up into box canyon up to the box canyon falls (very thin 1" ice with holes)...maple moon looked doable, chandeliered in places, good but not as good as i've seen it. i'm heading up to tomorrow and will try to snap some shots....just before the rain get whacked was super fat (not like last year but it was well on its way), i havent seen it since
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darrell hodges
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Feb 16, 2009
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Feb 2008
· Points: 380
We climbed Get Whacked yesterday. It was good but seemed to be getting smaller by the minute. The top was pretty slushy.
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josh holmes
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Feb 23, 2009
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Sep 2008
· Points: 215
3 days up in maple with excellent conditions...last wednesday,thursday,friday John on Running Man John on Yellow Rapture Rachel on the Dagger (1st time ice climbing, like the levis?) DC on the Dagger hope the ice is still there.
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josh holmes
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Mar 4, 2009
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Sep 2008
· Points: 215
SNIFF,SNIFF I went up on Sunday and the ice...she's all gone ('cept for the base of the dagger, but it'll be gone soon too). Lots of people trying to drive up the canyon, provided me with much needed entertainment (lots of revving of engines, digging and calls to Sorensons Tire and Towing in Ephraim). The best effort went to a team of three in a Subaru, they made it about 100 yards from the mouth of box canyon. They were way past a couple of full size trucks, one in the ditch on the southside (completely off the road) and the other right in the middle of the road. The road is littered with the tell-tale signs of off-road recoveries (rutts, branches and garbage lots of garbage, the natty light beer cans up in Box Canyon is especially starting to irk me). Please, if your going up Maple and you see some trash do the right thing and take a little with you. A good portion of the lower half of the canyon is private property and it would be a shame to create friction with the landowners. As climbers we should strive to set an example to the other user groups. sorry about the rant to sum up: ice gone trash plentiful road sloppy later -holmes
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