Type: | Sport, 300 ft (91 m), 3 pitches |
FA: | Jason Stevens |
Page Views: | 19,308 total · 92/month |
Shared By: | Jason Stevens on Jan 30, 2007 · Updates |
Admins: | Jim Clarke, Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C |
-2024 Golden Eagle Avoidance Areas: The Early Bird Crag, The Frontera, The Undertaker Wall, The Sushi Bar, The Great Chasm
Each spring Golden Eagles return to Maple Canyon for nesting. Eagles, falcons, hawks, and other migratory birds use shallow depressions on ledges, cliffs and rock walls to build nests, often returning to the same site year after year to raise their young. The United States Forest Service (USFS) requests that visitors and recreationists avoid these areas during critical nesting periods which typically start in early March and last through late August. Avoiding recreational activity in the vicinity of the nest sites along and maintaining a safe viewing distance will help ensure survival of young birds.
Golden Eagles are protected by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under authority of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A conviction of nest disturbance can carry a fine to $5,000 & one year imprisonment.
Description
Pitch 2: Move right 40' to a pod with anchors.
Pitch 3: Ascend the wall above (crux) to anchors on the left at a small outcropping. Continue to the summit and sign the register.
Location
Approach: The trail to the base of the route is about 40 yards before you come to the Matrix. The route is on the south side of the drainage, or left of the drainage if you are facing up-canyon. If you go too far and arrive at the Matrix, the route is behind you and slightly down-canyon. The route starts on the obvious arete left of the Raspberry/Fern filled gully.
Descent: The descent is three rappels with a 60M rope. Rappel from the summit anchors to the anchors in the pod. Make a second rappel from the pod to a set of anchors on your right. They are found above a small shelf...watch carefully for them, apparently they are a little hard to find. Several parties have accidentally rappelled past them. From here make a final 30M rappel to the ground at the top of the fern/raspberry filled gully. It's a short distance from there down to the base of the first pitch.
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