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Maple Canyon Ice Climbing
| Elevation: | 6,825 ft | 2,080 m |
| GPS: |
39.5564, -111.6867 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Page Views: | 71,142 total · 371/month | |
| Shared By: | Stymingersfink on Jul 5, 2009 | |
| Admins: | Jim Clarke, Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane |
Description
The best book for Maple Canyon Ice Climbs is Nikki Smith's Beehive Ice. Previously Jason Stevens' Maple Canyon Ice Climbing was the go to guide specific to the area but is out of print. A new addition of Beehive Ice is in the works and will have a number of new ice climbs in the canyon, many of which were put up during the historic '23 season.
Getting There
All of the climbs in Maple Canyon absolutely require a good snow year and cold winter to provide a consistent melt/freeze cycle which forms these climbs, Thus, on a good year snow-covered roads are pretty much a given. Plan to hike or skin up the road. On big years the road can be a rutted, unplowed mess and a legit 4WD truck with serious off-road tires, winch/recovery gear or great snow tires/chains is a must. Bring traction boards, shovels etc. Ski touring in is a nice warm-up for the climbing and will alleviate a lot of opportunities for traffic/parking headaches.
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