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DescriptionLocated at the top of the Right Hand Fork of Maple Canyon, the Pipe Dream cave is one of the premier venues of steep, hard climbing in Maple Canyon. The Pipe Dream is a large, shady, cave offering everything from gently overhanging 5.11 and 5.12 classics to numerous mind-bogglingly steep, power-endurance routes from 5.13 on up. A great place to beat the heat in the summer, no trip to Maple is complete without a visit to the Pipe Dream. The cave receives little sun due to its unrelenting horizontality, and the majority of the steep routes are in the shade all day. What little sun the cave receives occurs in the morning, and hits the routes on the left and far right side of the cave. These routes are usualy in the shade by around 11 am. Getting ThereThe trailhead is located at a small pull-out big enough for two cars on the west side of the road. (The right hand side as you head uphill). Hike up the trail for approximately 20-25 minutes. Approximately 10 minutes after passing Damascus Gate, you'll see the top of the Pipe Dream through the trees on the left. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Pipe Dream:
Toxic Watermelon 5.10a Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet
Toxic Potatoes 5.11b Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet
Dry Spunk 5.11c Sport, 85 feet
Solstice 5.11c Sport, 1 pitch, 65 feet
Le Spunk 5.11d Sport, 60 feet
Dry Times 5.12b Sport, 90 feet
Orgasmo 5.12c Sport, 90 feet
Rucksack Wanderer 5.12d Sport
Sprout 5.13a Sport, 90 feet
The Great Feast 5.13c/d Sport, Chipped, 1 pitch, 95 feet
Featured Route For The Pipe Dream
Sprout 5.13a UT : Maple Canyon : ... : The Pipe Dream
This is a great route, one of the easiest that climbs out of the pipedream proper. Some call it 13a/b on the basis that it consists of so many taxing moves.Starts out on some 11b that feels more like 5.10 up to the massive roof, skip the draw before the chains wiggle into a double kneebar hands off rest, clip the next draw rest then proceed. The next 6-7 draws consists of 2-3 finger pocket pulling at a steep angle moving right into eventually les...[more] Browse More Classics in UT
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