The Right Hand Fork Ice Climbs

Private Property/Skin or Hike Approach MORE INFO >>> Continued access to Box Canyon is at the pleasure of the private landowner. Please...no dogs, no defecating in canyon. Pack it out. Pack it all out. The best single book for Maple Canyon Ice Climbs is Jason Stevens' Maple Canyon Ice Climbing, available at area specialty equipment shops (or perhaps from him directly if you contact him on this site). Read it, especially his section on vehicular access issues. All of the climbs in Maple Canyon absolutely require snow to provide moisture for the melt/freeze which forms these climbs, so snow-covered roads are pretty much a given. Plan to hike or skin up the road. It's a nice warm-up for the climbing, and will alleviate a lot of opportunities for a headache. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

Home to more than a couple of ice-climbing related fatalities over the years, in even the best conditions Frankenchrist may take you to see your maker.

Getting There 

Park at the Maple Canyon entrance pullout, hike/ski approximately 1.5mi up the road, following the road where it turns right at the convergence of three canyons.

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