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Malan's Waterfall 

Waterfall Canyon

Submitted By: Stymingersfink on Dec 24, 2007
Administrators: Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard
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Description 

Home to Malan's Waterfall, some farmed ice down low, and the latest attempt on the Wasatch Front to open "climbing" to a larger user group (like it or not): the Via Ferrata !


Getting There 

Lessee... Park at the top of 29th street, hike up the trail a bit, follow it around towards the south. It's the first major canyon you hike into. Cross a small bridge, hike up drainage (the trail's on the north side of this drainage) till you reach where you're going.



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Coming out of the left side P1 belay, some 'cicles just had to go.

Malan's Waterfall WI5 R  UT : Wasatch Range : Waterfall Canyon
Two Options, both entail a 45-50min approach. Option 1:P1:(WI4+) Climb the steep but steppy right side to a sheltered ledge belay with a slung tree, about 150' up.P2:(WI5)Continue up the right side to a 45' column surrounded by cauliflower ice, above here one may find a pin anchor to rap from, or continue up the next curtain to a pin or screw anchor at the frozen pool. Approx. 190'Option 2:P1:(WI5)Climb the steeper (and often thinner) left side, ...[more]