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Elevation: 7,857 ft 2,395 m
GPS: 41.18017, -105.32848
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Shared By: Christina kalb on Jul 20, 2014 · Updates
Admins: Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Aeon Aki, Mike Snyder, Taylor Spiegelberg, Jake Dickerson
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The Maze is an outlying crag from Central Vedauwoo, approximately double the distance to from the start of the dirt road to Reynold's Hill. It contains single pitch climbing with a large collection of chimneys. The maze is really maze-like with several routes starting in hidden chimneys and corridors.

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Drive Vedauwoo Road until you reach 700B. 700B is about 5 miles from the spot where Vedauwoo Road becomes a dirt road. Per Skip Harper, 700B is 'semi-permanently' closed to vehicular traffic as of early 2014, so park near the closed gate. You can still reach the area by walking a short way down road 700B until you reach a faint trail on the left. You can easily identify the faint trail by the well established trail that is on the right, directly across from the faint trail on the left. This road soon intersects with an older road which curves around northward (near Crow Creek) and heads straight at the formation. It's roughly a 20-25 minute hike from the start of 700B. When the rock is first visible, you are looking at the east side.

Alternatively, you can stay on 700b as it starts out in a northerly direction, taking a decisively west turn near a fence in about 1/2 mile. About 300 yards further along, take Road 700ba heading south up over a small rise and down into a little valley where you will see the Maze.

If 700B is ever reopened, know that it's a 4x4 drive road and again turn left onto 700BA to reach the Maze.

Access

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Per Skip Harper: it appears the USFS has 'semi-permanently' closed off Road 700b to vehicular traffic as of early 2014. That doesn't mean you can't hike the existing road(s) into the formation.

Park near the closed gate. Stay on 700b as it starts out in a northerly direction, taking a decisively west turn near a fence in about 1/2 mile. About 300 yards further along, take Road 700ba heading south up over a small rise and down into a little valley where you will see this most unusual formation.

Alternatively, about 200 yards past the gate across the road, take off westward across an open meadow curiously spotted with granite blocks (placed here to dissuade mudboggers) where you will soon come across an older road which curves around northward (near Crow Creek) and heads straight at the formation. Either way you hike in you can't miss Amaze-ing. It will be roughly a mile and you won't save 5 minutes one way or the other.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Maze (aka Amaze-ing)

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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
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Short Stuff
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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 27
Mirror Images (aka Tuber's Birth…
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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 13
Turd Launcher
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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 6
Mr. Pickles Learns to Swim
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 45
Sweet Nothings
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 44
Cosmic Quarantine
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5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 50
Stepford Wives
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5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 93
The Convict
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 29
Conjugal Visit
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5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 9
Pandora's Box has Cracked
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 28
Befuddled
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5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 14
The Shocker
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5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 7
Malicious
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5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 16
The Gates of Lodore
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 15
Christie's Ultimatum
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Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Short Stuff
 18
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
Mirror Images (aka Tuber's…
 27
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
Turd Launcher
 13
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
Mr. Pickles Learns to Swim
 6
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
Sweet Nothings
 45
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Cosmic Quarantine
 44
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Stepford Wives
 50
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
The Convict
 93
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Sport
Conjugal Visit
 29
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Pandora's Box has Cracked
 9
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Trad
Befuddled
 28
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
The Shocker
 14
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
Malicious
 7
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
The Gates of Lodore
 16
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Christie's Ultimatum
 15
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
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