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Deep Throat Maple
WI3,
Ice, Alpine, 110 ft (33 m),
Avg: 2.1 from 19
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FA: Jason Stevens, Todd Murry
Utah
> Central Utah
> Maple Canyon
> Maple Canyon Ice
> Left Hand Fork Ice Cl…
Access Issue: Private Property/Skin or Hike Approach
Details
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.
Description
Located 20 feet up from trail, the route climbs an obvious column of ice at mouth of cave. Crux is overcoming the column of ice (WI3) to a tree. Then climb ever thinning ice to rock to anchors of bowling ball head.
Location
40 feet left of bowling ball head
Protection
Med/ long screws for the bottom column, stubbies for the upper ice. Two bolt anchor at the top