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5.11c YDS 6c+ French 24 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 24 ZA E4 6a British
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Routes in Windshield Wiper Wall
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Attribute, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Beaten into Submission aka King Line S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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DOO (difference of opinion) S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Eggs Anyone S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Forbiddance S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Half Hearted S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Half-Baked S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Hitchhiker, The S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Jackknifed S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Never Go Left S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a |
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Never Go Right S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Nuclear Sponge S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Rout @ 66 (sic) S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Too Drunk to Dream S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Whiskey on the Southbound S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Windshield Wiper, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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| Type: | Sport, 125 ft (38 m) |
| FA: | Darren Knezek |
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| Shared By: | Perin Blanchard on May 12, 2012 |
| Admins: | Jim Clarke, Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane |
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Access Issue: 2025 ACCESS ALERT!: Nesting Raptors - GOLDEN EAGLE Avoidance Areas.
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Access Alert: 2024 GOLDEN EAGLE AVOIDANCE AREA
-2024 Golden Eagle Avoidance Areas: The Early Bird Crag, The Frontera, The Undertaker Wall, The Sushi Bar, The Great Chasm
Each spring Golden Eagles return to Maple Canyon for nesting. Eagles, falcons, hawks, and other migratory birds use shallow depressions on ledges, cliffs and rock walls to build nests, often returning to the same site year after year to raise their young. The United States Forest Service (USFS) requests that visitors and recreationists avoid these areas during critical nesting periods which typically start in early March and last through late August. Avoiding recreational activity in the vicinity of the nest sites along and maintaining a safe viewing distance will help ensure survival of young birds.
Golden Eagles are protected by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under authority of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A conviction of nest disturbance can carry a fine to $5,000 & one year imprisonment.
-2024 Golden Eagle Avoidance Areas: The Early Bird Crag, The Frontera, The Undertaker Wall, The Sushi Bar, The Great Chasm
Each spring Golden Eagles return to Maple Canyon for nesting. Eagles, falcons, hawks, and other migratory birds use shallow depressions on ledges, cliffs and rock walls to build nests, often returning to the same site year after year to raise their young. The United States Forest Service (USFS) requests that visitors and recreationists avoid these areas during critical nesting periods which typically start in early March and last through late August. Avoiding recreational activity in the vicinity of the nest sites along and maintaining a safe viewing distance will help ensure survival of young birds.
Golden Eagles are protected by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under authority of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A conviction of nest disturbance can carry a fine to $5,000 & one year imprisonment.
Description
A long, long route by Maple standards, this line will leave you exhausted and feeling like you just ascended three pitches with several cruxes.
Begin by using big, positive holds past the first bolt to a ledge. A tricky, strenuous crux awaits up a vertical section to another "ledgy" bit and a good rest.
Another cruxy section to another rest. Another cruxy section. Another rest. Repeat.
The total bolt count on this route is 25 plus anchors, although several of the bolts can be profitably skipped (the route was equipped ground up by Jason Stevens, presumably using a Willy Stick which accounts for the closely-spaced bolts).
You may also want to reach down and unclip some of the bolts once you get a higher bolt clipped because, near the top, you're pulling up a lot of rope and the less drag the better.
Note that the route is longer than half a 60m rope. A new, 70m rope barely reached (there was about 2 feet of rope left on the belayer's side when the climber was on the ground). There is a midpoint chain anchor to accommodate shorter ropes.
Begin by using big, positive holds past the first bolt to a ledge. A tricky, strenuous crux awaits up a vertical section to another "ledgy" bit and a good rest.
Another cruxy section to another rest. Another cruxy section. Another rest. Repeat.
The total bolt count on this route is 25 plus anchors, although several of the bolts can be profitably skipped (the route was equipped ground up by Jason Stevens, presumably using a Willy Stick which accounts for the closely-spaced bolts).
You may also want to reach down and unclip some of the bolts once you get a higher bolt clipped because, near the top, you're pulling up a lot of rope and the less drag the better.
Note that the route is longer than half a 60m rope. A new, 70m rope barely reached (there was about 2 feet of rope left on the belayer's side when the climber was on the ground). There is a midpoint chain anchor to accommodate shorter ropes.
Location
When you emerge from the short trail from the road you are directly in front of the black water streak. This line is the first route to the right of the water streak.
Protection
25 bolts, chain anchors. Two of the bolts can be easily skipped (bolts two and seven—although don't fall skipping bolt two before clipping bolt three). You may choose to skip others higher up.
There is also a chain anchor midway up the route that can be used to lower off the rope with a single 60m rope.
There is also a chain anchor midway up the route that can be used to lower off the rope with a single 60m rope.
![Telephoto shot of [[107603650]] 5.11c](https://mountainproject.com/assets/photos/climb/107610494_smallMed_1494200066.jpg?cache=1597362503)
![[[107603650]] 5.11c from the road](https://mountainproject.com/assets/photos/climb/107610491_smallMed_1494200065.jpg?cache=1597362503)
![[[107603650]] 5.11c](https://mountainproject.com/assets/photos/climb/107610489_smallMed_1494200065.jpg?cache=1597362503)
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