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Routes in The Right Hand Fork Ice Climbs
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B.A.R.(Bad Ass Rachy) WI2+ PG13 |
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D'oh of Homer, The WI3 |
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Frankenchrist WI5-6 |
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Gun Street Girl T WI5 |
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On Golden Rod WI4+ R |
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String of Obscenity WI4 |
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Tao of Pooh, The WI4 |
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White Light, The T WI5 |
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Wildebeests and Angels WI5- M4 R |
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Worm Hunt WI3 |
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| Type: | Ice, Alpine, 80 ft (24 m) |
| GPS: | 39.5564, -111.6867 |
| FA: | Z Engberg |
| Page Views: | 748 total · 9/month |
| Shared By: | zeb engberg on Mar 23, 2019 |
| Admins: | Jim Clarke, Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane, Nathan Fisher |
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Access Issue: Private Property/Skin or Hike Approach
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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
Slither up the appealing ice-filled chimney. While the ice is not particularly steep, the climbing is made even easier through the use of the rock walls on either side. After the initial 50' of climbing, the chimney system opens and turns to the right. A 2-bolt anchor is found on the left wall where the ice phases into snow.
Worm Hunt sees no sun and seems to form after sufficient snow. On the day I climbed this in late March, nearly every other ice route in Maple had melted out or collapsed. This climb is situated at nearly 8000' in elevation, keeping the ice persisting into the late season.
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