Unknown climber putting up a 5.13d in the Box, Maple Canyon, UT

This is one of my favorites routes to date at Maple. We lucked out on this trip and had the wall practically to ourselves. Miniumum Crag and Cragganmore are two walls to hit if you like long, juggy routes.

Sam warming up for the day on the fun Zen Phen, rated 5.9 but more like an easy .8. The Zen Garden is a great place to warm up for the harder routes close by or just to hang out at and climb.

Fall is in the air. The leaf falling really tops off the pic for me.

I'm Belaying Jake on some mid 11 in Maple canyon. August 2005

Sierra Blair-Coyle belayed by Sasha Digiulian during their recent outing to Maple Canyon this August. These girls are young but stronger than s***. All rights reserved.

Jenn Sauer quit her engineering job in Kentucky and landed in Utah to climb for a bit. A great all around climber and a nice lady, here she is pulling pretty hard for her first day in Maple. All rights reserved.

Exit Wound ascends the wall below the balanced rock, crests the ridgeline on the right hand side then moves around to the opposite side and scends to the summit. Rappel the route down the east face.

Jon Cardwell came by Maple Canyon to gain some endurance for the upcoming SLC comp - needless to say he's done almost every route in the Pipe Dream over the last week. Strong guy.

Probably one of the funnest lines I have done in Maple-- I just found this pic - I have no idea where, what and when.

This is a fun route in the huge pipe dream cave in maple canyon it was my first 13 I've ever done and after climbing only two years and being 14 I was stoked to be doing good on real rock the photographer was my mom francine lanoie taken with nikon d70 camera

My awesome wife pulling through the crux. At 5'1'' she did a great job figuring out a way to make the big move.

Vic at the top of a fun two pitch 5.9 or 10a. We linked it into one long pitch. Lots of fun and a beautiful setting.

This is Nat entering the crux on Rucksack Wanderer. This place is awesome for silhouettes.

This rock is awesome. Every cobble is a hold, if held correctly.

Tristan and I in Maple Canyon. Here we are in the left hand fork across from Petroglyph wall.

Tristan and I have really been enjoying Maple canyon this summer. . . I wish it were a little closer. . .

A topo of all Maple Canyon multi-pitch climbs and their descriptions

After having one of the wettest springs in recent history, Maple Canyon was full of water and beautiful and green. The only downside was that climbs close to the creek were difficult to do without getting a bit wet

This photo shows Dryfire (left), Slamfire (middle) and Phantom Fury (right)

Here I am on the climb at the very left end on The School Room. Had fun there

Here is Lucas on a route in Maple Canyon.

Slam Fire is new as of summer 2005 put up by Jason Stevens. It is a 4 pitch route of 5.8, 5.7, 5.1, 5.7. each pitch is close to 100ft, 100ft. 40ft. & 60ft. A 60m rope will do fine. This wall is about a 30 minute hike form campsite #2 - #4 or about 20 minutes past the Matrix.

In july 2005 I made my 2nd ascent of Slam fire. I went with Lee Jensen who led the 1st and 3rd pitchs. the 4 pitches extends nearly 300 feet. A fun climb

The rock in Maple Canyon is a unique blend of hard quartsite river rock cemented in sand stone. To those of you who havn't put your hand to it you might think it chossy to look at, but once cleaned it is good stuff.