Indoor Climbing…a Poor Substitute!
Last night I went climbing with a youth group on an indoor climbing wall. What a disappointment. It’s like
drinking powdered milk instead of the real thing. I think back to last November when it was still warm enough to climb up Maple Canyon. Thanks to many dedicated rock climbers there are more bolted climbing routes than I can count in Maple Canyon.
A good place to get warmed up in Maple Canyon is called “The School Room”. It is right next to the Forest Service Campground. At the School Room there are various bolted routes from 5.4 to 5.10b in difficulty. It’s a good place for kids to climb because the conglomerate rock formations provide great hand and foot holds. Last fall we even persuaded my 65 year old dad to climb here for the first time. (I wonder if that is why he had back surgery this week?)
Anyway, Spring is coming and the snow will soon be gone in Maple Canyon. Until then I will have to be happy with powdered milk!
If you have never been rock climbing you are missing out! Last year I didn’t know squat about climbing but had heard how much fun it is. Decided to look into it and before you know it I am a addict! Maple Canyon is such a great place to learn, talk, and watch other rock climbers. Rock climbers are the friendliest people on earth. Went to Jason Stevens in Ephraim who sales rock climbing equempment and he set my family and I up without any problems at all. What a fun time we have had this past year! Go for it! Its not hard to do! We went to Moab to give their cliffs a try. I will tell you right now that Maple Canyon is far better than Moab. Give it a try!