Todo List
Capitol Reef
Cedar Mesa
Escalante & Bryce
Lake Powell
Moab
North Wash
Northern Utah
Robbers Roost
San Rafael Swell
Tick List
Death Canyon - North Wash
Date: 04/09/2023
ran with Lottes, Judy, and Martin for our last day and on way home. Fine short canyon, dead man was hard to check and a bit awkward since it was pretty slimy. downclimb is probably do able but we did hand line/mini rap. Def not a destination canyon, but good add on to a trip as it is short.
ran with Lottes, Judy, and Martin for our last day and on way home. Fine short canyon, dead man was hard to check and a bit awkward since it was pretty slimy. downclimb is probably do able but we did hand line/mini rap. Def not a destination canyon, but good add on to a trip as it is short.
Shillelagh Canyon - North Wash
Date: 04/08/2023
Left/west fork with Lottes, Judy, Martin and myself. Great shorter canyon- more open with some shallow slots to enjoy. raps early with a few downclimbs/partner assists to keep it enjoyable.
Left/west fork with Lottes, Judy, Martin and myself. Great shorter canyon- more open with some shallow slots to enjoy. raps early with a few downclimbs/partner assists to keep it enjoyable.
Leprechaun Canyon - North Wash
Date: 04/07/2023
April, Ellie, Lottes and myself. really cool canyon, but pretty darn tight! we added on 2 additional rappels from description at the beginning (no walk around at the top of the canyon). got our rope stuck at another optional rappel - didn't realize we could have gone below the boulders and squeezed through! luckily Vinny (rando guy) chimneyed up and unstuck it for us!). not sure we'd repeat the left and likely won't ever try the middle. up to checking out the the right though!
April, Ellie, Lottes and myself. really cool canyon, but pretty darn tight! we added on 2 additional rappels from description at the beginning (no walk around at the top of the canyon). got our rope stuck at another optional rappel - didn't realize we could have gone below the boulders and squeezed through! luckily Vinny (rando guy) chimneyed up and unstuck it for us!). not sure we'd repeat the left and likely won't ever try the middle. up to checking out the the right though!
Hogwarts Canyon - North Wash
Date: 04/06/2023
April, Ellie, Lottes and myself. first run of trip due to driving from UT/CO border in AM. nice afternoon. did R0. avoided water at R1. handline/optional rap set up for the slide after R2. another optional rap set up to avoid the semi-keeper pothole but we didn't use. stayed dry on pothole, but A&E got wet after squeeze and larger pool - L and i stemmed/bridged with some effort on my part. bolts at R4 were very nice!
April, Ellie, Lottes and myself. first run of trip due to driving from UT/CO border in AM. nice afternoon. did R0. avoided water at R1. handline/optional rap set up for the slide after R2. another optional rap set up to avoid the semi-keeper pothole but we didn't use. stayed dry on pothole, but A&E got wet after squeeze and larger pool - L and i stemmed/bridged with some effort on my part. bolts at R4 were very nice!
Pine Creek - Zion Main Canyon
Date: 10/07/2022
Fun last canyon of our trip. Lucked out with a parking spot right at the top, only had to wait a few mins. Lots of water, not too manky due to recent rain/flash. I got a little cold with my 4/3 wetsuit but worth it. Cathedral and flute caverns were amazing! we did a meat anchor and partner assist for last drop out of the last one. Hike out was very meandering but not too bad. Done in 5 hrs with 6 ppl (Ed, Tom, April, Ellie, Chris, Myself)
Fun last canyon of our trip. Lucked out with a parking spot right at the top, only had to wait a few mins. Lots of water, not too manky due to recent rain/flash. I got a little cold with my 4/3 wetsuit but worth it. Cathedral and flute caverns were amazing! we did a meat anchor and partner assist for last drop out of the last one. Hike out was very meandering but not too bad. Done in 5 hrs with 6 ppl (Ed, Tom, April, Ellie, Chris, Myself)
Englestead Canyon - Zion East Side
Date: 10/06/2022
2 anchors at R1 after some exploring, we used left most which we believed was the main anchor noted.. the other was closer to the watercourse. R1 was fun and long, didn't need to add much friction as started with 1 leg already on the crtr. Pretty wet pretty quickly and should have put on wetsuits much earlier (before orderville). a few extra raps off some logs. Exit down Orderville was stunning with the start of fall color, plenty of water. Narrows overrun with people. 9 hrs with a group of 5 (Ed, April, Ellie, Chris, myself) including a little wait for our shuttle folks at R1 (we started ahead of them so we could scout and set up rap to save time).
2 anchors at R1 after some exploring, we used left most which we believed was the main anchor noted.. the other was closer to the watercourse. R1 was fun and long, didn't need to add much friction as started with 1 leg already on the crtr. Pretty wet pretty quickly and should have put on wetsuits much earlier (before orderville). a few extra raps off some logs. Exit down Orderville was stunning with the start of fall color, plenty of water. Narrows overrun with people. 9 hrs with a group of 5 (Ed, April, Ellie, Chris, myself) including a little wait for our shuttle folks at R1 (we started ahead of them so we could scout and set up rap to save time).
Keyhole Canyon - Zion Main Canyon
Date: 10/05/2022
Fun canyon, cool slots and lots of water. some were a bit cold with a 4/3 but i was good in my hydroskin and jacket for the short time in canyon. Lottes and i enjoyed the extra water at the end :) (Ed, Tom, April, Ellie, Chris, myself)
Fun canyon, cool slots and lots of water. some were a bit cold with a 4/3 but i was good in my hydroskin and jacket for the short time in canyon. Lottes and i enjoyed the extra water at the end :) (Ed, Tom, April, Ellie, Chris, myself)
The Subway (From the Top) - Zion West Side
Date: 10/04/2022
Did own shuttle and started at sunrise. Lovely day, hike in was picturesque (mini wave!), passed a family with no wetsuits and possibly no gps (they ended up following us after asking for directions). Some downclimbs, swims, and wading. Just a few rappels and we used anchors on right for last rap into subway. (group camping near us had an accident at the base of this rap - took them 12 hrs to get out!). Hike out was same as i remembered. Just over 9 hours for the group of 7 of us. Ed, Patricia, Tom, April, Ellie, Chris, and myself.
Did own shuttle and started at sunrise. Lovely day, hike in was picturesque (mini wave!), passed a family with no wetsuits and possibly no gps (they ended up following us after asking for directions). Some downclimbs, swims, and wading. Just a few rappels and we used anchors on right for last rap into subway. (group camping near us had an accident at the base of this rap - took them 12 hrs to get out!). Hike out was same as i remembered. Just over 9 hours for the group of 7 of us. Ed, Patricia, Tom, April, Ellie, Chris, and myself.
Bow and Arrow Canyon - Potash Road
Date: 04/30/2022
April, Ellie, Bela, Lottes. another fun outing. still coudn't see polka dot man very well. Dinos came out to play.
April, Ellie, Bela, Lottes. another fun outing. still coudn't see polka dot man very well. Dinos came out to play.
Pool Arch Canyon - Moab
Date: 04/29/2022
April, Ellie, Chris (no bela). used new skills to tie ropes together for longer rap. a few wades.
April, Ellie, Chris (no bela). used new skills to tie ropes together for longer rap. a few wades.
The Subway (From the Bottom) - Zion West Side
Date: 04/11/2022
solo trip up from the bottom. great day, took my time. brought my tripod and took photos as I went. surprised at how short the subway section was. but still pretty darn sweet.
solo trip up from the bottom. great day, took my time. brought my tripod and took photos as I went. surprised at how short the subway section was. but still pretty darn sweet.
MMI Canyon - Arches National Park
Date: 10/23/2021
Ran this with Tracy, Ed, Ed's niece Rachel & Oliver, April, Ellie, Elizabeth, Lottes, and Tom. fun run, description didn't match - took notes. fun day even with climber's exit. next time check out arch from above!
Ran this with Tracy, Ed, Ed's niece Rachel & Oliver, April, Ellie, Elizabeth, Lottes, and Tom. fun run, description didn't match - took notes. fun day even with climber's exit. next time check out arch from above!
Lost and Found Canyon - Arches National Park
Date: 10/22/2021
did with Tracy, Ed, Rachel, Oliver, Lottes, Lizzy, Tom, April and Ellie. great canyon, would do again! no issue with access. most raps had bolts.
did with Tracy, Ed, Rachel, Oliver, Lottes, Lizzy, Tom, April and Ellie. great canyon, would do again! no issue with access. most raps had bolts.
Winter Camp Wash - Lost Spring
Date: 10/21/2021
did on our own: me, lizzy, lottes, april and ellie. picked up rope on return, set up our own anchor off a tree. interesting multi stage rap, def bad pull.
did on our own: me, lizzy, lottes, april and ellie. picked up rope on return, set up our own anchor off a tree. interesting multi stage rap, def bad pull.
Bow and Arrow Canyon - Potash Road
Date: 04/28/2021
Bela and I only. 3 hrs car to car. rapped the DC/R0 - sketchy! otherwise nice open canyon!
Bela and I only. 3 hrs car to car. rapped the DC/R0 - sketchy! otherwise nice open canyon!
Goblin's Lair - Goblin Valley
Date: 04/26/2021
H2, SW, TC, ER, EA, AH, EH had to do some backtracking but really that made it that much more fun! the Lair was super cool and we did a dual rope setup for the rap with our 150' ish ropes.
H2, SW, TC, ER, EA, AH, EH had to do some backtracking but really that made it that much more fun! the Lair was super cool and we did a dual rope setup for the rap with our 150' ish ropes.
Blue John Canyon - Robbers Roost
Date: 04/25/2021
H2, SW, TC, ER, EA, AH, EH. We did Little Blue John and up the Main Fork. I would NOT reco this ever again for myself. Even bela said it was sketchy and stupid to do the upclimbs and i fully agree. Crazy hard. Instead do Little Blue John then explore up the main fork as far a ability allows, then return via the short Little Blue exit. OR consider going down blue john and out the LBJ exit.
H2, SW, TC, ER, EA, AH, EH. We did Little Blue John and up the Main Fork. I would NOT reco this ever again for myself. Even bela said it was sketchy and stupid to do the upclimbs and i fully agree. Crazy hard. Instead do Little Blue John then explore up the main fork as far a ability allows, then return via the short Little Blue exit. OR consider going down blue john and out the LBJ exit.
Hogwarts Canyon - North Wash
Date: 10/18/2020
Ed, Tom, Lizzy, Alicia, and myself. AM run before heading home. Hike was pretty well worn in this time. We did the optional first rap instead of scramble. Beautiful again. Crazy hair at bottom of last rap.
Ed, Tom, Lizzy, Alicia, and myself. AM run before heading home. Hike was pretty well worn in this time. We did the optional first rap instead of scramble. Beautiful again. Crazy hair at bottom of last rap.
Constrychnine Canyon - Poison Spring
Date: 10/17/2020
Tracy, Ed, Tom, Lizzy, Alicia, April and Ellie. DRY. awesome canyon, loved the LONG rappels and amazing tall corridors!
Tracy, Ed, Tom, Lizzy, Alicia, April and Ellie. DRY. awesome canyon, loved the LONG rappels and amazing tall corridors!
Slideanide Canyon - Poison Spring
Date: 10/16/2020
Tracy, Ed, Tom, Lizzy, April and Ellie. DRY. awesome canyon!
Tracy, Ed, Tom, Lizzy, April and Ellie. DRY. awesome canyon!
Morocco Canyon - North Wash
Date: 10/15/2020
Tracy, Ed, Tom, Lizzy and myself. exposure was a little creepy but a great warm up for a long weekend. loved the arch. Had hoped to tack on hogwarts but opted to go make sure we got camping instead.
Tracy, Ed, Tom, Lizzy and myself. exposure was a little creepy but a great warm up for a long weekend. loved the arch. Had hoped to tack on hogwarts but opted to go make sure we got camping instead.
Lucky Charms - North Wash
Date: 09/06/2020
Labor Day Trip - HOT again but did in AM this time. Di, Hannah and me. walked around dryfall this time. Everything else went well. Added a rappel for Di at the top of the Descent. retied the anchor and added a rap ring for us.
Labor Day Trip - HOT again but did in AM this time. Di, Hannah and me. walked around dryfall this time. Everything else went well. Added a rappel for Di at the top of the Descent. retied the anchor and added a rap ring for us.
Lucky Charms - North Wash
Date: 09/04/2020
Labor day trip- HOT. Afternoon . Di, Hannah, Lizzy and me. Overall good. Did ascend up the impassable dryfall (forgot to read the description again!) but made it with some handlines. Downclimbs on descent were ok with some able to walk around.
Labor day trip- HOT. Afternoon . Di, Hannah, Lizzy and me. Overall good. Did ascend up the impassable dryfall (forgot to read the description again!) but made it with some handlines. Downclimbs on descent were ok with some able to walk around.
U-Turn Canyon - Arches National Park
Date: 10/20/2019
Lizzy and myself. Lizzy navigated with gaia with my confirmation and we took turns but i took lead to set up rappels.
Lizzy and myself. Lizzy navigated with gaia with my confirmation and we took turns but i took lead to set up rappels.
Tidwell Canyon - High Spur
Date: 10/18/2019
Road very rough, but subi made it with a few precarious sections. Tracy, Ed, Lizzy, Tom, Tom's daughter, April and Ellie. Ed fell on first slot rap, hurt wrist and back. Called for heli/rescue. ended up self rescuing and turned away heli.
Road very rough, but subi made it with a few precarious sections. Tracy, Ed, Lizzy, Tom, Tom's daughter, April and Ellie. Ed fell on first slot rap, hurt wrist and back. Called for heli/rescue. ended up self rescuing and turned away heli.
Peekaboo-Spooky-Brimstone - Escalante
Date: 04/27/2019
did with Di - went up peekaboo and down spooky. hiking to brimstone was rough in all sand with possible weather moving in so we gave up just before the slot.
did with Di - went up peekaboo and down spooky. hiking to brimstone was rough in all sand with possible weather moving in so we gave up just before the slot.
Zebra and Tunnel Slot - Escalante
Date: 04/26/2019
did with Di. got to top pothole of zebra. tunnel had water but we were able to stem just about all of it. i only got my tippy toes wet.
did with Di. got to top pothole of zebra. tunnel had water but we were able to stem just about all of it. i only got my tippy toes wet.
No Mans Canyon - Robbers Roost
Date: 10/27/2018
Canyon was great, but we rushed through it. Horrible exit due to heat and crappy map reading by rest of the group. i got left behind and helped them route find once they got cliffed out. Only 2 of us had maps and we took long way out.
Canyon was great, but we rushed through it. Horrible exit due to heat and crappy map reading by rest of the group. i got left behind and helped them route find once they got cliffed out. Only 2 of us had maps and we took long way out.
Little Wild Horse Canyon / Bell Canyon - San Rafael Swell
Date: 09/02/2018
hiked with Di - didn't do the loop just up and back
hiked with Di - didn't do the loop just up and back
White Roost Canyon - White Roost
Date: 05/05/2018
Judy, Elizabeth, Cammie, Jane, Sandy, Vyonne, Deborah, Alycia, and myself
Judy, Elizabeth, Cammie, Jane, Sandy, Vyonne, Deborah, Alycia, and myself
Blarney Canyon - North Wash
Date: 04/08/2017
Tracy, Judy, Joanne, Liz and Heidi. beautiful canyon and super fun.
Tracy, Judy, Joanne, Liz and Heidi. beautiful canyon and super fun.
Hogwarts Canyon - North Wash
Date: 04/07/2017
Tracy, Judy, Liz and I. Route finding seemed random but Tracy led the way having done it before. Weather seemed soso but held off with no rain at all. Liz had a hard time w/ her height at the semi-keeper pot hole. Fun rappels, cool arches.
Tracy, Judy, Liz and I. Route finding seemed random but Tracy led the way having done it before. Weather seemed soso but held off with no rain at all. Liz had a hard time w/ her height at the semi-keeper pot hole. Fun rappels, cool arches.
Comments
MMI Canyon - Arches National Park
Date: 2021-11-03
Comment: interesting there was only the green dynamic, had a super short tail with a clove on the high courte...
MMI Canyon - Arches National Park
Date: 2021-10-25
Comment: Ran the Lost Springs canyons over the weekend. Most anchors are in place for MMI and looked good. D...