User | jv.boon

confused by dryfall! go around (UCL ~75yrds before dryfall). THEN it's the actual upclimb. Can go around using slide path hillside ~150 ft before upclimb.

First canyon of 1 day trip with Gretch. avoidable mud. all webbing in good condition. stuck carabiner for a bit.

Hot approach! Third canyon of the day. Caught behind two groups, group of 3, group of 8. Group of 8 allowed pass through :) Gretchen's first time through

w/Marko & Mike. 5.5 car to car, no keepers, lots of standing, semi-nasty water. happy to have 3/2 farmer jane on 75 degree day.

CFS 23,600! class 3 feelin'. went down in uncharted packraft.

Easy peasy - lots of stemming, not as narrow as feared with all the warnings here. anchors were in good shape and not too difficult to access. holding water, one puddle unavoidable, knee-deep. No water at the bottom of the final rappel however. beautiful and plenty of bang for the buck on an easy access, easy climb out canyon.

Kirstie, Meg, & Ryan. Pretty wet, despite not having rained in some time! Anchors in good shape for rappel. Agree too many bolts on exit ramp, but having the two for the handline above the crux climb is very helpful .

Lots of standing water near the bottom of east fork, first rap can be downclimbed or there's a fairly large hole to climb under/through currently. Max rope length needed would be 30m for a doublestrand rappel if you want to use the existing webbing. There is another rap, about 15m into a waist deep pool - this was the rappel we were glad to have a rope for. Lots of very slippery mud made this not beginner friendly.

overnighter 10/8-10/9/22 with Gretch :) Crack in the wall loop. trailhead to Jacob Hamblin, down river back to crack in the wall. gorgeous and super fun. That black lagoon!!

With Aud. Started at 8am, finished around 1:30-2? A few mostly avoidable stinky potholes. had wetsuit booties. anchors in great shape, but so many rope grooves. Many poorly placed bolts IMO. Pretty, but not a must-do.

With Aud. East Fork. No water until after the confluence with the West Fork. Spring was avoidable, so we only got about thigh deep at most including in Parunaweep. We went almost to the waterfall before deciding we didn't care for a swim. Did not need wetsuits and were glad we didn't tote them out, but we did use neoprene booties. I really can't believe no one has commented on the amount of SAND on this outing. From the trailhead all the way through, slogging through sand dunes. Somewhat tricky route-finding and sparsely traveled to the head of the East Fork. Our group of 2 was car-to-car in 8 hours 10 minutes.

With Aud (HBD Leah!). Started at 9:50a, finished at 3p. leapfrogged with one other group of 2 guys from the trailhead. beautiful clear water, fun splashing around. happy to have wetsuits for an anything goes mentality. a few swims. Not sure I consider it an ultra-classic, but glad to have experienced it.

(Angel's Advocate) - prettier and more fun IMO :) Sandy road out

Canyoneering Chicks - sandtraps and fiddlesticks training

down south, up north, all handlines in place for an easy ascent. less than 2 hours car to car.

With Sam. Tippy top full, no challenges just swims. I was fine in a 4/3 and booties, Sam was cold in a 3/2 and tennies. Mostly had it to ourselves. beautiful.

Kinda get the bang for your buck? Cool final rap, tricky route finding

Super cool if you're in the area

Been through 3 times.

Was told water was 2-3ft low. Experienced several complex pothole problems, 6-8 requiring partner assists. Left grotto parking lot at 4:41, got back at 11:42pm, after a minor debacle on last 2 raps. Also allowed team of 2 behind us to use my rope to rap, added 1.5 hours minimum.

a few ankle-deep watery spots - all can be avoided with stemming.

guided Brad and Kirstie on first trip - super fun, physically demanding canyon! Meat anchored for 3 raps above grim crawl. I crawled - no problem downclimbing. All other anchor webbing in good shape. Last rap into shoulder-deep water, only the first down had to take the plunge, everyone else hugged the right wall (downcanyon) to stay dry above the knees. super fun, memorable canyon.

Skinnnnyy

One of my very favorite experiences.

neck deep wade in one part, otherwise avoidable water for the most part. wore water shoes and made for an easy and ejoyable day! No one else out there.

Birthday Trip with Meg & Gretch - their first real canyon :)

dead snake in the first downclimb pothole, otherwise dry and anchors in good shape

River crossing at 85 CFS, below-knee and very pleasant temps. All cairn anchors present and in good shape. lovely to cool off in the river after the hike.

hot and windy! shared the river beach with kayakers, but had the hike to ourselves. would love to go back on kayak route

Canyoneering chicks day 1

Canyoneering chicks

Went with Meg after Havasu, quick, easy, worth stopping for but definitely not worth a special trip.

Did with Meg after Havasu

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Quick, pretty easy hitter. cool view on approach. Probably not worth doing again, but fun to tie in with another shorty (Keyhole).

several wades, almost up to sports bra. STINKY water, really gross, but not terribly cold. gorgeous little canyon with an excellently short approach.

Boundary was totally dry, Kolob was low (one swimmer pool, but only mid-belly after a long jump with an assist). MIA trail SUCKED. Wow do not underestimate. 6.5 car to car. - took one wrong turn towards top of MIA and had to bushwhack a bit.

Not sure what the CFS was for the day, but based on our group's opinion the water was HIGH and FAST. Rapids were minimal, barely got wet! Only took a couple hours. Stopped for a pinata break :)

560's flow, Gnar group of 24. Little muddy on the roads, but overall great flow.

First time floating the river. Dropped in farther upstream, great campsite. 20 mile bike shuttle took about 2 hours, ride was just fine and totally doable. flow was 515ish,

A few wet spots, watch your rope

Backpacked through with Kara!

knee-thigh wades, one waist-deep pool. easily passable dirt road to trailhead. beautiful and fun!

Long approach.

Did with parents, nate, Audrey, and Rylan.

Big day!!

Remember loving it. Saw bighorn sheep on approach, liked rapping into the narrows!

My second real canyon

First ever Rappel and canyon. Big intro