#conditions 10/12/2024, mostly dry, except for a big water pool at the bottom of the first rap Otherwise some small mud spots but mostly avoidable with a little effort Got a Forester and a regular-height adventure van through the car shuttle with a bit of careful driving The worst spot is just after leaving the Alcatraz wash Most of the canyon is pretty straightforward fun Headlamps were handy in a couple places We thought the moki steps looked pretty sketchy We also didn't want to get wet, so we set webbing on a b...

unless you get there at the crack of dawn, I'd have to call this hike a disaster tried once in 2016, was overtaken by a group of chattering girl scouts, turned back went earlier just now in 2017, the trail was crowded with struggling people who really had no business being on an unmaintained trail, leading to multiple traffic jams this trail has been overpromoted to people who'd probably be more comfortable wading the first quarter mile of the narrows or walking the riverside path at Zion - I'm sure it's very prett...

After the wide crack the first 'piece' is a bolt without the hanger or head The head was replaced by climbing tape Also, to make matters worse it flexed under body weight Not sure this was always the caseI used a nut but if you pull on the wire in the wrong direction plan on taking a really bad fall Additionally, if you are under 5'10" I would say plan on bringing a stick clip for this section I was top stepping on my ladders and barely reached the bolt above This was pretty scary due to the sketchy piece! After t...

Took a group of 7, 3 of which were newbies Total time was 35 hrs car to car All anchors looked good We built up a rock anchor on the 2nd rappel but then after reinforcing it found a second set of webbing on bolts LDC as description statedwe just didn't see them No water to avoid Took a 200', 100' and 80' rope Would have been fine with just the 200' but it was nice to have shorter ropes for the shorter stuff Final rappel was LDC behind HUGE boulder Webbing was good Found a second webbing as well in a different ...

#conditions 11/10 standard Larry with a group of 4, 65 hours car to car set up a shuttle A couple corridors with knee deep water or less in the first half, all other water was avoidable and the mud wasn’t particularly noteworthy at this point Exit crack was just fine; we rapped the entrance and optional rappels FYI the courtesy anchor is WAY too long for the first stage; didn’t quite realize until it was too late and some people rapped the downclimb after the “second mandatory rappel”Some rope grooving on the pulls...

10/26 - funny that this canyon gets so much hate Just because of the approach hike Enjoying the approach is probably a prereq, but it's a pleasant hike The highlight is a few raps in, excellent downclimb down a v slot if you have the technique, it's better than being sucked into the crack by the rope followed by a cool airy rappel, enjoy the view Bonus points if you can downclimb the slab at the bottom, but be careful or you might go for a ride Big R1 is cool too Some of the drops towards the end are easy dow...

High spur is in many people's opinion the most beautiful canyon in the Robber's Roost area I would agree it is certainly high up on the list It is a photographers dream! Although technical, much of it can be enjoyed by hikers hiking down and returning the same way The technical difficulties are straightforward, making this a good canyon for canyoneers of all abilities It also, generally, doesn't hold much water, making it a good early or late season outing

3/9/24 - First time in Lower Eardley and I enjoyed it at lot! 45 hours for the shortcut route with a fit group of four 55 degrees outside, snowed their 3 days earlier but it was mostly melted and no ice anywhere in the canyon, that said my watch read the water temperature at 41 degrees, but I imagine it was lower than that since I kept my hand above water most of the time It was as cold as it can get without their being ice We all wore 4/3 suites and were ok, but our extremities were VERY cold by the bottomOne comm...

SGR Canyon, aka S#@! Got Real Canyon, is a very different type of canyon than any other canyon I have done in Moab The canyon is a physical day of elevation gain, route finding, high stemming, and rappels, very unique for Moab Of the people that I know who have done it, comments have ranged from "amazing!" to "meh" I would lean more toward the "amazing!" side of the spectrum Though the actual canyon sections are short, they are unique, beautiful, and well worth the effort to visit Given the length of the day, do th...

Not sure who's completing this loop in 4-6 hrs, but I'd love to meet them, shake their hand and get an autograph  Other sites beta show 6-8 if not longer My partner and I completed this loop in 10hrs on 5/22/17  We're newbies to canyoneering, but are rock climbers and fast hikers The Upper West Fork downcanyon is so narrow less than 2ft across for what feels like a half mile that progress to the rappel was slow  Walking sideways with pack in front or behind  The LDC downclimb to enter UWF was sketch, I thought it w...