#conditions Just did the your full route entering at hurricane going clockwise on 10/11 - 10/12 We parked at water tank because the sand on the way to crack in the wall we were in a sedan Amazing experience, was able to manage to not get feet wet till a ways after Hamblin then just hiked barefoot the rest of the way until that dreaded sand dune climb

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...

Descended Middle Echo on Friday October 20, 2017 Like the old comments from July 2016, the usually semi-keeper was in keeper condition Have descended Echo approximately 6 times over last 14 years and not had any issues with this pothole before On this trip, a partner assist did not work well for us Pothole was a full swimmer and we didn't touch bottom while working on our escape Ultimately, after multiple attempts, we defeated pothole with a pseudo pack toss Getting anything on your toss while treading water is ver...

We started at the parking lot by the radio tower and walked down to the wash from there on the 4wd road - worked out well We opted to do the climber's exit and it was a mistake The slab is made of very weak sandstone A thin coating of eroded loose sand on the slab combined with very scarce/poor opportunities to place gear made this a rather sketchy climb Anchor building was equally challenging since the sandstone would just crumble to sand when I tested my placements Ended up having to sling some features with...

Descended this on 05/19/2022, with a party of 2 in our 30s, and a car shuttle We had a pretty casual pace, taking a few snack breaks and warming breaks, and taking lots of pictures Took us about 6 hours from one car to the other Weather was mostly sunny and low 90s, but we were still pretty chilled with 3mm farmer johns After a couple of sections of swims, we were lucky to have a few square feet of direct sunlight to stand in for a few minutes before moving on Never cold enough to be worried about hypothermia as lo...

#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...

Did Lost and Found and MMI together Started with lost and found and did the climbers exit The 6 of us found it pretty easy but still used a hand line We left a rope at the top of the exit on one of the bolts and hiked over to MMI The "first" rap isn't really two stage as mentioned The first is pretty nasty with the crack slanted The webbing off the rock pile and small tree wasn't in great shape, but still usable The second is of a chockstone with an awkward start into the boulder field The last rap also had some me...

#conditions 85hrsC2C, 85°sunny LOTSA mud and water to shoulder depth Took 5L water The only anchor that we truly relied on was the final rappel anchor It was two nuts and a pebble in a crack -and of a highly directional nature All canyoneers did the full Monty The last section, albeit short, was fabulous Too much approach and hike back for me to repeat, but got great photos! Approach was trail-less In retrospect it would've been good to hike in on the exit trail and just do the last section of slot and then return...

Group of 2 ran it for the first time on 11/1/24 in 2 hrs 15 mins Ran it again on 11/5/24 in 1 hr 35 mins car to car R1: used a 30m rope lots of slack Bolted anchor off the big on the right LDC is solid There is a significant crack that the rope ends up falling into that causes a drag when pulling the rope Avoid by pulling to either side if possible R2: 30m rope again, plenty of slack Lots of rope grooves to be aware of on the pull, but nothing to be super concerned about Solid maybe bolted anchor off a big rock R3:...

The Swell is steeped in history, from the Native Americans that passed through to the early settlers and Uranium miners This hike visits a bit of that history The hike is moderate, with a fair bit of elevation gain, and a fair bit of distance That being said, it is an excellent hike, and recommended in Fall, Winter, or Spring when the temperatures are cooler Although easy access from the freeway, it doesn't seem crowded of overly traveled The combination of the early settler ruins, a historic horse trail, and expan...