Pensive Putterman, just off Kane Creek road, is another short, easy tower to summit Due to it's proximity next to the road, climbing it often draws a crowd of on-lookers If you are doing Happy Turk Hoodoo across the road, be sure to climb this as well

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...

#conditions Ran North Fork, 09/28/2024 Lots of groups were out to do this canyon, specifically the North Fork We crossed paths with one pair at the parking lot We detoured to Hickman before proceeding and passed two more groups: one pair of males, and another larger group Our group of five moved well, despite the unseasonable warm day I had a little under 25 liters on me, and it just lasted back to the car with rationing One of the main things I'll point out is a possible alternate route up the wall on the approach...

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...

We did this as a loop up-climbing East Fork and coming down West Fork A very rewarding day Each fork on it's own is probably a bit lackluster, but together they are a 5-star day Climbing up the East Fork makes this an R rating, due to some exposure on two notable up-climbs There are 2 fairly easy up-climbs of note as well There is one where you chimney up about 10 feet and then have to get around a large chockstone When you get to the obvious big drop of about 100 feet with a large chockstone about 15 feet up and a...

I've done it a couple times I like the B-line route over the Fence Canyon and hybrid lines I bring a gallon of water and cache it after the first hill, around the Glenn Canyon sign It's helpful to know you have some extra water on the way up The Escalante River is low right now, but clear We used this as our water source, as we camped right near the Escalante It was a little sandy, but worked well and was cool and refreshing but make sure you're filtering itDon't sleep on the hike to or from Neon Canyon - it's quit...

No Kidding has a bit of a reputation! It was originally at least as far as I know, descended by Jason Pease in late fall/early winter Jason, in a bold fashion, descended the canyon solo The canyon turned out to be short but a gem I met Jason shortly after when a group met up with him for the second descent to clean up a few bits of gear he had left during the first descent On the second descent, everyone in the group was impressed by the challenges the canyon offered, and the boldness and ingenuity Jason showed dur...

Yellow Brick Road is one of the most beautiful areas around The area is not the place for tight, deep, dark slots, but rather open areas, big views, and an incredible bridge Unique features abound on this one Yellow Brick Road is more of a hike with a few amazing rappels If you are looking for a technically challenging slot fest, look elsewhere Be sure to bring your camera Penny Martens and I first checked out this area back one very dreary winter day in the early 2000s Having spotted Tik-Tok Bridge, we came back t...

#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...