Weeping Springs is often touted as the best technical canyon in the Black Canyon area Starting high above the Colorado River, Weeping Springs is a hike until not far from the river, where the canyon deepens in a series of fairly quick rappels It is a dramatic set of rappels in a deep section of canyon The canyon ends with 2 choices, packraft 1/4 of a mile down the Colorado River to Bighorn Canyon for the exit, or hike cross-country to Bighorn Canyon and skip the packraft I liked Weeping Springs, but thought the exi...

If there is a better non-technical slot in Escalante, it would be tough to name Egypt 3 is by far one of the most dramatic and narrow non-technical slots in the area The canyon offers a seemingly endless supply of narrow slot, that gets narrower and narrower as you progress A number of downclimbs and challenges along the way keep it interesting Narrow slots not exciting enough Need to get a rappel in to REALLY feel like your canyoneering After the non-technical exit, technical canyoneers can continue down canyon a ...

Upper Three Fingers is a great little canyon, in an easy to access, yet remote feeling part of the SwellIt's short nature make it a good beginner canyon Although it does have keeper potholes, beginners with teamwork should be able to overcome them The views where the canyon drops behind the reef are second to none Couple this one with Upper Greasewood or Hyde Draw or both to fill out a weekend

Swett and Woodruff canyons, although neighbors, have very different characters Woodruff, at least the lower half, is riparian with large cottonwoods, willows, small waterfalls, and an intermittent stream, The scenery in Woodruff tends to be open, with low canyon walls and short narrow sections Canyon walls here are generally Wingate sandstone, and take the shape of large domes and rounded top walls Swett, in contrast, starts out with shallow Navajo narrows, then opens into a lovely valley with nice views of the Lit...

Tom Jones named Ho Hum Canyon after our descent of the canyon in December 2004 The name is harsher than it probably deserves, and I found the canyon had more charm than Tom did Compared to the nearby canyons such as White Roost, Chambers, and North Fork of Robbers Roost, Ho Hum is not as dramatic Ho Hum is short, but does have some downclimb and other challenges that make it interesting It also drops into the upper reaches of the North Fork of Robbers Roost, which I think is a delightful and beautiful section of ca...

CLOSED as of 2019: Major rockfall in 2019 has closed the exit route down to the Main Canyon This description is left up in the hopes this historic trail East Rim Trail is re-opened I don't believe the park service is currently issuing permits for this route I hope at some point they do, it is a good canyon Is Hidden Canyon a hidden gem often overlooked by Zion canyoneers No, no it is not Hidden Canyon had been far at the bottom of my list of Zion canyons to do I had never known anyone personally that had done it, a...

If it weren't for its final obstacle, I am convinced the North Fork of Iron Wash would be deemed a Swell classic The canyon offers a short approach, short exit, and very nice narrow section The upper section, in particular, has many beautifully sculpted pools and small drops A rarity in the Swell, the canyon also tends to have crystal clear, clean water This canyon is a gem! The downside The end of the canyon has a serious obstacle to overcome, a 5 m deep keeper pothole It HAS been conquered via several pack tosses...

10/30/21 2 people in group I am 5'10" 172# my wife is 5'7" 140# I appologize for the long report I was a little worried about this one because I could not find any recent reports The canyon started off fine But it starting going south at the 3rd to last rappel/downclimb There is a secure chockstone with some webbing and quick link see the above photo It is very narrow in getting to and setting up the anchor at that chockstone but doable My wife rappelled down and I down climbed using the long tail of the webbing a...

Just north of I-15, Arrow Canyon is a gem! I had wanted to visit the canyon for many years after hearing about the climbing in the canyon When we finally visited, it wasn't to climb, but to hike, and what a neat hike! Starting in a fairly open wash, the hike soon enters a deep, sheer walled limestone canyon The canyon is dramatic and beautiful, with many rock art panels along the way The hike ends at the bottom of an old dam, just before the canyon opens An excellent outing that seems to see a fair share of both hi...

Neon Canyon May 29, 2025Our 2 person party started at exactly 7:00 am as a reference, I am 62 and my wife is 60 We are intermediate canyoneers and strong hikers We could see the dome far in the eastern distance A well marked trail of cairns took us down a steep decline of slickrock approx 500 ft elevation loss to the sign, soft sand and down desert trails for 90 minutes until we reached the Escalante River I must say that there is not much more of a beautiful sight than the bright green leaves of a grove of cotton...