A very popular family hike, Grand Wash offers a family friendly outing in a short package The round trip distance is 44 miles, or if you have two cars, it can be done as a one way 22 mile through hike For those wanting something shorter, I would recommend parking at the bottom trailhead on Highway 24 and walking up from the bottom This visits the best narrow section of Grand Wash in a casual 20-30 minutes one way from the trailhead For those wanting something longer, see the [my:linkToObject type="trip" id="543" te...

Newbies here, our second canyon after the Subway It was a great hike, we loved crawling through the tunnel, and the boulder field was no joke but the views at the top of the mesa were awesome and all worth it We rappelled the first "downclimbable" rappel as a warm up and our 200 rope was a bit short bc we double stranded it with no pull so we just slid on our bums the 15 ft down to the next rappel which was really funAt the end, there isn't a need to go down the chute Just walk left around the corner and you will...

#conditions Went on 5/26/24 Not much water Water only ever got knee height Pretty wide canyon RAP NOTES On rap 1, the anchor is on a very high tree to the left, not the small tree on the right There are actually 2 trees to the left that have webbing, we used the lower one still pretty high Rap 8 has spinning bolts at the start = be careful Rap 8 also has a mediocre anchor halfway down 85 You can use this anchor to possibly avoid your rope getting stuck This is a known issue the rangers will warn you about BRI...

I appreciate you sharing your viewpoint This discussion isn’t very useful on this page and is probably better suited to private messages or email though you have made your stance clear and further discussion doesn't seem needed I talked to the BLM several years ago, after being deterred from hiking here because of private property signs The BLM confirmed that public access was allowed Several staff from the BLM and National Park Service as well have contacted me numerous times over the years to discuss sensitive ...

2022-02-05 Our first rappel was on the far corner of the left side of the beginning of the canyon It ended up being a 100 ft rappel with a large part of it being free-hang I first flaked out about 50 ft of rope thinking that it was the same as the beginning we could see But since the edge curved more gradually there, we couldn't see the bottom from the anchor I then tossed the bag and it went bonk bonk bonk bonk bonk My other group leader and I looked at each other and thought that's MUCH farther than 50 ft I got o...

Sure According to the ACA scale, 4 would involve: "1 difficult and exposed free climbing and/or down-climbing, 2 climbing using direct aid, 3 multi-pitch rappels, 4 complex rope work ie guided rappels, deviations, rebelays, 5 obscure or indistinct natural anchors, 6 advanced problem-solving and anchor-building skills " We didn't find anything very difficult, except one downclimb near the beginning that was quite hard For that obstacle, we could have built an anchor and rappelled but used a partner catch instead Eve...

#conditions 10/11/24 Stopped to hit Zero G on our way to Quandary I was surprised at how much water this canyon is holding It was pretty rancid of course, but there was still lots of water 3 swimmers including the pool at the end A few more potholes waist deep or so The temperature was in the upper 80's, no one wore wetsuits, and we were all just fine We stemmed high over the whole section with the keeper in it We brought a rope, but didn't use it All went under the chokestone at the end Two members of our group ar...

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We completed this canyon yesterday 7/8/2017 and it was a very hot and dry experience With an early start we were able to beat most of the direct heat and find pockets of shade After dropping down into the ravine leading to the first rappel the taller members of the group above 5' 5'' opted for the higher path options to skip branches to the face All of the rappels are well worn with grooves and the webbing looked decent on all 9 drops opt for the far chains on the last drop Since it has been such a hot season, all ...

Catstair Canyon has a lot going on in its very short length For hikers, you can hike down from the top and visit what is referred to as the Catstair Rip-Rap, which is numerous stacked old cars used to stabilize the canyon bank for the road Hikers can then hike from the bottom up Catstair Canyon to a rock art site Are you canyoneer Well, you can combine both by descending the short canyon with a rappel or two en route I was surprised at how much we enjoyed the canyon It is an excellent canyon for hikers and canyonee...