Back To Das Boot - Zion West Side
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05/09/2025
Full route, group size of six. Four of us in our 40s-50s + two whippersnappers. 14 hours car-to-car: 4 for the approach, .5 to suit up, 5.5 technical portion, .5 to un-suit, 3 to exit. Brutal approach and exit. Absolutely exhausting, but a stunningly perfect, gorgeous day. The canyon was in stellar conditions - clear, full, and flowing. I was comfy in 6mm. A body-fat-challenged member of our group was shivering most of the canyon in 5mm. Do not underestimate the physical stamina required. 3L of water minimum. Ryan's GPX is absolutely necessary for the approach. There is no "social trail" once you leave the Subway approach route, and you WILL waste time and energy bushwhacking and backtracking if you do not follow his route precisely. |
04/26/2025
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06/07/2024
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07/22/2023
Fairly dry and warm. There were only a handful of spots where you couldn't touch the ground. |
11/15/2022
Lower section only. Amazing. One of my favorites yet. |
11/12/2022
Ryan and Josh Wilcock, Elise Timothy. Short Das Boot + Subway |
09/17/2022
zack alger. Full Das boot and subway. chasing flashfloods |
06/12/2022
This was a fun slot to hike through. The water was still cold, our wetsuits were more than adequate. We didn’t see any rappels over 40 feet. Before we knew it we were in the Subway. We had permits to do both, which really was a great addition to the top part of the Subway. |
05/21/2022
Das Boot! Quite the experience. Beautiful, cold, rigorous, long. Used my 2-piece, scuba wetsuit (~5:10); wouldnât have wanted any less neoprene. |
09/05/2021
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07/10/2021
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05/16/2021
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11/26/2019
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09/19/2019
Lee Katherine Goldstein, Brian Reischl, Hendrik Schmidt, Jessica Kelly With the Subway |
07/04/2019
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09/03/2018
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05/05/2018
Super cold. 4/3 wetsuit was a minimum, would have liked more. 10 hours car-to-car. |
11/22/2015
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05/29/2015
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04/16/2015
Makes the Left Fork so much better. |