Back To Diana's Throne Canyon (aka Elkheart Cliffs Slot Canyon) - Zion East Side
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06/25/2025
#conditions Did another run through Diana's/The Hunted on 6/25/25. All anchors and webbing looked good. A lot of bolts where you can do some relatively easy downclimbs. It was hot and sandy--but fun. Went around back to do the bonus canyon/rappels. There was no water in the canyon except for a tiny puddle at the longest rappel near the beginning of the canyon. |
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05/14/2025
Easy fun and super bolted with juhl. Only saw one guide outfit |
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03/22/2025
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02/22/2025
Did this canyon again with a group of 5, first time I'd done it with snow on the ground. Cool contrast of red rock and white snow on the ground. Lots of rappels and downclimbs with the ability to bypass a lot of obstacles if you want to. Busy canyon though... |
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02/22/2025
Snow and Ice in slots. Water below big rappel avoidable. Did the Hunted canyon after exit. Mike, Riley, Joe, Terran. |
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11/30/2024
With Dana and JaM!! Fairly easy, tons of anchors |
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09/23/2024
W WH and BH folks |
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08/18/2024
also feb 2024 home from Wave' also frb 2023 home from Southern Wave |
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07/24/2024
Took a family/friends group through this canyon, was fun as usual with lots of short rappels/downclimbs. Busy canyon though. |
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06/15/2024
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06/11/2024
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06/08/2024
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04/22/2024
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11/26/2023
many pools, very cold in 30 degree temps |
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09/23/2023
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09/23/2023
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09/09/2023
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09/04/2023
Great time as always here. Lots of water after the storm. All but one rappel had water. The deepest was up to our chests. |
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06/15/2023
Went in a small group of 3, had fun, sand on the way out is a little deep and not fun to walk through but the canyon is great with lots of short downclimbs and rappels to practice with. |
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06/10/2023
Avoided water in potholes by skipping first three bolted anchors and rappelling 40-50' from tree into the canyon. Webbing with rapide and redundant cord around tree in decent shape. Very bad rope grooving in the rock. Five or six other short rappels, bolted with webbing and rapides. One other avoidable drop into water. |
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06/07/2023
6/7/2023 - Great canyon! I ended up running through this canyon three times with various family members and we had a blast. We followed the GPX and clocked about 1.9 miles from car-to-car and it took two people to run through it about an hour and 45 minutes. There is water! Mostly shin to knee deep **however** the second rappel was about stomach deep and pretty much unavoidable for the first man down, but could then help others navigate around the water. We were able to climb/walk around a few optional rappels and downclimbs. |
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06/07/2023
6/7/2023 - Great canyon! I ended up running through this 3 times with various family members and had a blast. Following the GPX we clocked about 1.95 miles round trip. There is water! Mostly shin to knee deep however after the second rappel the water was stomach to chest deep. This deeper spot was pretty much unavoidable for the first man down, however FMD could then help others navigate around the water. We scrambled around a few optional rappels and downclimbs and were back to the car in an hour + 45 minutes. |
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06/05/2023
the approach and exit have a bit of deep sand that is annoying to hike in, and the exit is a bit steep, but it was a fun canyon with a bunch of short rappels |
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06/04/2023
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06/01/2023
All five of us went, first time for the girls! There was a lot of water in potholes, some of it quite foul. We had to belay the girls up and out of the waterway between the first and second rappel because the pool at the bottom of the second was deep and disgusting. Sarah found out the hard way. There was a very easy walk-around for these. The second sequence of rappels could be started right in the drainage on good quality bolts or done from a few anchors a little down canyon on the right side. There was a huge party there using both anchors on the walls so we took the route down the middle, requiring wading through two shallow pools. We bailed after the canyon widened out before the start of the downstream slot section required an awkward start to a short rappel. It was a downclimb and up climb for Sarah but we decided the day had been a success for the girls and to call it at that point. The return hike from that point was probably a bit easier than it would have been from the end of the canyon. |
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05/20/2023
done at least 4 times cant remember dates |
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05/13/2023
Kylie, Rob, Kate |
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03/06/2023
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11/12/2022
with dylan and rowan, some snow and ice |
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09/05/2022
Great beginner canyon |
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08/06/2022
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07/16/2022
Super fun and easy. Perfect for 1st timers. The slots in the last 1/3 of the canyon were super pleasant. There is an additional short canyon loop across the draw from the exit trail that was a lot of fun. Tight slots and steep chutes with one 50ft rappell that made the morning. The hike out is pretty short but a sandy climb. |
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05/30/2022
We did the Huntress on Memorial Day 2022 with our daughter and a friend. Neither had any canyoneering experience, but had been on rappel a few times beforehand. The canyon is perfect for beginners with a skilled leader. We decided to rappel every drop we could for the learning experience, but many drops can be down climbed easier than setting up a rappel. The canyon is in good shape. The bolted anchors and webbing looked okay with some minor wear and weathering. The canyon was completely dry. A couple caught up with us about halfway through and it happens we both attended a canyoneering course from North Wash so we struck up an instant friendship. They talked about the little-known the side canyon mentioned in the beta. They waited for us at the bottom and showed us to the top. They called it The Hunted. It was a short canyon with some good down climbs and a couple of very nice rappels. There was only one stagnant pool and it was easily avoided. No further details here, but if you can find it, it's a great addition to doing the Huntress. |
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05/13/2022
first ever canyoneering trip! |
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04/22/2022
Baby b |
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04/01/2022
SKWK |
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03/19/2022
Very pretty canyon, perfect for introducing the family to canyoneering! |
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11/28/2021
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11/26/2021
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11/11/2021
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11/10/2021
CHS first run through |
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10/25/2021
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10/24/2021
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10/16/2021
Too many people! Fun little canyon though. |
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10/13/2021
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09/11/2021
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06/13/2021
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04/29/2021
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04/22/2021
First solo trip as a couple. Pretty easy but so much fun!! |
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03/25/2021
Great, easy canyon |
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11/29/2020
Did this canyon with Wade, Allison, and Paul (Wade's Brother) on the last day of our Thanksgiving trip. Canyon is easy to find & access. |
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11/23/2020
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11/22/2020
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11/13/2020
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10/10/2020
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07/20/2020
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06/10/2020
Approx date, did x3 that summer- w Ben, w Rainey, Tev, jade, justin, w Jane and Lexi |
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06/06/2020
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05/24/2020
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04/13/2020
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02/13/2020
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01/13/2020
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10/18/2019
Co-guided, great beginner canyon |
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10/08/2019
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06/04/2019
Diana’s Throne |
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05/05/2019
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03/13/2019
Easy fun canyon! |
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01/05/2018
Pretty Canyon |
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10/24/2017
Fun canyon with a lot of short repels. Also known as The Huntress. |
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09/17/2017
Decided we couldn't be bothered getting up super early to drive out to Boundary so went with instead! Quite a few other groups but we were last to leave the cars and first back even with a adding in a bonus slot near the exit. |
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05/20/2017
Really easy https://youtu.be/jr-mPuxIZzo Not that great |
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03/25/2017
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09/23/2016
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07/08/2016
Stagnate puddles, but so much fun! The exit is brutal and painful, but worth it. |
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06/30/2016
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06/19/2016
Estimated Date. |
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11/06/2015
LH,GC,JD,ZP |
