We had thought of it maybe two years ago. The ultimate Zion enchainment - the two heavy-hitter, Heaps and Imlay, in a day. If someone was going to do it, it should be us. Us, in this case, is Steve Brezovec, of late from Berkeley California, and me, Tom Jones, of Mount Carmel, Utah. I did some training, he did some training. We discussed tactics, gear, ropes. I did Imlay many times, and Heaps a few less times. We set a date. It came up too fast; we set another date, September 23rd. Steve Mallory volunteered to run support. The Jihad was on. All Photos this Rave by Steve Mallory.

Two AM start, more or less. Steve drops us off at the West Rim Trailhead, with gear for both canyons. Off we go. Potato Hollow 2 hrs later, drop the stuff for Imlay, proceed to Heaps.

We suit up as dawn is breaking. 6:42 AM. The first pothole requires a pack toss to exit. Uh oh, Heaps is suppossed to be full - easy - fast! After a few potholes, the water is back to being full. We streak through Heaps... To maximize style-points, we plan the purest of form. No physical support. Car to car. Carry all our stuff, pull all our ropes, break all our broncos ourselves.

Long Sandy corridor. 8:36 AM. Usually a good lunch stop.