Fat Man's Misery, Winter Christmas/Saturnalia Canyoneering around Zion National Park, UT

After last year’s debacle, seemed like doing something more reasonable for our annual Saturnalia day out would be a good idea.

Winter, Canyoneering, ZionTom JonesDecember 27, 2018Misery Canyon, fat mans misery, fat mans, canyoneering, winter in zion, winter canyoneering, winter, Zion, trip report

Family Camp Canyon: Escape the Summer Heat. Zion National Park, UT

So it is a good idea to start early, and stay out of the sun. So we did, mostly, by doing a canyon on the East Side, possibly the third intentional descent. Part of the research for the Zion: Canyoneering 2nd Edition.

Anchors, Canyoneering, Trip Report, Zion, Exploration, Zion Adventure CompanyTom JonesJune 26, 2018canyoneering anchors, canyoneering, trip report, Zion, Zion National Park, family camp, family camp canyon

North Wash Trail Canyon with Costa Ricans, North Wash, UT

Johan and Hans from Costa Rica were in town, and I wanted to show them canyons as dissimilar to Costa Rica as possible. Despite the high heat at the end of May, I figured we would go to North Wash and get a few narrow-type canyons in.

Canyoneering, Downclimbing, North Wash, Trip ReportTom JonesMay 30, 2018canyoneering, downclimbing, North Wash, trip report, trail canyon

No Kidding Canyon for DarkHorse Leadership Canyoneering Rendevous, North Wash, UT

Went to the DarkHorse Leadership Canyoneering Rendezvous down in North Wash, I arrived Thursday night and it was COLD, so having a large room inside was really helpful. I hung out and chatted with people and retired to a tent on the large lawn about 11pm.

North Wash, Training, Trip Report, CanyoneeringTom JonesApril 21, 2018canyoneering anchors, canyoneering, North Wash, Training, trip report, no kidding, no kidding canyon

Ouray Canyoning: Wetterhorn with Ira Lewis

We were in Ouray for Wayne and Laura's wedding, which went well. Ira invited me on an exploration - Wetterhorn Creek - presumably because he knew I enjoyed suffering -- certainly not for my uphill speed. Also on the team was Chris Hood from Salt Lake and Lori Shindel from Denver. We drove up the Cow Creek "road", which was an adventure in itself. Glad it was Ira's brand new well-insured Tacoma, rather than a lesser vehicle. Parked among the big trees at 8300 feet. From there, the trail went UP!

Canyoneering, Class C, Exploration, Ouray, Trip Report, WaterfallsTom JonesJuly 26, 2014trip report, ouray, canyoneering, waterfalls, waterfall rappel, colorado, canyoning, ira lewis, wetterhorn, class C, Class C canyon

HOT Summer Backcountry Canyoneering in Zion

Part of the heat is to chose one's adventures carefully. In this case, we kinda did, kinda didn't. The idea was to check out an "easier" approach to a canyon Kip explored about 10 years ago, as the original approach we took was long and tedious. Would the new approach be short and easy enough? Would the canyon be good enough to make it worth the walk?

Canyoneering, Exploration, Trip Report, Zion, Tom's First VisitTom JonesJuly 18, 2014zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering, backcountry, exploration, trip report

Heaps Canyon: Direct Finish Descent and Anchor Bolting

Heaps - the Big Kahuna! What a great canyon. I got the opportunity to do it three times this year - and this is the one where a bunch of pictures got taken. A mellow trip put together by Deeps, with Brian Olliver, Louis Johnson, Everett Boutillet and myself. Two days in the middle of the summer - LOTS of daylight. With the canyon full from recent thunderstorms, and a strong team... SHOULD be no problem. (Pictures this Rave from the whole team!)

Anchors, Canyoneering, Exploration, Heaps Canyon, History, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesJuly 10, 2014heaps, heaps canyon, heaps canyon zion, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering, trip report, anchors, canyoneering anchors, anchor maintenance, bolted anchors

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