Denny Creek, PNW Fest

Denny Creek is the equivalent of Snoqualmie's less attractive roommate. You don't mind hanging out with her as long as the good looking one is there too, but you certainly wouldn't go out of your way to just hang out with Denny.

Canyoneering, Class C, Pacific Northwest, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip Report, WaterfallsDan RansomAugust 14, 2007Bob Madsen, Denny Creek, Jane Arhart, Roger Arhart, steve arhart

Canyoneering South Fork Snoqualmie Creek, PNW Fest

South Fork Snoqualmie could easily be considered the "Pine Creek" of the Pacific Northwest. The similarities are striking. Easy access, densely packed with action, and fairly straightforward technically. What's more, they both have highways running literally on top of them.

Right Fork and Stevenson Canyon, Zion National Park, UT

Chris Avery came by for his annual Zion trip, this time with son Tanner in tow. We rounded up Lin Alder of Springdale and two of his friends, Pearl and Blake. We set up a wonderful Right Fork trip, but some of us snuck away to do a Zion first descent - Stevenson Canyon, the canyon that comes in just upstream of the Stevenson Alcove (get it?) from the northwest. We hoped for something good… we got a long rappel to get in, then not much, so…

Canyoneering Pandora's Box, Capitol Reef National Park, UT

I've been hounding Malia for the last couple of weeks, trying to persuade her to endure the heat and show me through Pandora's Box. After a couple of weeks of nearly hooking up, the timing finally worked for Sunday, and off we went.

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Robbers Roost Canyon Festival: High Spur, Almost Mindbender, and Chambers Canyons

Spring. Usually a time of unstable weather. Ram planned two weeks out in the Roost with family and friends, and I planned to join them. The usual late-night drive brought me in to Granary Spring at 2 am.

Spring in Zion: Pine Creek, Angels Landing, and The Subway

Greg Cornelius really wanted to do Pine Creek with flow, so after a little precip reported, he rounded up Jason Robertson and I for a Pine Creek. Uh, no flow, sorry Greg...

Death Valley National Park: Canyon Exploration

Well, what was the weekend to be? Celebrating Mardi Gras with Mo in JH? Or a run to Death Valley with the

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FreezeFest V: Upper Stair Canyon

The Freeze Fest Camp - the morning after. After the big day, a get away canyon. A few years earlier, on a Freezefest, we had done the complete Stair Canyon. It was great fun

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FreezeFest V: The Black Hole for New Year's Day!

Finally the big day dawns. No sense getting an early start, we mosey around camp awhile, then pack for the drive to the Black Hole. Mr. Dave Black joins us once again. Here's Malia's group shot, in the parking lot.

Canyoneering, Cedar Mesa, Freeze Fest, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesJanuary 1, 2007Black Hole, Black Hole canyoneering, Bruce from Bryce, Hank Moon, Jared Hillhouse, Malia McIlvenna, Steve Ramras, Wyoming Dave, freezefest, freeze fest, canyoneering, the black hole, cedar mesa

FreezeFest V: Hard Day Harvey in Wet Conditions, Ticaboo Mesa, UT

“No Stefanos, you won’t need a wetsuit”
“Ram, are you sure?”
“Yeah, it is a dry canyon, except after real storms and there haven’t been any for awhile”
“I don’t mind carrying it”
“Don’t bother”
Then Tom pipes in “But Ram is often wrong”

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FreezeFest V: Sandthrax Canyon, North Wash, UT

Yes, a couple other canyons were done. But the next BIG EVENT of note was a descent of Sandthrax Canyon by most of the gang on the 30th. Hank got a bunch of great pictures, and Ram wrote a wonderful trip report.

FreezeFest V: Escaping Shenanigans Canyon in Winter, North Wash, UT

I woke up feeling mean. The sky did not look so friendly either, so I ducked out and headed home to rest up for a few days. Ram and crew headed off to do Shenanigans Canyon, a canyon near and dear to my heart. Photos by Hank and Bruce.

FreezeFest V: Limbo Canyon, Ticaboo Mesa, UT

I dropped in on the night of the 26th, for the next day's exploration - Limbo Canyon. We had explored the slot next door in November, and it was good. So we wanted to get back and see what was next door.

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FreezeFest V: Chambers Canyon, Robbers Roost

Herr Ram, Martina Centava, Young (cute) Ram, Hankamo, Wyoming Dave (reclining). Malia taking the pics.

Canyoneering, North Wash, Tom Jones, Trip Report, Robbers RoostTom JonesDecember 26, 2006Aaron Ramras, Chambers Canyon, Dave Pimental, Freeze Fest, FreezeFest, Martina Centava, Steve Ramras

Lodge Canyon & Mountain of the Sun Summit, Zion National Park, UT

The season is over, right? Well, not for a few die-hards. Comes 'round the first weekend of December, and folks were jonesin' for a canyon fix.

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Grand Canyon National Park: Deer Creek Canyon

Deer Creek = Really Good! But it's at the bottom of a big ditch. As in, a really big ditch.

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Just Imlay and Heaps in A Day: The Zion National Park JIHAD

We had thought of it maybe two years ago. The ultimate enchainment: Zion's two heavy-hitters, Heaps Canyon and Imlay Canyon, in a day. If someone was going to do it, it should be us.