North Wash is such a fine place to canyoneer in the fall. November 2011 was no exception; the canyon gods were kind to us, providing fine weather and fine friends.
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Went down to Escalante for a little Neon action with a delightful couple from Palo Alto, Xu and Xueshan, from whom I learned quite a bit about the Maoist Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, the period of Chinese history during which they both came of age.
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How much water does a rope absorb? It has always seemed that polyester ropes hold less than nylon ropes, but is this actually true? How big is that difference? I decided to find out yesterday…
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Bill Westerhoff made the big move from Phoenix up to the Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort a couple years ago. Well, not to the resort, to the subdivision/gated community out there on Fir Lane, where he built a cabin and settled in. Bill is now a canyoneering guide
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Chris Avery and son Tanner came up from Tucson for a casual canyoneering weekend in Zion. Why not do a classic! Zion's Pine Creek beckoned. Lin Alder, formerly of Springdale, joined us for a jaunt in the most classic of Zion canyons for a total photo op trip.
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Scott Patterson discovered a large and frightening arch in Marinus canyon, scouting it in April 2010 and, due to lack of time and suitable companions, judiciously traversed downcanyon and rapped in lower down, leaving the difficulties of the arch itself to... us!
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Went on a little float trip, with a few short hikes thrown in... Well, perhaps I dis-exaggerate. But here's a sweet canyon we did on Feb 21st, off a Grand Canyon Float trip
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Last February, Rich Rudow got this crazy idea of drawing a GC rafting permit and floating the big river, and doing as much canyoneering as is (super-)humanly possible.
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Dec 15- I was way stoked, packing for Freeze Fest, thinking about all the canyon possibilities - a good chance for me to explore Dave's Mini-Slots, and revisit old favorites.
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The “lake” area was WAY greener than I had ever seen it. Lots of small storms this summer and fall musta kept it in good condition to grow stuff, here some willows and cottonwoods.
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I'm trying to generate sympathy for the decisions I made, or at least for the sturm und strang involved in making those decisions - or maybe it is another in my series on "understanding human nature".
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Brian Cabe and I ascended Hook Canyon to the Majestic/Cathedral pass and summit plateau in October 2000, and descended the canyon the next day. We found no evidence of descents in the upper canyon, but the final chimney section (below The Spearhead) was bolted for descent.
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After spending the last month in near freezing weather in Alaska, it was time to get reacquainted with the warm weather of Southern Utah. I arrived back in Salt Lake on October 11th, and quickly checked the forecast for Zion the next weekend. The 10-day showed beautiful weather, after a quick little storm moved through. 84 degrees?
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Much time was spent this summer, enjoying the wonderful texture of the inside of the short tunnel. But less time was spent enjoying the canyons of Zion, so with the season coming to a close, Evergreen Dean called suggesting, maybe, perhaps, an Imlay Canyon trip? This canyon, I am usually up for a visit…
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Evergreen Dean came out with a couple of friends to run a lap on Imlay. I thought a warmup day was in order to assess skills, spread the The Imperial Style of canyon ropework and teamwork
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Another stunningly beautiful day up near Lava Point, feels more like the first of October than the first of September!
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Reid says: Today I headed out with a couple of friends to explore a slot behind the Watchman, which may or may not have proven itself. They'd heard about it from another canyoneer and it sounded worth checking out.
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Next day, we were looking for something rather casual, so a quick lap through Cassidy Arch Canyon would fit the bill.
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