The Squeeze Canyon, San Rafael Swell, UT

Ryan and I were down Hanksville way, looking for a canyon to do. A couple days earlier, it had taken me 8 hours to drive from Mt Carmel to Ticaboo, as I had trouble getting across the Burr Trail, due to flash floods from a Utah-wide massive storm.

Canyoneering, San Rafael Swell, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesAugust 22, 2010Factory Butte, Ryan Cornia, The Squeeze, san Rafael swell, the swell, canyoneering, the squeeze, the squeeze canyon

Exploration outside Zion National Park

Once a year, it is good to get out with the Bushwhacker, among the few individuals who has done more cayons in the Zion area than I have. These days tend to be EPIC, or, more exactly, Kipic! Several of my longest days out have been with Kip in the Zion backcountry.

Canyoneering, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip Report, Zion, ExplorationTom JonesJuly 31, 2010Clint, Kip, zion rattlesnakes, canyoneering, zion, zion canyoneering, exploration, canyoneering exploration

Kolob Canyon Water Level Check and Utah Wildflowers

I was up by Lava Point shooting flowers, a week or so ago, and measured the flow coming out of the dam as 12-14 cfs - which did not seem like very much - up there!

Behunin Canyon with the English Gals, Zion National Park, UT

Famous they are, these women from England, for being methodical, a polite way of saying "slow". This was their third year in Zion, at least for Sarah. Starting from a background of zero technical ropework, I think they do pretty well.

Behunin Canyon, Canyoneering, Tom Jones, Trip Report, Wildflowers, ZionTom JonesJune 22, 2010Birch Hollow, poison ivy, Refrigerator Canyon, Royce Trappier, behunin, behunin canyon, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering

Behunin Canyon and Utah Wildflower Identification, Zion National Park, UT

Anna (friend of Luca and Roberto and an MIT grad) was visiting the USA and Zion from Switzerland, Italy and Stanford. Wait, Yuhua is from Stanford AND MIT. Anyway..

Behunin Canyon, Canyoneering, Tom Jones, Trip Report, Wildflowers, Zion, Zion Adventure CompanyTom JonesJune 15, 2010Behunin Canyon, behunin, canyoneering, zion, zion canyoneering

Spry Canyon with Visitors, Zion National Park, UT

I consider hosting capable foreigners as part of my duties as Emperor of Utah Canyoneering; thus each year I take the opportunity to show off some of our lovely Zion canyons to visitors from foreign lands.

Canyoneering, Spry Canyon, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesMay 19, 2010spry canyon, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering, spry, zion national park

Lower Refrigerator Canyon, Zion National Park, UT

I've had my eye on the 'end of Refrigerator Canyon' thingee for a while. Even tried it once, but the rain gods had other plans that day.

Canyoneering, Exploration, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesMay 9, 2010Great White Throne, Jonathan Zambella, Refrigerator Canyon, Scott Williams, lower refrigertor, canyoneering, zion, zion national park, zion canyoneering

Canyoneering in Death Valley: Grotto, Bronto, Styx, and Erebus Canyons

a FEST! A Valley of Death Fest!

Canyoneering, Death Valley, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesFebruary 14, 2010Bronto Canyon, Erebus Canyon, Grotto Canyon, Styx Canyon, death valley, Death Valley national park

Sand Trap Anchor & Poe Canyon and the Hogs

Before heading into more serious things, a lazy-ish weekend in North Wash was in order. No Kidding provided a good opportunity to test out the new Sand Trap. Dave Buckingham and Anna Rehkopf from ZAC and Springdale drove up for some slot action

Pipe Spring Canyon, Zion National Park, UT

I’ve had Pipe Spring Canyon on my curiousity list for a while, having stopped by and poked into the bottom almost every time I hiked the MIA..

Canyoneering, Exploration, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip Report, Zion, Zion Adventure CompanyTom JonesOctober 25, 2009Cory McKee, MIA Exit, MIA route, Pipe Springs Canyon, Rob Schwarzmann, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering

Heaps Canyon in the Fall, Zion National Park, UT

I've been revisiting the 'classics' of late, as I have neglected them in the last two years the way life has run, so when a strong canyoning guide from Italy was visiting in late October and Heaps Canyon was suggested, a cautious *yes* was offered up.

Canyoneering, Heaps Canyon, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesOctober 20, 2009advanced canyon, Heaps Canyon Zion, heaps, heaps canyon, heaps canyon zion, canyoneering, zion, zion national park, zion canyoneering

Grand Canyon Sufferfest: Whispering Falls Canyon

Rich Rudow and Todd Martin have been spending a bit of time in the mighty canyon of the Colorado River, as it crosses from Lee's Ferry to Lake Mead. Exploring every little nook and cranny?

Canyoneering, Grand Canyon, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesOctober 10, 2009Dean Kurtz, Rich Rudow, Steve Ramras, Todd Martin, Whispering Falls Canyon, whispering falls, canyoneering, grand canyon, grand canyon national park

Happy Dog Canyon and Poe Canyon

… We did not go in the Wart Pothole but considered that some kind of pendulum would work, once you got a fella over. We did the 1st 90%+ of the canyon with fully retrievable anchors.

Canyoneering, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesOctober 3, 2009Happy Dog Canyon, Poe Canyon, Pot Shot, sand bag, sand bag anchor, ghosting

Canyoneering Anchor and Rigging Techniques in Englestead Canyon, Zion National Park

Recently I have heard about people having trouble pulling their rappel on the first rap in Englestead Canyon. I found this curious, that this problem would suddenly arrive for several parties this summer. What gives???

Anchors, Canyoneering, Englestead Canyon, Tom Jones, ZionTom JonesSeptember 10, 2009anchor rigging, Canyon Anchors, anchors, anchor maintenance, canyoneering anchors, natural anchors, bolted anchors, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering, englestead, englestead canyon

Blissful Canyoneering in Glen Canyon

We consider Glen Canyon (Lake Powell area) to be an "Adventure Canyoneering Reserve", thus names of canyons are withheld, some details obscured and other mild obfucations taken in the interest of preserving the adventure (for the children!!!).

Canyoneering, Exploration, Glen Canyon, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesSeptember 3, 2009Bob Stevenson, Harvey Halpern, Stever Ramras, glen canyon, canyoneering, exploration, ghosting

Pine Creek Canyon and Wildflowers, Zion National Park, UT

Randi was in Zion with a couple of Californiac friends, and invited me for some fun. I had a class in Yankee Doodle on Saturday, but joined Randi, Kelley from San Fran, and Jay from Death Valley for quick visits to Keyhole Canyon and Pine Creek Canyon

Canyoneering, Pine Creek, Tom Jones, Trip Report, Wildflowers, ZionTom JonesMay 31, 2009Cathedral Rappel, Pine Creek Canyon, Randi Poer, zion, canyoneering, zion canyoneering, pine creek

Lower Echo Canyon, Zion National Park, UT

(Middle) Echo Canyon is famous for holding snow in the "spring", which in Zion, can mean until July 1st, or even later. We had heard few reports for how the snow was this year, so Dave Buckingham and I (after cancelling a trip to North Wash due to the heat) decided to check out Middle Echo…

Canyoneering, Exploration, Tom Jones, Trip Report, Zion, Zion Adventure CompanyTom JonesMay 15, 2009ascending ropes, jugging ropes, Lower Echo Canyon, Middle Echo Canyon, echo canyon, zion national park, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering, exploration, Zion

Waterholes Canyon, Arizona Strip

We were hoping and planning on re-engineering the BIG DROP to avoid the infamous Rope-Eating Crack, and to set it up so others could too.

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