Hades Canyon, Death Valley National Park

Hades Canyon is another BIG Death Valley Classic. Good fun, despite what the Baptists say. Didn't take too many photos that day, but here's what I have...

Canyoneering, Death Valley, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesFebruary 20, 2008Hades Canyon, death valley, Death Valley national park, Death Valley, Bill Wolverton, ram, steve ramras, hades, canyoneering

Cerberus Canyon, Death Valley National Park

Cerberus Canyon is a BIG Death Valley Classic. So I took the day off (and enjoyed it immensely) while the boys engaged the challenge. Here's their story...

Canyoneering, Death Valley, Steve Ramras, Trip ReportRamFebruary 19, 2008Bill Wolverton, Cerberus Canyon, Ryan Hull, Steve Cole, canyoneering, Death Valley national park, death valley

Abysmal Canyon, Death Valley National Park

Ram hooked me an invite on the big trip, and off we go. First day (for me), we got invited on an exploration right off. Excellent!!! Nothing better than that…

Canyoneering, Death Valley, Exploration, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesFebruary 17, 2008Abysmal Canyon, Death Valley, Mark Duttweiler, Mike Schasch, Rick Kent, Scott Smith, Steve Ramras, canyoneering, ram

Angels Landing in Winter, Zion National Park, UT

Brandt Hart from Bluff was visiting the Zion area, and looking to get out and enjoy the sunshine (what there was of it). We thought Angels Landing might be adventurous in a small way, suitable for a days outing…

Hiking, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesFebruary 3, 2008Angels Landing, Angels Landing winter, Brandt Hart, snow on Angels Landing, winter Angels Landing

Utah Canyon First Descents, A Memoir

To my mind there are two kinds of canyon explorations, those that are painstakingly developed over time and those that are a gift…

Canyoneering, Dave Pimental, Exploration, Guest, Trip ReportDave PimentalDecember 7, 2007canyoneering explorations, canyoneering first descents, first descents canyoneering

Trail Canyon in Dry Conditions, North Wash, UT

Sunday morning came too fast. The big group was soon to be many small groups, with everyone going their separate ways, in an attempt to get back home in a reasonable time.

Canyoneering, Dan Ransom, Guest, North Wash, Trip ReportDan RansomNovember 12, 2007Brian Frankle, Trail Canyon, dan ransom, north wash, trail, canyoneering

Maidenwater Canyon, North Wash Canyoneering, UT

After returning from Trachyotomy, we settled down at the always familiar Sandthrax site. More folks were set to arrive after sunset, and the party was only just beginning. Joining the group that night were the Arharts, Alicia, Rick, Bette, Joan, Debbie, Tom and Justin.

Canyoneering, Dan Ransom, Guest, North Wash, Trip ReportDan RansomNovember 10, 2007Alicia Scotter, Maidenwater Canyon, Malia McIlvenna, Roger Arhart, north wash, north wash canyoneering, canyoneering

Trachyotomy Canyon, North Wash, Land of Oz

Apparently, the canyons were paved of gold, home to munchkins, and even a witches cauldron could be found. In fact, these canyons were said to be among the best in the North Wash area...

Canyoneering, Dan Ransom, Exploration, Guest, North Wash, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportDan RansomNovember 9, 2007Brian Frankle, Eric Godfrey, Malia McIlvenna, Nick Wilkes, Penny Centava, Tom Jones, Trachyotomy Canyon, north wash, north wash canyoneering, canyoneering

Confessions of a Human Chockstone - Choprock Canyon

For me the approach really sucked... my full 5mm wetsuit weighs 6 pounds dry and it was still damp from the day before. On top of that, I was carrying a 100 foot, 8mm rope and 3 liters of water…

Canyoneering, Dan Ransom, Escalante, Guest, Ryan Foster Lee, Trip Report, Glen CanyonDan RansomSeptember 15, 2007Choprock Canyon, Kaliedoscope Canyon, choprock, escalante, escalante canyoneering, Escalante National Monument

Neon Canyon, Escalante National Monument, UT

I've been lured to Escalante before. I remember the first time I saw a photo of the Golden Cathedral, and I had to convince myself it was real. Anxious to see it myself, I recruited a few friends, and we set off to spend the day hiking and wandering, but without any ropes.

Canyoneering, Dan Ransom, Escalante, Guest, Trip ReportDan RansomSeptember 14, 2007golden cathedral, Neon Canyon, neon canyon escalante, neon canyon utah

Escalante Canyons, Egypt 2

We'd seen some really good stuff, but it was weekend menu that really had me salivating. With a few hours to kill before making the approach hike down into Fence Canyon in the cool hours of the afternoon, we decided to make a half-day out of Egypt 2.

Canyoneering, Dan Ransom, Escalante, Guest, Trip ReportDan RansomSeptember 13, 2007Dave Pimental, Doug Noel, Egypt 2, Egypt II, Penny Centava, Ryan Foster Lee, escalante, escalante canyoneering, Egypt canyon

Lower Calf Creek Falls - Escalante Canyoneering - Sep 2007

All this coincided with me finally biting the bullet and getting a digital SLR - so many of the shots here are my new rig, but I haven't read the instruction manual yet, so there's some degree of just plain playing around with it

Canyoneering, Escalante, Tom Jones, Trip Report, WaterfallsTom JonesSeptember 8, 2007Bette Wise-Steffen, Bill Aho, Calf Creek Falls, Carol Petrelli, Chris Hood, Jungle Love, Kari Moe-Hoffman, Larry Halford

Cypress Creek Canyon, Vancouver, Canada, PNW Fest

Well, we ain't nuts, so we made the last long drive to the land of the Maple Leaf in search of glorious canyon fame.

Thornton Creek Canyon, North Cascades National Park, PNW Fest

Thornton was the business. It was my favorite canyon of the trip, though some of the other festers would like to disagree. But let's be real, this thing has it all.

Canyoneering, Class C, Pacific Northwest, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip Report, WaterfallsDan RansomAugust 16, 2007Jane Arhart, North Cascades, Roger Arhart, Thornton Creek, class c, canyoneering, waterfalls, waterfall rappel

Gorge Creek Canyon, North Cascades National Park, PNW Fest

I was amped for the drive into the great North. The highlight of the night definitely came in Sedro-Woolley. I never realized how important the process of beer selection is.

Canyoneering, Class C, Pacific Northwest, Tom's First Visit, Trip Report, WildflowersDan RansomAugust 15, 2007Gorge Creek, Jane Arhart, North Cascades, Roger Arhart, steve arhart, Washington, pnw, canyoneering, North Cascades National Park, north cascades, class c

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…

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