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Sandthrax 11-11-18Return the prodigal son....after a 6 year hiatus from canyoneering, Aaron made a cameo as "the mystery guest" at a TomFest. On day 15 of a 17 day trip, he called to tell me when he would return home. Important info as we are job sharing. He had been in Indian Creek for 2 weeks, generally doing a 10+ mile run in the AM and rock climbing till nightfall. He was transitioning out toward the Wasatch for a day or so when I mentioned that a gang of old friends, with new friends to make, were going to...
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Garden Creek - November 2018Prior to this past weekend I had only done Garden Creek while on my way down to the Colorado for river trips so I've missed out on the grind back up that makes all Grand Canyon trips so memorable. My wife was heading down to Phantom for a three week trip and I "volunteered" to drive her to the South Rim, day hike down the Bright Angel, meet up with the river crew (who launched 8 day prior from Lees), and make a quick lap though Garden before slogging back up to the rim alone. With the typical...
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Ribeiro Frio (Madeira)On March 17 my wife and I did the Ribeiro Frio slot canyon in Madeira. We went guided (Discovery Island) since we didn't want to haul all of our gear overseas just for one day of canyoneering. The water was very cold in the canyon, but it was a really good one complete with some real slot sections. We chose Ribeiro Frio because we were told it was the best slot on the island. Here are some photographs. I'll post some more later. ...
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Costa Rica Jungle Canyoneering...Costa Rica continued… After a few days descending verdant canyons with spectacular waterfalls on the slopes of Volcan Turrialba, we awoke at 3:30AM to drive half way across the (small) country in search of more. First up – the incredibly gorgeous La Vieja Canyon, entered by rappelling down a side stream to the main “Old” Canyon. Johan negotiated land access with the owner of a dairy farm and we were off on cow pathways lined with electric fences. La Vieja 1 We quickly arrived...
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Halls Creek Narrows (part 1)Some canyon eye candy before the weather warms up for tech canyons. (Sorry it'll have to be in 2 parts, but the wi-fi loaded them so slowly that I didn't manage to finish in my lunchhour & some of the best were the alcove at the end!) Halls Creek Narrows: Another place I’d got all planned to visit until storms stopped the plan a few years back. But this time good weather was forecast and I had good company in the shape of Jack, Paul and Steve. After much debate over whether to use the...
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Vietnam: Rio SanbuenaventuraWith warm weather starting to return its time to put away the kayaks and get back to canyoning. First target for the season: an obscure unnamed stream about 45 mins from town. Ended up with a couple of rappels, a handful of fun downclimbs, and a great day out to shake off the winter rust. We named it the Rio Sanbuenaventura, and called this section the "Fantastic Falls Gorge". Potentially more above, but we saved that for another day. Starting down with "Cherry Falls" first...
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No Kidding 12-29-17These are a few of my favorite things.... Canyoning with folks I just met.... Problem solving in canyons......... Taking only pictures and leaving only footprints.... Watching people see their anchors following them down the canyon.... Folks are interested in learning new techniques, so they join us with enthusiasm. Captures are so much fun and engaging, but nothing quite matches seeing folks, new to ghosting, seeing their anchors follow them. There is magic there, not to mention instant...
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FF XVI-Sham, Morocco, PigletSonny and I arrived at Sandthrax midday on the 27th to find only two folks in camp. Basia from Illinois and Seth from Texas (Seth, you still lurking? Time for a 1st post?). I have grown accustomed to doing Shamrock, on the day of arrival. It faces the afternoon sun, is short, has some moderate down climbs, to help get into the "North Wash frame of mind" after the Zion Christmas tradition. Sonny is a great teacher and both Basia and Seth picked up a lot of pointers and got in some belayed down...
Cassidy Arch Canyon is a true classic! The entry rappel will take your breath away, but the excitement doesn't end there. There’s never a dull...
Most of the beta for Leprechaun is for the technical routes down each of its three upper forks. However, much of the best of it can be explored by...
While the name may not evoke much positive emotion, this canyon is a stunning wingate slot that is short, sweet, and very photogenic. The slot is...
Tumbleweed Balcony Canyon is a short, fun slot that ends in a fabulous overlook. While no ropes are needed there are several downclimbs that may be...
Garden Balcony Canyon is a short, easy canyon that offers a rappel, a neat vegetated slot, and then some fun narrows ending in an overlook. The...
Set among soaring Wingate walls under a sky-scape of white capped Navajo sandstone domes, the three east forks of Shinob provide some of the best...
Set among soaring Wingate walls under a sky-scape of white capped Navajo sandstone domes, the three east forks of Shinob provide some of the best...
A short, deep, and rarely visited canyon in the western part of the San Rafael Swell. Named "Secret Mesa Canyon" in Michael Kelsey's San Rafael book...
Set among soaring Wingate walls under a sky-scape of white capped Navajo sandstone domes, the three east forks of Shinob provide some of the best...
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Sulphur Creek is an amazing journey down a small stream under towering cliffs in Capitol Reef National Park. The 6 mile point to point hike...
Baptist Draw is an extremely scenic canyon in the San Rafael that is easy to get to and straight forward to get through. It is commonly done by...
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