Constrychnine & Zero Gravity

[FOX]

Hit both of these canyons at different times last month.

Constrychnine was a lot of fun. Big rappels, water, deep narrows and stemming. We were fortunate to have cloud cover for most of the day. It would've been miserably hot if we hadn't. The 190 foot rap was very cool as was the drop into the "chamber". All in all, it took us about 5 hours from trailhead to trailhead. Beautiful canyon!

Zero G, as everyone knows, is a short and sweet romp through tight narrows and deep potholes. I'd been wanting to do it for awhile now and I can finally add it to the completed list. The bombay exit proved to be a challenge for me. I'm not a skinny little freak like some of you so I had to go high and my hips still got stuck. We ended up rigging a "horizontal rappel" (which is the only thing I can think to call it) to allow for a safe drop out of the bombay. It was much easier than it looked and once I was down, I didn't know why I stressed about it. The water was also welcomed as it was blisteringly hot down there that day.

I'm light on pictures, especially of the Zero G trip but we threw together a video which is linked below. Check it out if you're bored.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1478627153410162594

[stefan]

nice! thanks for the pix, TR and vid. :2thumbs:
the 190' rap is great. i guess you all didn't get sidetracked this time checking out new canyons!

as far as the zero G bombay, it would seem better to err on worrying and being prepared for difficulties than to be caught off guard. i was a little worried too. i wrapped a rope around the chockstone and used it as a handline as i swung out of the constriction a little bit.

[marc olivares]

great shots....Sweet Rover :nod:

[Alex]

Awesome vids man! Thanks for the TR.... now this gives me some ideas for the video too. What camera do you use?

[FOX]

What camera do you use?

The camera is actually Chuck's and I can't remember the brand. I know it's at least 6 megapixel. I'll get the specs on it and post back.

[Iceaxe]

Wow.... Zero-G looks like it was packed with Water. The water in Zero-G is usually pretty clear, looks like it was cloudy for you. I also use the horizontal rappel from the top of the chokestone when attempting the bomb bay. It makes things simple.

How much water was in Constrychnine? Wading? Swwimming? or stem over the top? It was completely dry when we did it, which was a good thing because the temp was only 12 degrees.

:popcorn:

[rockgremlin]

You shoulda seen how quickly the snot-nosed scouts squirted through that bomb-bay in Zero G when I took em down last summer.

Ah....to be young and skinny again.... :mrgreen:

[FOX]

How much water was in Constrychnine? Wading? Swwimming? or stem over the top?

We ran into quite a bit of wading. It had just finished raining down there when we got into camp and the roads were pretty muddy. The only swimmer we encountered was right at the end. I swam it and helped everyone else bypass it. If there had been that much water back in March it would've been cold and miserable as we wouldn't have been prepared for it. I was much happier doing it in July.

[stefan]

i just noticed in the TR index constrychnine doesn't seem to have a place.
rockgremlin, are you going to add this thread, as well as Ice's previous thread?

[rockgremlin]

i just noticed in the TR index constrychnine doesn't seem to have a place - rockgremlin, are you going to add this thread?

Yup. Gettin around to it. Today I've been out in the field most of the day.


as well as Ice's previous thread?


Which one?

[stefan]

he posted this TR on the canyon earlier this year

http://uutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1862&highlight=constrychnine

i guess one place it could be added would be to northwash/cedarmesa to become northwash/cedarmesa/poisonspring, maybe?

i was looking for other TR like arscenic and slideanide that may have been missed, but it doesn't seem like there are any. it just occurred to me last night that it wasn't in the TR index, that's all. take your time, of course!

[rockgremlin]

Just posted em both up... :2thumbs:


Thanks for keepin me on task! :mrgreen:

[accadacca]

I enjoyed the porn music in your video. :lol8:

[FOX]

Glad it helped you out. :haha:

[FOX]

What camera do you use?

Kazak, here are the specs on the camera we used.

Easyshare C360 Features:
5.0 megapixel (effective) CCD for prints up to 13 x 19 inches
3x Kodak Retinar optical zoom with 34-102mm coverage (35mm equivalent)
Kodak Color Science technology for proper exposure, white balance and color saturation
2.0-inch indoor/outdoor color LCD display
2.4 frames/sec Burst mode up to 5 images in any quality
640x480 MPEG-4 movie mode, 24fps with audio, up to 80 minutes
Auto, Movie and 16 Scene exposure modes
TTL AF with Multi-zone and Center Zone options
TTL Metering: Multi-pattern, Center-weighted or Center Spot
Selectable ISO speeds: Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800 (1.8MP only)
Long time exposure shutter speeds from 0.5 to 8 seconds
Built-in flash with digitally enhanced red-eye reduction mode
32MB internal memory + SD/MMC card storage
Powered by 2 AA batteries or CR-V3 battery
Auto-Connect USB for hassle-free downloads
Imagelink and PictBridge enabled for direct printing
Optional Easyshare Camera Dock and Printer Dock Series 3

[stefan]

Just posted em both up... :2thumbs:

Thanks for keepin me on task! :mrgreen:

cool. though i should say that it prolly should be corrected to the spelling contrychnine.

i guess northwash, rightfully so, is really a catch all for northwash, poison spring (constrychnine,arscenic,slideanide,adobeswale) and trachyte (trail,maidenwaters) much in the same way robbers roost is a catchall.

i do dig the TR index. did you mention a while back that you also wanted to try to tabulate all of the canyoneeing videos? as they are not being uploaded, does this still make sense, especially with the possibility that the links in the future may in fact change? there seems to have been a lot that have been shown the past while here.

[rockgremlin]

cool. though i should say that it prolly should be corrected to the spelling contrychnine.

Done.


i guess northwash, rightfully so, is really a catch all for northwash, poison spring (constrychnine,arscenic,slideanide,adobeswale) and trachyte (trail,maidenwaters) much in the same way robbers roost is a catchall.

Exactly.


i do dig the TR index.

Thanks. I really like the concept of keeping all TRs organized, so that if anyone ever asks for current beta on whatever canyon, then all they gotta do is look there. I try to encourage people to be very liberal with the info they include in their TRs (water levels, raps, anchors, bugs, etc) so that they are more helpful to someone seeking beta. To just say "Went and did .... Canyon, had fun, here's some pics," isn't really all that helpful.



did you mention a while back that you also wanted to try to tabulate all of the canyoneeing videos? as they are not being uploaded, does this still make sense, especially with the possibility that the links in the future may in fact change? there seems to have been a lot that have been shown the past while here.

Ya, keeping track of outside links is tricky business. You always gotta check them periodically to make sure they're still active. I would be open to the possibility of archiving all canyon vids in much the same format as the TR index. It's not a bad idea. I'll consider it! :2thumbs:

[stefan]

I'm light on pictures, especially of the Zero G trip but we threw together a video which is linked below. Check it out if you're bored.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1478627153410162594

hey, so i just noticed that this vid is NOT linked to the search word "CANYONEERING" on google video. you may wanna make sure it is linked so it will come up when people search for canyoneering videos as it is a good one and i am sure many would be interested. :2thumbs:

[FOX]

I'll fix that today. :nod:

[stefan]

I'll fix that today. :nod:

cool!! :2thumbs: