Canyons A to Z

[Iceaxe]

Dang it's slow around here today.... how about we play a little game of Canyons A to Z? Let's see if we can do the entire alphabet?

I'll get the show rolling with

A

Alcatraz

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[asdf]

B

Blue John

[marc olivares]

C

CAMEL TOE

[Iceaxe]

D

Das Boot

[CarpeyBiggs]

E

Egypt 1 thru 4

[marc olivares]

F

FRY

[Iceaxe]

G

Gravel

[shaggy125]

H

Hard Day Harvey

[Wasatch]

I
Ice Cube

[Scott P]

J

Jumpup Canyon

[Brewhaha]

K

Kane Gulch

[price1869]

L



Leprechaunsssssssssss

[Scout Master]

M


Moonshine Wash

[Cirrus2000]

N



Neon

[shaggy125]

O

Orderville

[alusul]

P

Pshyco Damage

[price1869]

Q

Quandry (direct)

[denaliguide]

R

Robbers Roost

[Scout Master]

S


Spry Canyon

[rockgremlin]

T

Trail Canyon

[jumar]

U



....surely there's a Utah Canyon somewhere in Utah :frustrated: ...Upper Chute? :ne_nau:

[Iceaxe]

U

Upper Black Box

Also Unicorn Creek in the Southern Cascades
Canyon rating: 3C III
Equipment Needed: Two, 200' ropes (The longest drop above the Wonderland Trail is 100') particularly if you plan to do the final drop below the Wonderland Trail. Number Of Rappels: 11 To 20 Rappels.

:five:

[rockgremlin]

W

White Roost

[jumar]

Forgot V

[rockgremlin]

Forgot V

couldn't think of one...so i skipped it

[price1869]

If there isn't a V, Ice, we need to name the next cool canyon "Vertical Horizon"

[Iceaxe]

V
Vasquez Creek - San Gabriels

Canyon Rating: 3A III
Number Of Rappels: 5 To 10 Rappels
GPS: 34N 16.19', 118W 12.31'

[jumar]

X

Canyon X

http://www.desertusa.com/mag05/jul/canyonx.html

[jumar]

Y

Yankee Doodle

[jumar]

Z

Zebra Slot

http://canyoneeringusa.com/utah/esca/zebra04.jpg

[Iceaxe]

OK, I've done 17 of the 26 canyons on the list. :2thumbs:

How many have you done?

I thought Zero-G would for sure get the nod at Z..... and I just knew Scott would post some obscure never before heard of canyon somewhere to the list... Jumpup Canyon?

:ne_nau:

[jumar]

Only 4 or 5 :frustrated:

[utidcapaco]

Only 4 or 5 :frustrated:
I don't feel so bad then. ;) I've only done four of them. Last weekend, a new friend asked me if I was new to canyoneering. I replied that I had done "about ten canyons now." On my way home, I started adding them up. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I had now done 24. That probably pales in comparison to most of you, but I was pretty stoked! :five:

Brent

[rockgremlin]

Geez, I suck! I only have 7 from that list. I thought I would have more considering I average around 10 canyons a year.

[hesse15]

11 pheraps 12
:cool2:

[Scott P]

I just knew Scott would post some obscure never before heard of canyon somewhere to the list... Jumpup Canyon?

Actually Shane, this one is neither obscure or never heard of. It's just that it's in Arizona (which is why I assume that you didn't recognize the name). Anyway, Jumpup is a well known and fairly popular canyon; perhaps the first or second most common route to access Kanab Creek in the Grand Canyon. :2thumbs:

By the way guys, there is indeed already a V Canyon on the Colorado Plateau. Vermillion Creek and Canyon in the Dinosaur area. Supposed to be a neat slot canyon loaded with petroglyphs. I'll be going there next weekend and will hopefully have some photos. I have also invited anyone who is interested to come. Vermillion Creek is the one spoken of in the second paragraph in my post below:

http://uutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5584

See also this site:

http://www.ourcolorado.org/wilderness/cwp_areas/vermillion.htm

It's well known enough that it is even mentioned on our county website:

http://www.colorado-go-west.com/irish_canyon.php

[Iceaxe]

Actually Shane, this one is neither obscure or never heard of. It's just that it's in Arizona

This just proves I need to get out more :2thumbs:

:rockon:

[northernoutpost]

You could also add in the (admittedly confined to the Ram-o-sphere) "X-comm" instead of canyon "X".

I'd agree with Scott about Jump-Up-seems reasonably well known (hey, it's one of my ticks and I'm from a fair distance away). Nice to see a local on the list (Unicorn).

[ajroadtrips]

OK, I've done 17 of the 26 canyons on the list. :2thumbs:


Not being competitive... but...

18 if doing 2 of the 4 Egypts counts... I guess 17.5 otherwise. :cool2:

Can you say O.C.D.? I should seek counseling....
:crazy:


Neon is probably the most prominent one I am missing. Hoping to get there this season.... I hiked into the cathedral when I did choprock, but didn't have time to do the whole canyon. Bummer, but a good excuse to go back. That area is AMAZING.

[Iceaxe]

18 if doing 2 of the 4 Egypts counts

It's my game so I get to make up the rules :lol8:

I counted the Egypts as one. I figure 26 letters so 26 canyons. How about we say any of the Eygpts count for E. If you have done more then one Eygpt it's still only one.


:nod:

[Scott P]

Just for fun, we should start over and see how many times we can get through the alphabet. I'm sure not that many because of X and Z.

At least M will be easy. We can list Mile 28.1 Canyon and so on every time we get to M. Just kidding. :2thumbs:

[Iceaxe]

We could just start renaming other peoples routes.... that's always popular :roflol:

[rock_ski_cowboy]

I've done several hundred of those canyons

[nat]

OK, I've done 17 of the 26 canyons on the list. :2thumbs:


Not being competitive... but...

18 if doing 2 of the 4 Egypts counts... I guess 17.5 otherwise. :cool2:

.

Not to brag, well actually, can't resist the one upmanship, but have done 20 out of the 26. Haven't done Cameltoe (where's that?), Ice Cube, Kane Gulch, Vasquez, Canyon X (at least I don't think so; not sure what it really is) and Yankee Doodle.

Yeah, have to say that Jumpup isn't really that obscure; it's moderately well known to those who hike on the north side of the Grand Canyon. A nice nontechnical slot in the Redwall Limestone. Smooth and very hard, unlike the various Utah sandstones. I do however agree with Shane's sentiment that Scott might come up with something obscure. :haha: