Best of 2010 Canyoneering Pictures

[Iceaxe]

Time to get our annual best of 2010 thread going...

The rules.... only one picture per post and no more then 5 pictures from any one person. The pictures must have been taken in 2010. The pictures do not have to be yours, but proper photo credit must be given and you must have permission to post the photo if they are not yours.

And while it is not required it's always nice if you post a little bit of info along with your picture. What, where when, who and how...

For those interested:

Best of 2006 pictures
http://www.bogley.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4941

Best of 2007 pictures
http://www.bogley.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9751

Best of 2008 pictures
http://www.bogley.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15425

Best of 2009 pictures
http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37456

ready set go......

:popcorn:

[Iceaxe]

And to get things rolling.... I like this picture, which was taken in Moab, because I'm canyoneering with my kids! What could be better then that?


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[spinesnaper]

OK-here are my personal favorites.

In order

Das Boot

Das Boot-taken by my Canyoneering partner-The Canyonator

Last rap in Behunin

Neon

Happy Thanksgiving

Ken

[jman]

Bridal Veil Falls rappelling, June 2010.

[Cirrus2000]

One from me for the moment - like Ice's, a family photo, so it means a lot. My kids at the bottom of the first rap in Keyhole, their first technical canyon. Taken in May '10. ststephen in the water, helping them off the rap.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_O_8PLe3Zn6g/S_9NOFjHLVI/AAAAAAAAWYA/1PrLDy2dx_A/s640/IMGP3591.JPG

[Cirrus2000]

Well, one more. Me, rapping the Golden Cathedral, also in May. Photo by Ben Johnson. He caught the lighting and colour here quite nicely.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_O_8PLe3Zn6g/TCJCgx4P9NI/AAAAAAAAYNY/NBRGfetpnSs/s720/4669320956_ac755a7ae3_b.jpg

[ibenick]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5055744489_f804598bd4_z.jpg
Aram in Egypt 1 - September 2010

[Don]

I really like both of these from The Chute of Muddy Creek after coming down Music Canyon.

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[azhiaziam]

my personal triumph, and my honeyand i at red cliffs

[Ryebrye]

http://www.ryebrye.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_2597-Panorama.jpg
(click on it to view it full size)

Those waterfalls aren't normally there. An afternoon thunderstorm pounds the dirty devil area as we are exiting Angel Cove Canyon (and we took the long way out since the guy with the GPS decided to walk into a pool of water with it earlier... I don't think this part of the normal exit.)

[ratagonia]

Time to get our annual best of 2010 thread going...

The rules.... only one picture per post and no more then 5 pictures from any one person. The pictures must have been taken in 2010. The pictures do not have to be yours, but proper photo credit must be given and you must have permission to post the photo if they are not yours.

And while it is not required it's always nice if you post a little bit of info along with your picture. What, where when, who and how...

For those interested:

Best of 2006 pictures http://www.bogley.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4941
Best of 2007 pictures http://www.bogley.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9751
Best of 2008 pictures http://www.bogley.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15425
Best of 2009 pictures http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37456

ready set go......

:popcorn:

Clearly, reading comprehension and compliance with rules are not the Bogleyites strong suits. :lol8:

Tom :moses:

[Ryebrye]

(A canyoneering centerfold?)

http://www.ryebrye.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_1790-Panorama.jpg

Chris tosses his pack down before using a handline to go down a short drop in Angel Cove Canyon

[bretoyce]

Boundary Canyon
Kolob Creek Canyon :cold:

[Scott Card]

Clearly, reading comprehension and compliance with rules are not the Bogleyites strong suits. :lol8:

Tom :moses:How do you figure?????:lol8:

[Cirrus2000]

Clearly, reading comprehension and compliance with rules are not the Bogleyites strong suits. :lol8:
:haha:

[ratagonia]

Those waterfalls aren't normally there. An afternoon thunderstorm pounds the dirty devil area as we are exiting Angel Cove Canyon (and we took the long way out since the guy with the GPS decided to walk into a pool of water with it earlier... I don't think this part of the normal exit.)

Awesome! :moses:

[shaggy125]

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wQ60dxYujlg/S_VxeIaxDtI/AAAAAAAABTI/oiGLM9ULtoM/s800/P5130330.jpg

Ram spotting Little Ram (Aaron) on a downclimb in Aardvark Canyon with ripple reflections dancing along the wall.

[shaggy125]

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wQ60dxYujlg/S_TnEzb35_I/AAAAAAAABQQ/vMu72T2pAu8/s800/P5120240.jpg

Aaron standing under good light in Sad Cow Disease.

[shaggy125]

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wQ60dxYujlg/S_L9RiguUfI/AAAAAAAABEA/mtcFO_nNTsU/s800/P5080138.jpg

Cottonwood reflection in the South Fork of Choprock.

[Sombeech]

Clearly, reading comprehension and compliance with rules are not the Bogleyites strong suits. :lol8:

Tom :moses:

:roflol:

[nat]

Clearly, reading comprehension and compliance with rules are not the Bogleyites strong suits. :lol8:

Tom :moses:

But...,that's what I like about Bogley. Rules? We don't need no stinkin rules.

Nat

[ratagonia]

Uno

[ratagonia]

Dos

[qedcook]

Clearly, reading comprehension and compliance with rules are not the Bogleyites strong suits. :lol8:

Tom :moses:

Only Tom could get away with insulting an entire group of people and then be complimented by the same group he bundled together and burned. Thank you, sir, may I have another?

[ratagonia]

Only Tom could get away with insulting an entire group of people and then be complimented by the same group he bundled together and burned. Thank you, sir, may I have another?

Insult? No way, dude. I made a carefully neutral observation, that's all. And while reading comprehension is something I value highly, 'compliance with the rules' is clearly not my strong suit, either. But what did you think of my pictures????

T :moses:

[moab mark]

Tom,

Where is the first picture from?

Mark

[ratagonia]

Tom,

Where is the first picture from?

Mark

S Fork Oak Creek, accessed with permission through Camp Kolob.

About mid-way down one of the rappels, in the middle of the sequence.

Tom

[xxnitsuaxx]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs917.snc4/73085_508532827290_330900025_247790_8071699_n.jpg

Superfluously high stemming in Leprechaun. (Also - superfluous use of the word "superfluous")

[xxnitsuaxx]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1128.snc4/149047_508532772400_330900025_247786_3552108_n.jpg

Leprechaun

[xxnitsuaxx]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs653.snc4/61326_481060450796_745785796_7230051_6474859_n.jpg

Obligatory romantic moonlight shot after Larry

[mrbrejcha]

Uno.

Who do I owe the photo credit to?

[Cirrus2000]

Uno.

Who do I owe the photo credit to?

Hey, there should be a photo of a slot or a crack in the Best of Canyoneering section. Oh - hang on... :bootyshake:

[Sombeech]

Hey, there should be a photo of a slot or a crack in the Best of Canyoneering section. Oh - hang on... :bootyshake:


I think that one's called "Golden Hole"

[blueeyes]

:lol8: nice!

[ratagonia]

Uno.

Who do I owe the photo credit to?

DQ --- That was in 2009, one hour before midnight! Seared into my memory, that one is!!!

Tom :moses:

[spinesnaper]

Tom

Since the hangover most likely did not resolve until 2010, I would think that the photo qualifies.:haha:

Ken

[River]

DQ --- That was in 2009, one hour before midnight! Seared into my memory, that one is!!!

Tom :moses:

By posting this thread in Nov, surely Shane must have been referring to the 2010 Water Year which ran from Oct 1 - Sept 30. Brejcha - that one was mine, post away. It's called Blue Moon in my files. Referring to the 2 full moons in Dec and the obviously cold full moon here. :cold: Here's another from just before midnight.

Erik

[Iceaxe]

From Turkeyday weekend near Moab.... the hot young wife and her friend in Rewind....


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[jman]

in Rewind....


Lol....didnt you name it "repeat" on your site?

[carverbc]

From Erik's photo: (HI ERIK!)

Hey isn't that "log" on the fire a creosote coated timber? Nice! Those that didn't suffer from alcohol poisoning had brain injuries from the toxic fumes. That's a heap big ol' "white man" fire, for sure! Good spotting though, it's nice to know there are some folks out there that "watch yer back!".

[qedcook]

Insult? No way, dude. I made a carefully neutral observation, that's all. And while reading comprehension is something I value highly, 'compliance with the rules' is clearly not my strong suit, either. But what did you think of my pictures????

T :moses:

I like the first. The second one I'm not too impressed with. It is amazing how every year the rules are re-posted and every within the first few posts the rules are broken.

[Iceaxe]

in Rewind....

Lol....didnt you name it "repeat" on your site?

Totally different slot... :fitz:

I named it Rewind for a reason.... but the biggest reason was to see if any of you wizzards were smart enough to figure it out. :haha:

[jman]

Totally different slot... :fitz:

I named it Rewind for a reason.... but the biggest reason was to see if any of you wizzards were smart enough to figure it out. :haha:

got ya...

[jumar]

Darn, haven't done many canyons this year. But I did do Pleiades in Jan or Feb of 2010

http://www.my-mania.com/climbing/images/pleiades_jeff_3.jpg

[moab mark]

got ya...

Im Confused? Must not be a wizard is Rewind Repeat?

[ratagonia]

I like the first. The second one I'm not too impressed with. It is amazing how every year the rules are re-posted and every within the first few posts the rules are broken.

uh huh. and you notice how Wizard Gandolf Iceaxe Rulemaker broke the rules hisself??? Ha! Just setting a good example. Tom :moses:

[ratagonia]

Well, one more. Me, rapping the Golden Cathedral, also in May. Photo by Ben Johnson. He caught the lighting and colour here quite nicely.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_O_8PLe3Zn6g/TCJCgx4P9NI/AAAAAAAAYNY/NBRGfetpnSs/s720/4669320956_ac755a7ae3_b.jpg

:2thumbs:

[Iceaxe]

uh huh. and you notice how Wizard Gandolf Iceaxe Rulemaker broke the rules hisself??? Ha! Just setting a good example. Tom :moses:

Dang.... I sure did. :lol8: I guess I should have actually read the rules when I cut-n-paste from last year....



Im Confused? Must not be a wizard is Rewind Repeat?

Rewind is NOT Repeat....

I'm having a little fun and seeing if anyone on here is smart enough to figure the canyon out.... the name will make sense in due time... :2thumbs:

[jumar]

approach is nearly all downhill, albeit the difficulty would be the amount of snow.

Jeff, it looks like you guys rappel down first, and climb back up it? I'm no iceclimbing expert, but am curious.
Yeah, we rappelled down, and then climbed back out. We had my 7 year old nephew with us too.
http://www.my-mania.com/canyoneering/pleiades.html

The trail was packed pretty good when we were there, so the approach was a breeze.

[Iceaxe]

FYI: I split the Moab Ice Climbing off into its own thread.

For those playing along at home:
http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?41447

[CarpeyBiggs]

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Rajendra Lama rappelling in Jambo Canyon, Bhote Khosi Valley, Nepal.

[paul4886]

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Fisheye view from below of the last rappel off Teardrop in Arches NP

[ratagonia]

Fisheye view from below of the last rappel off Teardrop in Arches NP

Awesome!!! :2thumbs: Tom :moses:

[Don]

By posting this thread in Nov, surely Shane must have been referring to the 2010 Water Year which ran from Oct 1 - Sept 30. Brejcha - that one was mine, post away. It's called Blue Moon in my files. Referring to the 2 full moons in Dec and the obviously cold full moon here. :cold: Here's another from just before midnight.

Erik

That picture cracks me up; drunk guy playing safety while other drunk guys wrestle = useless.

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[nielse2]

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Behunion

[nielse2]

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Above upper falls in Provo canyon

[nielse2]

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Big drop at the start of Englestead

[stefan]

awesome photos everyone :2thumbs:

[stefan]

best of (pre) canyoneering ... mr brejcha and mr godfrey. good times guys!

http://www.math.utah.edu/~sfolias/sc/z1.jpg

[stefan]

and another of brejcha for good measure

http://www.math.utah.edu/~sfolias/sc/z2.jpg

[shaggy125]

:roflol: Stefan, those are awesome! Ram can't call my coat the ugliest ever when Brejcha's got that rain suit on. Matt, I'll come do Sandtrhax with you at freezefest if you wear that suit through it!

[stefan]

http://www.math.utah.edu/%7Esfolias/sc/aaron.jpg
aaron ramras off the beaten path

[ratagonia]

Whoa! Awesome. Fill flash on Aaron's face???

Next year!

Tom

[wes242]

Red Ledges, more just for taking picture with the footcam.

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[Sombeech]

Red Ledges, more just for taking picture with the footcam.


Footcam, eh? Interesting placement of the camera. :cool2: Have you done video with this?

OK, sorry for the tangent, carry on.

[wes242]

Footcam, eh? Interesting placement of the camera. :cool2: Have you done video with this?

OK, sorry for the tangent, carry on.

I did once and it sure is a crazy view, however I was wearing shorts and with the wide angle it made it look like you could see up my pants! So I need to do another one.
Here you can see the Go Pro mounted on my foot.
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[CarpeyBiggs]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5008/5237262956_ef673d40eb_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35831538@N00/5237262956/)
Khabre (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35831538@N00/5237262956/) by megascapes (http://www.flickr.com/people/35831538@N00/), on Flickr

[CarpeyBiggs]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4462038745_057886f061_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35831538@N00/4462038745/)
Choprock (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35831538@N00/4462038745/) by megascapes (http://www.flickr.com/people/35831538@N00/), on Flickr

[CarpeyBiggs]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3655/4553041691_9dcaf7b76c_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35831538@N00/4553041691/)
Slickrock (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35831538@N00/4553041691/) by megascapes (http://www.flickr.com/people/35831538@N00/), on Flickr

[Chungy22]

Those are some pretty sweet pictures! Fun to look at! I will have to get some pics ready to put on here

[utswell]

Bernell in Telephone

[Iceaxe]

Come on.... I know you guys got more good pictures in 2010 then that..... let's see them... :popcorn:

[Scott P]

For me, it was mostly a bummer year for Canyoneering. Here are some of my photos.

Fortymile:

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[Scott P]

Side canyon of Willow:

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[Scott P]

North Fork Iron:

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[Scott P]

PS, I didn't tell him to do this, I just happened to be taking a photo when he did.

Lucky Charms:

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[Scott P]

Obama Canyon:

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[qedcook]

I didn't know there was an Obama Canyon?!? :lol8: The bottom of it must drop out REALLY quick. jk. let's not turn this into a political thread.

[Iceaxe]

I didn't know there was an Obama Canyon?!? :lol8: The bottom of it must drop out REALLY quick.

The canyon is more hype than substance and the last rappel drops you into a big pile of shit..... :roflol:

[bowjunkie]

The canyon is more hype than substance and the last rappel drops you into a big pile of shit..... :roflol:
:roflol::roflol::roflol:

[Scott P]

I didn't know there was an Obama Canyon?!?

The bottom of it must drop out REALLY quick. jk. let's not turn this into a political thread.

The canyon is more hype than substance and the last rappel drops you into a big pile of shit..... :roflol:


Actually we called it Obama Canyon because we used it to bailout of the canyon we originally planned. Calling it Obama Canyon was a joke since the bailouts were big news at the time. On the official trip report I changed the name to "Bailout Canyon" so it wouldn't turn into a political debate.

[peakbaggers]

Taken 12/04/2010 on a Canon G10 from the top of Elephant Butte, Arches National Park
Not really a "canyon" descent, but since it's written up on Shane's site and we followed that route description, thought we would submit it. Used Photomatix Pro 3 on two photos. Does this meet all the "rules?"
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[deathtointernet]

Oh all right, I guess I have some decent photos to share.

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Looking down the second rappel in Keyhole Canyon. It was 111 degrees on that day and I thought I might die on the hike up to the canyon. But I had never seen Keyhole look so photogenic.

[deathtointernet]

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Near the end of Keyhole, at the drop into the "somewhat-flooded corridor." I learned something that day... when it's that hot out, even Keyhole is pretty warm!

[deathtointernet]

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At the very end of Middle Echo Canyon.

[deathtointernet]

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To balance out hot Keyhole, I ended up in Pine Creek at the end of October when it was 45 degrees out. It was chilly, and full of water, but we didn't have to share the canyon with anyone else. Most of the pictures didn't work because it was so dark, but this one did.

[ratagonia]

To balance out hot Keyhole, I ended up in Pine Creek at the end of October when it was 45 degrees out. It was chilly, and full of water, but we didn't have to share the canyon with anyone else. Most of the pictures didn't work because it was so dark, but this one did.

Awesome! Tom :moses:

[sarahlizzy]

Here's one from Birch Hollow:

http://www.sarahlizzy.com/Zion2010/Birch/Photo-7.jpg

[peakbaggers]

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Taken Otc. 14, 2010 Last Rappel in Birch Hollow
Taken on a Canon G10

[peakbaggers]

Forgot to mention that woman in previous photo is my wife.
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First big drop in Granary Canyon. Shot taken on 11/6/2010
on a canon SD850 IS compact, 8mp
Absolutely gorgeous day and conditions.

[peakbaggers]

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Last Rappel (200 Ft.) in Granary
Our Son Shaun going first.
Nov. 6, 2010 Canon SD850 IS

[peakbaggers]

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Granary Canyon - rappel known as "The Onion,"
however, to us it looked more like a high school
texbook diagram of a bladder!
Son Shaun belaying, me up top overseeing next in party
Nov. 6, 2010 Canon SD850 IS

[peakbaggers]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5008/5237262956_ef673d40eb_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35831538@N00/5237262956/)
Khabre (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35831538@N00/5237262956/) by megascapes (http://www.flickr.com/people/35831538@N00/), on Flickr

Absolutely GORGEous! The water color is remarkable. Color saturation great!

[nat]

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Granary Canyon - rappel known as "The Onion,"
however, to us it looked more like a high school
texbook diagram of a bladder!
Son Shaun belaying, me up top overseeing next in party
Nov. 6, 2010 Canon SD850 IS

Very cool photo! "That onion" is a great feature. Where is Granary Canyon? Moab area?

Nat

[Iceaxe]

Where is Granary Canyon? Moab area?

About 15 minutes outside Moab

Beta for Granary Canyon

(http://climb-utah.com/Moab/granary.htm)

[ststephen]

Not technical, but it was on the hike back to Hidden Splendor after Knotted Rope. I think the hiker is Don.

[ststephen]

Another non-technical shot of my wife backpacking in Buckskin Gulch.

[ststephen]

This is the lower end of Knotted Rope.

[ststephen]

My quota is of my posts, not shots I took, right? (Don posted two of my shots). So I've got 2 more...

This is my son in Pine Creek

[Mojave Silence]

Maui, Oct '10. 550' rap40831

[Mojave Silence]

Maui, winter '1040832

[J+B]

Two photos from a trip to Spain in July..

[french_de]

Umauma on the Big Island of Hawaii

[french_de]

Little Lo in the Rain - Mogollon Rim AZ

[french_de]

From the top of Egypt II - Egypt Bench Escalante/Grand Staircase

[french_de]

Swimming up West Clear Creek from Meadow Canyon - Mogollon Rim AZ

[french_de]

My Grand Daughter's first rappel - Shillelagh Canyon, North Wash