ilipichicuma
06-24-2011, 09:08 AM
Took the group down Quandary and did the direct route on June 4th. The pictures just recently got developed or we would have had this up sooner. It was kind of a busy day. We let a group pass us right before the keeper section and there was a group coming through after us, too, though we never saw them in the canyon. There were a couple swims before the keeper section, but the keepers themselves were all pretty dry. We saw a few bolts in there, but we did the canyon completely natural, using meat anchors, assisted downclimbs, a couple natural anchors with webbing, and two pot shots (which, it turns out, I am too heavy to rappel off of by themselves). Awesome canyon and a lot of fun! We did have a few problems with our cameras later on, so we didn't get a lot of pictures in the keeper section.
We decided to downclimb both of the first drops.
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264233_10150291127575196_606895195_9688885_7292510 _n.jpg
The whole group
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/269646_10150291128715196_606895195_9688898_6566673 _n.jpg
Me putting my considerable downclimbing skills to use...:
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264615_10150291131030196_606895195_9688907_8340487 _n.jpg
Katy really enjoying a swimmer:
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264158_10150291132315196_606895195_9688914_5523987 _n.jpg
That water was cold!
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/270831_10150291133625196_606895195_9688921_5658945 _n.jpg
We didn't get any very good pictures of it, but we decided to set up a guided rappel here, kind of for the fun of it. Note Anthony's excellent anchoring form:
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/265121_10150291135295196_606895195_9688939_5675909 _n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/263076_10150291136450196_606895195_9688957_2922628 _n.jpg
We decided to downclimb both of the first drops.
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264233_10150291127575196_606895195_9688885_7292510 _n.jpg
The whole group
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/269646_10150291128715196_606895195_9688898_6566673 _n.jpg
Me putting my considerable downclimbing skills to use...:
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264615_10150291131030196_606895195_9688907_8340487 _n.jpg
Katy really enjoying a swimmer:
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264158_10150291132315196_606895195_9688914_5523987 _n.jpg
That water was cold!
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/270831_10150291133625196_606895195_9688921_5658945 _n.jpg
We didn't get any very good pictures of it, but we decided to set up a guided rappel here, kind of for the fun of it. Note Anthony's excellent anchoring form:
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/265121_10150291135295196_606895195_9688939_5675909 _n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/263076_10150291136450196_606895195_9688957_2922628 _n.jpg