Byron
09-23-2014, 08:30 PM
So I arrive at the Rendezvous Wed. late afternoon to see that someone has a hike through Misery on Thursday. I immediately signed up, as that canyon has been on my wish list for a long time. I've vacationed in Zion many times, but never bothered to go over there.
My partners were Jared, Eric and Corey. We did the whole thing in 9 hrs with a little over an hour of breaks. Not too bad...this hike has a reputation of being a bit burly, but aside from a stiff half hour of uphill from the river it's a piece of cake. The whole thing is virtually covered by a giant trail. I was surprised by that.
None of us had done this canyon before, but Jared and I had read about it in detail. It consists of 5 or 6 short slots, with the big payoff being the last one, closest to the river.
After going through this canyon I considered that if I ever came back to do it again I'd bypass the upper ones and just go straight for the last one (Kelsey says you can do it) but after thinking about it a while, I'd just go through the whole thing. Make a day of it, ya know?
We were a great group and just had fun the whole way. Jared, in particular, was very impressive. I'm an old school rope it or sling it guy, and he had all the accoutrements and worked them expertly. If you go on a hike with him, you're in good hands.
Here's some pictures. Jared is the blond one, Corey is next to me in one pic, and Eric is trying to get out of the "keeper"...just for fun, it can be bypassed. If you guys want to see the pics bigger, just right click on that pic an select "view image" I'm sure most of you know that, but I certainly recall the day I discovered it.76213762287622776226762257622476223762227622176 2207621976218762177621676215762147621276229
My partners were Jared, Eric and Corey. We did the whole thing in 9 hrs with a little over an hour of breaks. Not too bad...this hike has a reputation of being a bit burly, but aside from a stiff half hour of uphill from the river it's a piece of cake. The whole thing is virtually covered by a giant trail. I was surprised by that.
None of us had done this canyon before, but Jared and I had read about it in detail. It consists of 5 or 6 short slots, with the big payoff being the last one, closest to the river.
After going through this canyon I considered that if I ever came back to do it again I'd bypass the upper ones and just go straight for the last one (Kelsey says you can do it) but after thinking about it a while, I'd just go through the whole thing. Make a day of it, ya know?
We were a great group and just had fun the whole way. Jared, in particular, was very impressive. I'm an old school rope it or sling it guy, and he had all the accoutrements and worked them expertly. If you go on a hike with him, you're in good hands.
Here's some pictures. Jared is the blond one, Corey is next to me in one pic, and Eric is trying to get out of the "keeper"...just for fun, it can be bypassed. If you guys want to see the pics bigger, just right click on that pic an select "view image" I'm sure most of you know that, but I certainly recall the day I discovered it.76213762287622776226762257622476223762227622176 2207621976218762177621676215762147621276229