ActionPacker
10-28-2014, 03:20 PM
We are nearing the last warm days of the year and I knew I needed to get a few more canyons under my belt before the season ended.
My wife and I used to climb and canyon a lot but the last few years it has been hard to go together. It took some extra planning but I arranged for the kids to be cared for and I took my favorite climbing partner (wife) down to North Wash for a quick trip.
We left the SLC area after work on Friday and reached the trail head to Leprechaun around 11:30pm.
We had a newbie with us so we started the day with Hodwarts canyon as a warmup and to gauge his skill to help decide which of the Leprechaun fingers to tackle after lunch.
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The day was beautiful and a perfect temperature to be in the canyon.
After lunch we headed back up the road to the Leprechaun trailhead with our sights on the Right Fork. So much fun. Long skinny slots and an excellent introduction to canyoneering. We bypassed the rappel at the head wall by entering the canyon a little lower but hiked up the narrows to the entry anyway.
Deeper into the canyon we were treated to some amazing light coming into the canyon. After the last rappel near the confluence we dropped our packs and backtracked up the Belfast Boulevard to where Left and Middle forks come together. That dark and tight section is awesome. All water was avoidable except for the two pools near the end but they were only knee deep.
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Not sure why some of the images loaded sideways but, whatever.
My wife and I used to climb and canyon a lot but the last few years it has been hard to go together. It took some extra planning but I arranged for the kids to be cared for and I took my favorite climbing partner (wife) down to North Wash for a quick trip.
We left the SLC area after work on Friday and reached the trail head to Leprechaun around 11:30pm.
We had a newbie with us so we started the day with Hodwarts canyon as a warmup and to gauge his skill to help decide which of the Leprechaun fingers to tackle after lunch.
76656766577665876659
The day was beautiful and a perfect temperature to be in the canyon.
After lunch we headed back up the road to the Leprechaun trailhead with our sights on the Right Fork. So much fun. Long skinny slots and an excellent introduction to canyoneering. We bypassed the rappel at the head wall by entering the canyon a little lower but hiked up the narrows to the entry anyway.
Deeper into the canyon we were treated to some amazing light coming into the canyon. After the last rappel near the confluence we dropped our packs and backtracked up the Belfast Boulevard to where Left and Middle forks come together. That dark and tight section is awesome. All water was avoidable except for the two pools near the end but they were only knee deep.
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Not sure why some of the images loaded sideways but, whatever.