french_de
09-26-2017, 10:49 AM
Epic Blarney (both forks) 09/24/2017
Epic Blarney, the route Tom Jones describes at canyoneeringUSA.com and located in the Leprechaun area of North Wash follows a path
that ascends the right (east) fork of Blarney and descends the more technical left (west) fork.
This was for us, a great half day outing, 5 1/2 hours car to car, in beautiful fall weather.
The climb up of the east fork has just enough climbing obstacles like choke stones, slanted hallways and smooth/fluted pour-offs to keep it interesting and challenging
but doable with some partner assists here and there. There was a knotted handline at the 15-foot crux climb that was helpful but not necessary.
The canyon was completely dry, water and mud would make this up climb much more difficult with all of the smooth walls. Friction climbing is the key in this fork.
And the rabbit hole downclimb in the west fork is a real hoot.
Thanks to my canyoneering partners Jessica, Alijeh, Jeremy, Carl and Lorin who took some great photos
Flickr trip pictures here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/french_de/albums/72157686572425680
Choice Photos
87716
87717
87718
87719
87720
87721
87722
87723
87724
87725
87726
87727
87728
87729
87730
87731
87732
87733
87734
87735
87736
87737
87738
87739
87740
87741
87742
87743
87744
87745
87746
87747
87748
87749
87750
87751
87752
87753
87754
87755
87756
Epic Blarney, the route Tom Jones describes at canyoneeringUSA.com and located in the Leprechaun area of North Wash follows a path
that ascends the right (east) fork of Blarney and descends the more technical left (west) fork.
This was for us, a great half day outing, 5 1/2 hours car to car, in beautiful fall weather.
The climb up of the east fork has just enough climbing obstacles like choke stones, slanted hallways and smooth/fluted pour-offs to keep it interesting and challenging
but doable with some partner assists here and there. There was a knotted handline at the 15-foot crux climb that was helpful but not necessary.
The canyon was completely dry, water and mud would make this up climb much more difficult with all of the smooth walls. Friction climbing is the key in this fork.
And the rabbit hole downclimb in the west fork is a real hoot.
Thanks to my canyoneering partners Jessica, Alijeh, Jeremy, Carl and Lorin who took some great photos
Flickr trip pictures here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/french_de/albums/72157686572425680
Choice Photos
87716
87717
87718
87719
87720
87721
87722
87723
87724
87725
87726
87727
87728
87729
87730
87731
87732
87733
87734
87735
87736
87737
87738
87739
87740
87741
87742
87743
87744
87745
87746
87747
87748
87749
87750
87751
87752
87753
87754
87755
87756