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Back in the day I was rappelling into a swimmer on double strand when one side didn't reach bottom. Just before the short end ran through my ATC, I was able to stand on a ledge 12-15ft above the...

I did it in May and there was still some snow below Rap 1. In fact, due to Wx similar to the wednesday forecast, we were cold and slow enough that we were forced to bail out over the sneak route...

via comment on Ryan Cornia's site: "The last rap requires some careful rigging. As of 3/20/10, the anchor(s) for the last rap consist of 2 chockstones and a very loose deadman anchor. We backed up...

I stopped by the visitor center this week and talked with the ranger responsible for writing the management plan for a solid hour.

Among other things, she expressed some disappointment that, as...

I have had an Olympus SW770 (I think) and now have an Olympus SW1070 (I think...Not the upscale model with the reinforced screen).

They truly suck at taking pictures, and it frustrates the hell...

Thanks for the input, everyone!

With some time off coming to me, I am interested in doing Pandora's Box in a couple weeks. Does anyone know what conditions might be, and if it would at least marginally safe to attempt? I'm not so...

Meh.

I agree. I also think the public perception is far more negative on climbers/technical/extreme adventurers than it is on hunters and casual hikers, who BY FAR make up the majority of SAR call-outs. ...

The only canyon near Vegas that I know of being worthwhile is Ice Cube, and this time of year I imagine it earns the name. Death Valley has some good ones but its a haul.

I talked to officers in Los Angeles County Sheriff's Rescue Five helo unit, and they are the same way. They have ancient Sikorsky Sea Kings and they are ALWAYS busy. It seemed to me that the SAR...

I have a CORSAR card, but it is NOT an insurance policy in the event that a rescue is required. It does NOT "cover you" in any way, it simply contributes to the pool of funds meted out to recognized...

Saw it last night in Boulder. Did not like it nearly as much as the book, primarily because the book was FAR more inspirational to me than the movie. The book is the main reason I got into...

Haha, Stoney Point, I hate that place! Full of graffiti, plenty of sketchy Valley folk :fitz: and you never know when you're going to walk around the corner and stumble into the middle of a porno...

After I drowned a standard rope bag in one canyon and had another bag float a mile downstream in a C canyon, I started using the silo. Never looked back. Definitely worth it.

Awesome TR! What do you think it would have taken to get out of the keeper? Have you ever encountered one that difficult?

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Come to think of it, Ice, I had heard about the landowners being upset as well.

For what its worth, I was talking to a NPS archaeologist about these ruins a few months ago and was told that they were closed because people were poaching the hell out of them, and that there had...

Iceaxe, I wholeheartedly agree! The first time I was in NW I was meaning to do Middle Fork, but was carrying two full sets of beta for all three forks. While on the approach, I started mixing up...

You should fly into Salt Lake City or Las Vegas.

I don't have much experience in non-Zion canyons, but I think of Mystery as a jack-of-all-trades, master of none. It has a good mix of dark slots,...

I was in the same area. Did Shenanigans on Saturday, was very concerned about the 30% rain forecast after noon. Hit the road at 0730, re-slung the first anchor, which was around a juniper tree for...

Went through this Saturday 10.30.2010. Had a great time, thanks for the recent beta!

Hey AJ,

I feel like a broken record with all the people asking about NW lately. :haha: The aforementioned swim in the Lep complex. Water in East Lep is avoidable all the way through. Morocco...

Awesome TR, I'll be in there this weekend!