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Several years ago we hired a shuttle from one of the outfitters in Springdale to drop us off at the top of Englestead. (I think it was Zion Rock and Mountain Guides, but others offer the same...

Agreed the exit down Orderville is better than going up. The only problem you may have is the Narrows (and all tributaries) are often closed during parts of May due to the river running high. I...

I have bought a 100' rope, but every other rope I have bought has been 200' or longer. I get my shorter ropes when I have had to cut my longer ropes when they get a core shot. I suspect that is how...

Are we talking about doing them all on the same day (same permit), or in the same weekend, or just completing all of them? I'll never go down all of them on the same trip, let alone the same day. I...

How long do you think it will take you to do all three? About 24 hours? The only thing I don't like about doing Heaps last is doing the final rappel sequence at the end of a long strenuous day when...

I have used Zion Rock and Mountain Guides once for a shuttle. This was several years ago, and their rates were $5/person more than ZAC, but they had a pickup at the Zion visitor center, and that was...

How deep was water in Kolob Creek from the end of the technical section to the start of the MIA?

You are correct. It certainly will be the next great canyon in Zion that people will do when they have already done Imlay and Heaps (or instead of if the permits run out for those canyons).

I...

It has been a long time since I have done this canyon (2004 or 2005), but I cannot imagine this canyon becoming very popular. It is a very nice slot, but that approach through the bushes is a...

That is indeed a beautiful sound.

I went through Burro Wash once several years ago. My memory is known to be faulty, so take this with a grain (or lick) of salt.

I thought it was pretty tame as far as technical slots go, but also...

Yesterday at the start of the corkscrew section I recall only pot with knee deep water. There were a couple others that were muddy. At the pot with knee deep water I would probably fix a rope if...

We went through High Spur Yesterday. At the first drop there was a pool with water up to below my chest at the deepest part. If there is not more rain in the area between now and your trip I would...

Since canyoneering will put a lot of wear on whatever wetsuit you decide to get, I tend to think cheaper is better. Putting some aquaseal on the stiching areas has helped mine last longer than I...

Please post conditions when you get back. I did the squeeze several years ago when it was mostly dry. I would like to try it again sometime when it has a lot of water.

The water levels sound like they were when I went through choprock for the first time in April 2007. I remember thinking it wasn't too difficult, but had the water level been a foot higher we would...

You should certainly inspect a carabiner that has fallen and crashed from a height. It may have gotten dinged up so that the gate does not close cleanly, but this tends to not be a problem for...

I have one question about this rigging that I am wondering if any of you engineering types (or otherwise) might have an answer for.

When pulling the webbing, carabiner, and rapid link down a drop,...

That's a lot of firewood!

I know you mean 1 bundle of firewood per person per day.

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A cord of of firewood is 128 cubic feet of wood. That is 4'x4'x8'.
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Does anyone know if middle of November is too late to go mountain biking in Fruita Co.? By too late, I mean if there is snow on the ground or if the trails get super muddy by then.

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We went through Burro wash today. That is a great canyon that I don't hear too many people talking about.

Water was waste deep on me.

Has anyone been down Burro Wash recently? Anyone know how much water is in there right now?

Last I heard Camp Kolob is owned by the Logandale stake. It is in the Las Vegas area.

I was hoping to get to eye of the needle this year. Oh well. At least there are a lot of other good canyons to go down.

That is true, the express permits only help for permits you reserve online, and only if you are logged in when you make the reservation. I too wish they could match normal reservations with express...