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12-13-2015, 05:47 PM
Thread: Trango Cinch -- any lefties using it?
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Trango Cinch -- any lefties using it?
Not a noob -- at least to Bogley -- I hang out and read in canyoneering forum 99% of time. Since I live in TX, got tired of canyons being so far and have taken up rock climbing, since a local group...
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08-23-2015, 06:41 PM
Thread: Weatherproofing Topo Maps
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You misunderstood my post. I recognize that...
You misunderstood my post.
I recognize that there are two grid systems, on which locations can be specified by a pair of "x/y" coordinates (as in Cartesian plane geometry):
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08-23-2015, 09:59 AM
Thread: Weatherproofing Topo Maps
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Thanks for all your replies. I am going to go...
Thanks for all your replies. I am going to go with the UTM grid. I disagree with Iceaxe (Shane, correct? Hi. I'm Scott L). I've studied both lat/long and UTM and I prefer the UTM system. Yes, the...
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08-22-2015, 11:35 AM
Thread: Weatherproofing Topo Maps
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Question on topo maps but not waterproofing per...
Question on topo maps but not waterproofing per se. I'm getting ready to order my first map from www.mytopo.com, and I was going to order it with UTM grid overlay. I figure that would make it super...
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05-23-2015, 05:41 AM
Thread: Eye of the Needle
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04-10-2015, 01:26 PM
Thread: Sticky Rubber for wife/GF
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[Gear] I'm at least one, who asked the same question....
I'm at least one, who asked the same question. Great minds think alike . . .:facepalm1:
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01-31-2015, 05:08 PM
Thread: Picturesque Slots in Page
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I think that is true -- there is some guiding...
I think that is true -- there is some guiding service that take people out there. Click on the link above (post #4), and there is a picture of a Hummer with the caption "the only way to see the upper...
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01-28-2015, 05:03 PM
Thread: Picturesque Slots in Page
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A third vote for Waterholes Canyon. And it's...
A third vote for Waterholes Canyon. And it's quite close to Page, a few miles away, at the bridge south of the city, on Hi 89 (and no, I haven't been there since the flood).
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01-17-2015, 06:29 PM
Thread: Single strand stone knot biner block?
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What's a locked clove? Is that the same as a...
What's a locked clove? Is that the same as a triple clove--see following thread -- http://canyoncollective.com/threads/biner-block-rigging-question.18493/
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12-28-2014, 06:36 PM
Thread: 11/09/14 - Zion - Mystery Canyon
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[Trip Report] Why do you ID the graffiti as French? Is it...
Why do you ID the graffiti as French? Is it because in French, Je is the first person pronoun? I think it's too brief to know . . . maybe Je was the first letters of another word ("....Je[...] =...
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11-06-2014, 05:49 AM
Thread: Italics issue on Bogley
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This doesn't sound good for canyoneering, being...
This doesn't sound good for canyoneering, being twice as heavy and bulky as Hyperflex 4/3, especially when you consider the often long approach hikes to some canyons, as well as the bulk issue (when...
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11-06-2014, 05:49 AM
Thread: Canyoneering Wetsuit Advice?
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This doesn't sound good for canyoneering, being...
This doesn't sound good for canyoneering, being twice as heavy and bulky as Hyperflex 4/3, especially when you consider the often long approach hikes to some canyons, as well as the bulk issue (when...
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10-27-2014, 07:48 AM
Thread: New Moab Canyoneering Book
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For rappel diagrams, I prefer what Mike Dallin...
For rappel diagrams, I prefer what Mike Dallin did in Ouray Canyoning -- a "stair" drawing w/ canyon topo legend. One "picture" (read drawing) is worth many words -- it is often needed to keep from...
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10-23-2014, 08:22 PM
Thread: New Moab Canyoneering Book
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Don't hold your breath. According to the web...
Don't hold your breath. According to the web site, the print books are supposed to ship on or before November 8, 2014:
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09-05-2014, 04:38 PM
Thread: Anyone up for some Volcanyoneering?
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[News] One giant pothole full of lava . . .
One giant pothole full of lava . . .
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06-12-2014, 03:39 PM
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And they are quick and responsive! I ordered a...
And they are quick and responsive! I ordered a CRITR, late Sunday night, and it arrived in Texas the following Thursday, and the shipping was incredibly inexpensive ($2.07). Now if I can only find...
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05-29-2014, 07:47 AM
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Thanks for both responses. I'll check them out. I...
Thanks for both responses. I'll check them out. I am familiar with canyoneering in Ouray, having read Michael Dallin's guide and last year, I was able to carve out a morning (while on a hiking...
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05-25-2014, 05:27 PM
Thread: Canyoneering in Jordan Trip Planning
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[Help] Are you aware of the book Trekking and Canyoning...
Are you aware of the book Trekking and Canyoning in the Jordanian Dead Sea Riff?
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05-24-2014, 03:24 PM
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Rocky Mountain National Park--any canyoneering?
I think this has come up before on this forum. I did "google" this topic, and uh, nothing came up. But maybe members of the canyoneering community have unposted info or beta on this topic. I'll be...
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05-20-2014, 04:56 PM
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:facepalm1: mea culpa . . . From Desert...
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mea culpa . . .
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05-20-2014, 09:10 AM
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Sounds like a fun trip. In planning your trip,...
Sounds like a fun trip. In planning your trip, you might find useful the following website: http://www.canyoneeringnorthwest.com/.
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05-16-2014, 02:13 PM
Thread: New Shoe on Sale
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My thought as well. The Gortex insures that when...
My thought as well. The Gortex insures that when water enters the shoe, it stays there . . .
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04-12-2014, 12:53 PM
Thread: Which shoes
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I wanted to second the recommendation for Salewa...
I wanted to second the recommendation for Salewa Wildfire. I purchased them recently on the basis of bootboy's post (here? or more probably at that other canyoneering forum). They are an approach...
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04-12-2014, 12:37 PM
Thread: looking for partners in SE Utah all year
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You are in luck. Tom will rent you a packraft...
You are in luck. Tom will rent you a packraft here:
http://www.store.canyoneeringusa.com/index.php?option=com_rokecwid&Itemid=108#!/~/product/category=2754060&id=26613544
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03-23-2014, 06:07 PM
Thread: The Death Thread
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As long as we are on the subject of books about...
As long as we are on the subject of books about "death in national parks",:roll: another would be Laurence Parent, Death in Big Bend. I haven't read it . . . yet, but it seems to have garnered...
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