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If you are going to be in the area of BlueJohn, Moonshine Wash is also an option for a non technical solo person. A couple of the downclimbs would result in a bad time if you mess up but lots of...

This time last year in Spry the only significant water was in the last couple hundred feet of the canyon. We did not bring wetsuits. It would have been fine had a stiff wind not been funneling...

How were conditions in there? What were your suit thicknesses?

Thanks for the info, I'm planning on heading into the Boot in a few days.

When I was in the visitor center... a month and a half ago (where did the time go?), there was a sign posted that said the kiosk should be in place in April.

It looks like you had a good time. White Roost is certainly a fun one. How did you feel on that second rappel? I disliked it so much my friend just downclimbed it. I need to go back to see if I...

Very good. Better than they were before I would say. A passenger car can easily get to Zero Gravity. The road gets slightly worse past Zero G to get to Eardley. High clearance would be better for...

Ooo y'all just made me excited.

LOL all your times'ing makes me laugh. I would never venture into Das Boot without a wetsuit. I'm not that crazy. I'm just not in the market to wear more than my 3/2 right now.

I wondered about whether the water table/springs played a part in Das Boot's water. I've never been in there so I was not sure if the water there was collection based or fairly constant (I can't...

This past weekend I was down in the Swell to teach with The University of Utah's Canyoneering courses. I managed to convince a friend of mine to take the class because we'd be teaching water canyon...

Does anyone have an opinion on if Das Boot will be drier than usual because of the drier winter?

My friend Rich in Spry

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Looked like a fun time. I bet it felt nice to get out and see the closure sign!:eek2:

Sorta. We were unsure where to leave Pine Creek. Then once we got out we wasted a lot of time searching for the easiest route up to the saddle, and huffing and puffing. THEN at the top we did not...

On May 5th, I teamed up with my friends Jake and Richard to go down Spry in Zion. Neither one had experienced a Zion slot before and this was to be my first seriously technical one (The Subway and...

I'm sorry, I'm not trying to make something out of this but I'm a natural resources management student at The U and I can't let what you said slide Tom. I mean no offense but some people take what...

Dang! It's a bummer it starts on the last day of The U's spring break. At least part of my day will have to be devoted to getting back to SLC safely for class the next day.:cry1:

Two words: FREAKING AWESOME!

I suppose I should post this before the date gets too far away from when this trip actually happened. Over the course of my winter break from school I signed up to get WFR certified in Flagstaff and...

I have been blown away by my first year canyoneering. I have seen beauty beyond what I imagined and had so much fun. My first year ends and the next will be even better!

These are just a few...

We often face arguments on threads over natural vs un-natural anchors. Maybe a page on natural anchor construction (bollards, dead men/gift wrapping, etc) could help promote the natural ethic.

I was waiting for this TR when I saw your candition. Sweet stuff man! That big rappel looks like a blast.

Getting to Edmaier's is super easy. I was there last weekend and don't use GPS. Essentially start hiking down Buckskin Wash from the Buckskin Gulch trailhead until you reach this big, sand filled...

Looks like a sweet canyon. :popcorn:

Is it the drainage west of the GPS coordinate? What's the longest rappel length? (Fishing for some beta since I can't find any.)

For what it's worth, anyone sad the TR is gone shouldn't be. I went down the canyon system yesterday and it's on the bottom of my canyon rating list. It's a couple rappels through a crack in the...