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@Ed, I've definitely rappelled (and ascended) through a lot more water than this both in TAG caves and in Southeastern creeks. I can't say I was disappointed, necessarily, but it certainly wasn't...

I did Birch Hollow + Orderville + Narrows last week. With a small group of three adults, all of whom are very comfortable and efficient rappellers and all of whom are very physically fit, it took us...

You would pretty much die in a 7mm full wetsuit. I'd say for Echo right now, a 3mm farmer john or shorty is the max. You're going to get soaked to the neck once, and to the waist once or twice...

I was there last Thursday. There is very little water, only one short swim and I believe we were wet to the waist 2 other times. I just wore a long-sleeve base layer, though I got chilled and...

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Yeah I could see that being wise. It may be tough to tell from the video, but the rig for Rappel 6 is a sling around a chockstone. The problem is that you can't put two people at that rig. What...

Last week, when we did Kolob Canyon, I put a borrowed GoPro on my helmet and let it run. I didn't think the battery would last all the way through the main technical section of the canyon, but it...

Whether or not to wetsuit up for Keyhole has a lot more to do with water levels than it does with ambient temperatures. Often, several (or all) of the plunge pools and the entire "slanted corridor"...

As an aside, we did this canyon on Friday -- the day after lrnohl11, actually! -- and it had pretty good flow. Not what I'd call "sporting" by any stretch, but certainly more than a trickle (and...

WOW. That is a tremendous amount of excellent, detailed information. Thank you, profusely.

Things that come to mind in reply, randomly, below.


Re: Anchors being impossible to reach
That's...

What's interesting is that, in the case of Kolob, Tom provides some very specific guidelines for when NOT to go for it -- "Flows of 3-5 cfs will prove challenging to most canyoneers. Flows above 5...

For your estimating pleasure, here is an alternate view of the same pitch with me climbing a minute or two later, taken from another camera. Obviously, this isn't a scientific process, but we're...