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This time I'm going to go ahead and risk taking my camera in with me. I really regret not doing so in the past. I have a Canon XTi which is a small enough body for this kind of trip, but I'd really...

Hi Stick,

Thanks for the info. Just the sort of thing I was fishing for. I think we're just hoping that after a week of slogging around with full packs and climbing gear, an exit hike like this...

Hello All,

I will be coming down from E. Washington in late April to the Escalante area to do a week-long foray into the desolate canyon country of the southern Kaiparowitz Plateau (an annual...

No, I was thinking more along the lines of the plateau area and it's drainages due west of the Escalante River. Technical is fine, though I like to be out for 7+ days if possible, so minimal gear is...

I'm looking for people with info re: long technical backpacking (5-10 days) in the Kaiparowits plateau. I received a great route from a fellow forum member last Spring but lost all the info in a...

Good advice, thanks. We'll try and stay near the confluence with the Mindbenders if possible.



Basically because our assumption is that camping in the canyon would be preferable to camping up...

I would call it a backpacking trip with canyon descents. Traditionally we do long, 8-12 day backpacks, with the emphasis on exploration rather than hardcore canyoneering descents. Originally this...

That is very cool.

That is a good point. I don't think we would actually remove one unless we felt it was unsafe, in which case we would replace it with something better.

The plan is to descend the N Fork of Robber's Roost and try to establish a base camp somewhere in the middle portion of the canyon; essentially in the region where the Middle Forks and White Roost...

Not to worry. We don't bolt, and our inclination would be to remove any we found. From some pictures I've seen it appears that quite a rat's nest of webbing and poorly placed bolts has developed....

I have to agree with you fully. We actually got lost for a number of hours on the descent off of the Fold, and some rather spirited debates erupted over how to interpret SA's route description. But...

Thanks. Interesting you should mention the Escalante. If I really had to choose a favorite backcountry experience, it would have to be a derivation of Steve Allen's Escalante South route I completed...

Yeah, I wasn't really planning on doing that all in one trip. I really just wondered if it was possible in that type of vehicle.



I would definitely be interested in your opinion on this.

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Thanks Nat, I will check it out.

Hello all,

I'm new to this forum but thankfully not to the wonders of the Canyon country. Historically I have sought out long, arduous technical backpacking loops involving a maximum of...

Thanks. I'll do it.

Just checking in. As a resident of Pullman, WA, I'm only able to get down to canyon country once or twice a year, but have been doing so religiously for nearly twenty years. Along with a small...