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    · Have everyone bring their own harness...

    · Have everyone bring their own harness and gear. Switching harness at repels takes forever. ( Sorry to the group behind us at the last Pinecreek rappel in 2006:facepalm1:)
    · Plan...
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    I’ve found the number of blocks accidents odd...

    I’ve found the number of blocks accidents odd since I always use a safety back-up of the block, which protects all but the last individual from error. Do most groups not use a safety back-up? Do...
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    I wouldn't count on it freezing over completely. ...

    I wouldn't count on it freezing over completely. The same thermal properties that keep canyons cool in the summer, also insulate them in winter. So yes it could freeze hard enough to walk on...
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    [Trip Report] Looks like a fun canyon. I'm jealous I've had 2...

    Looks like a fun canyon. I'm jealous I've had 2 trips planned to do this canyon in the past, but the weather has never cooperated. Someday I will do this canyon. Thanks for the trip report.
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    [Trip Report] How does the squeezing in Red Spur compare to...

    How does the squeezing in Red Spur compare to Alcatraz? I’ve done Alcatraz and loved all the down climbing, but at 6’-5” and 250 lb, I was not a fan of the all squeezing in Alcatraz. Red spur has...
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    [Beta] I’m planning on searing for the pictograph Friday...

    I’m planning on searing for the pictograph Friday afternoon, before the weekend storm. Anyone interested in coming along PM me. I have a obtained a vague description of where it is at.
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    [Beta] That unfortunate, so it’s completely blocked off?

    That unfortunate, so it’s completely blocked off?
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    [Beta] I would be interested in helping. My...

    I would be interested in helping. My brother-in-law visited them as a scout 10 years ago, but does not remember where it is. I will ask my brother-in-law to see if he can contact his old scout...
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    [Beta] Little Cottonwood Canyon Pictographs

    Anyone have a description or GPS location of the Little Cottonwood Canyon pictographs, which they would be willing to share? The only information I can find has them located near the mouth of the...
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    [Conditions] Arsenic is dry

    Arsenic is dry
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    Pete’s rock at the Mt Olympus trailhead is a good...

    Pete’s rock at the Mt Olympus trailhead is a good place I have used a few times. There is a spot with a 10’ drop followed by a 60’ drop. This is a great area to teach noobs and give them some...
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    I don’t want to ridicule anyone, but this seems...

    I don’t want to ridicule anyone, but this seems to becoming more common, groups taking a chance on bad weather. On this same day a group just narrowly missed a similar fate in Hogwarts, and I think...
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  14. Thread: Rope Lengths

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    [Gear] Interesting, I didn’t know that ropes shrank that...

    Interesting, I didn’t know that ropes shrank that much. I’ve never actually measured mine. Although, how much does the rope stretch back when it’s loaded. Do you get the full length back, or only...
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    [Beta] It’s so frustrating that a few homeowners can...

    It’s so frustrating that a few homeowners can prevent access to a beautiful canyon. It seems that most people that I have heard that have done this canyon have a similar plan, of quickly moving past...
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    [Beta] Deaf Smith Canyon (Cottonwood Heights, SLC)

    I'm curious to know if there are access issues to this canyon. I've read that you have to cross private property to access this canyon, and that the owners, based on previous experiences are not...
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