Canyon year

[rockgremlin]

And A.J. overtakes Carpey for first place with 6 feet, 10 inches!!

[Iceaxe]

Ice enters the room.... patiently looks around.............. and then exits quietly through side door.

Immediately heads for kitchen to get a huge drink of water before attempting to enter this years pissing contest....

[AJ]

And A.J. overtakes Carpey for first place with 6 feet, 10 inches!!

Yeah, but Dan's newer to the scene, not to mention his pics blow everyone else's out of the water...

Eric, yep, I do work. Quite a bit. I do computer geek stuff for Oracle. I just make sure to take time to do the things I enjoy. Don't get enough vacation time (who does?) at just over three weeks. My list is long mostly because my main canyon partner, Jonas, and I both have an adventure racing background. We usually do pretty big days, so I get a lot of canyons in in way fewer trips than many.

For instance, the entire Blue John system was in one day. We went down Squeeze East, up Main East, back down Main East to the confluence, down Lower Main to the big drop, back up to the confluence, up West Blue, over to and down Little Blue, back to the confluence, and then up Main Blue; all in one day.

Your schedule will be awesome when school is done Eric. I better start drinking water now... ;)

Anyway, I'm sure Shane or others will beat me; but I really don't mind. I'm happy with the amount I've been able to get out. (However, if I had the chance to get out more, I'd take the opportunity!)


Take care,
A.J.

[taatmk]

I am an infrequent visitor to this forum, but would like to participate...

This year was a slow year for me, but here is what I visited this year:

1) Misery
2) Mystery
3) Keyhole
4) Pine Creek
5) Cheesebox (West Fork)
6) Black Hole
7) Birch Hollow (aborted after getting to the first rap--too much rain coming down)

Plans for next year
1) Birch Holow -Orderville (will be my third attempt after two previous aborts. I have had bad luck every time I plan a trip for this one)
2) Behunin
3) Larrys
4) Moonshine

[ratagonia]

Black Hole (jan 1, of course)
Upper Stair
Pine Creek (3)
High Spur (yawn!)
No Man's
Almost Mindbender (PFD)
Chambers
Subway (only once this year)
Crystal
Sundance
Parker
Punchbowl
Mystery(3)
Imlay (2)
Icecube
Labyrinto y Salto
Chipitin
Matacanes
Hydrofobia
Sleepy Hollow (PFD)
Heaps (2)
Englestead (4)
Service Projects in Zion (2 days)
End of Hidden (ie, Coreshot Canyon)
Right Fork / Stevenson Canyon (PFD)
Snoqualamie
Denny
Gorge
Thornton
Cypress
Behunin (what a beauty!!)
Jungle Love
Beast Ramble
Neon (about half)
E5 (just a bit, then retreat)
Birch Hollow
Arch Ramble
Elephant Butte/Ribbon Arch miscue/Dragonfly
Sandthrax (finally!)
Engelstead YoYo
Witches Cauldron
Woody
Hog1 and Hog2
E Lep / Main Lep
Not-Hog Ramble
Water Canyon (~22 days)
Lambs Knoll (~22 days)
plus 5 days in February that I have yet to figure out

Thus, a total of 104 days so far, my first year over 100!

Tom

[nat]

And A.J. overtakes Carpey for first place with 6 feet, 10 inches!!

Uh..., looks like I've been canyonated. I've had 6ft years in the past, but this year have only made it about 6 inches.

High Spur
Chambers
Boundary
Pine Creek
Longbranch
Alcatraz
Main Fk Robbers Roost

[Brewhaha]

Just a dribble for me canyoneering wise:

The Black Hole

Lots of hiking and backpacking though.

[rockgremlin]

Thus, a total of 104 days so far, my first year over 100!

Tom

That's awesome Tom! It's gonna take a lot to top that. You beat out A.J. by over 40 canyons. Sooo......I think that put you in the lead with 11 feet, 5 inches!!

Over 100 canyons in one year.....that's a really great year!

[ratagonia]

Thus, a total of 104 days so far, my first year over 100!

Tom

That's awesome Tom! It's gonna take a lot to top that. You beat out A.J. by over 40 canyons. Sooo......I think that put you in the lead with 11 feet, 5 inches!!

Over 100 canyons in one year.....that's a really great year!

Quick - CLOSE THE THREAD - before Ramoo checks in!!!

Tom

[ratagonia]

Thus, a total of 104 days so far, my first year over 100!

Tom

That's awesome Tom! It's gonna take a lot to top that. You beat out A.J. by over 40 canyons. Sooo......I think that put you in the lead with 11 feet, 5 inches!!

Over 100 canyons in one year.....that's a really great year!

Well, actually, that is over 100 canyon DAYS on the year. Far less than 100 canyons, since 22 days each in Water Canyon and on Lamb's Knoll.

Tom

[Iceaxe]

Thus, a total of 104 days so far

[mtreker]

Granary
Pine creek (twice)
keyhole (three)
cameltoe
black hole
blarney
dragonfly (twice)
Behunin
red hollow
yankee doddle
spry
rock
echo
birch hollow
red cave
white roost
west roost
tierdrop
bighorn

Not bad for my first year.

[Scott Card]

Thus, a total of 104 days so far

x2

And Dan, quite the resume for the Rookie year.

My year was the worst year I have had in a long while. Too much work and a couple of booboos have reeked their havoc on me.

Heaps (OK, no complaints here )
Larry x2
Subway
Zero G
Not Mindbender
Carpy's canyon
And hopefully some casual ones at Freezefest.

Not much for me but the juices are still flowin' for more.

[FOX]

I guess I'll take a leak too.....

Boss Hog
Trail
Hard Day Harvey
Good Day Jim
Dragonfly
El Salto
Labarinto
Chipitin
Matacanes
Hydrophobia
Black Hole
Pine Creek
Das Boot/Subway
The Squeeze
Quandry yo-yo
Crack
Zero G
Good Intentions (x2)
Slideanaide

So far, I think this has been one of my better years for canyoneering. It's amazing I'm still married, my kid recognizes me and I have a job.

[Brian in SLC]

Wow...some of you folks must really be into canyoneering (ha ha).

For me, get ready, here's my total for the year...

Big fat...zero.

My turtle head musta got scared and went inside...can you measure negative?

How many months have to pass with no canyons before my membership as a canyoneer is revoked?

Maybe I'll sneak one in before the end of the year...

-Brian in SLC

[stefan]

How many months have to pass with no canyons before my membership as a canyoneer is revoked?

Maybe I'll sneak one in before the end of the year...

how 'bout a sweet, ice climb ascent of a canyon?

[Brian in SLC]

how 'bout a sweet, ice climb ascent of a canyon?

I'm thinkin' that'd still go down as a climbing day, and not a canyon day.

Dang it.

Uhhh, you got something in mind?

-Brian in SLC

[tanya]

Black Hole (jan 1, of course)
Upper Stair
Pine Creek (3)
High Spur (yawn!)
No Man's
Almost Mindbender (PFD)
Chambers
Subway (only once this year)
Crystal
Sundance
Parker
Punchbowl
Mystery(3)
Imlay (2)
Icecube
Labyrinto y Salto
Chipitin
Matacanes
Hydrofobia
Sleepy Hollow (PFD)
Heaps (2)
Englestead (4)
Service Projects in Zion (2 days)
End of Hidden (ie, Coreshot Canyon)
Right Fork / Stevenson Canyon (PFD)
Snoqualamie
Denny
Gorge
Thornton
Cypress
Behunin (what a beauty!!)
Jungle Love
Beast Ramble
Neon (about half)
E5 (just a bit, then retreat)
Birch Hollow
Arch Ramble
Elephant Butte/Ribbon Arch miscue/Dragonfly
Sandthrax (finally!)
Engelstead YoYo
Witches Cauldron
Woody
Hog1 and Hog2
E Lep / Main Lep
Not-Hog Ramble
Water Canyon (~22 days)
Lambs Knoll (~22 days)
plus 5 days in February that I have yet to figure out

Thus, a total of 104 days so far, my first year over 100!

Tom

Tom Dear!

We need to find you a woman! You have far too much time on your hands!

[Iceaxe]

We need to find you a woman! You have far too much time on your hands!

Yeah... we ain't talkin' just any woman... we need to get him an all night woman.

[ratagonia]

Black Hole (jan 1, of course)
Upper Stair
Pine Creek (3)
...
Not-Hog Ramble
Water Canyon (~22 days)
Lambs Knoll (~22 days)
plus 5 days in February that I have yet to figure out

Thus, a total of 104 days so far, my first year over 100!

Tom

Tom Dear!

We need to find you a woman! You have far too much time on your hands!

Yah! The dating scene in Mount Carmel is somewhat less active than I was lead to believe.

Tom