BETA ~ North Wash Canyoneering by Dave Pimental

[stefan]

Here's beta for a route in North Wash, Utah kindly provided by Dave Pimental.



NORTH WASH, UTAH
Merry Piglet - ACA Rating: 3A II




DESCRIPTION:

Gear: Webbing and Rapid links for anchors, Ropes for up to 70' rappels,
Wading and a possible swim during wet conditions.

Drive: Drive south on Hwy95 to 1/4 mile south of the Hog
Springs Picnic Area and park at the mouth of the canyon(UTM NAD 84
545364mE 4201550mN).

Approach: Boulder hop up the rock pile at the
roadside until you come to an impassable dryfall. To the right(LUC)
is a short wall which will require approximately YDS 5.6 rock
climbing moves but is easy to ascend with a handline once you have
someone up. Then cross the wash to the opposite side and make your
way up a small rock-filled gully until you can make your way out, up
and left, to gain the slickrock which will lead you up steeply to a
convenient whitish rim which can be followed alongside the canyon to
it's head(UTM NAD 84 545603mE 4202047mN).

Descent: Descend the Merry Piglet. You will encounter 1 to 6 rappels and possibly some water.




Trip Report: The Merry Piglet

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[rockgremlin]

Wow! Very cool! Thanks Stefan for posting, and Dave for discovering. Add yet another to the "to-do" list for the North Wash...

[Scott Card]

NICE!!! Thanks for sharing the beta.

[stefan]

Here's beta for a route in North Wash, Utah kindly provided by Dave Pimental.



NORTH WASH, UTAH
Morocco Canyon - ACA Rating: 3A I




DESCRIPTION:

General Description: A 1 to 1.5 hour canyon with a 20 minute
approach hike involving rappelling and downclimbs, anchor skills and
some wading when conditions are wet.

Gear: Standard technical gear. Ropes, webbing and rapid-links for 4
to 6 rappels to 50 feet.

Driving Directions: Drive south on Hwy 95 from Hanksville and park
at UTM NAD84 544657mE 4203408mN.

Approach: From the car spot, climb up a medium steep bowl in the
Wingate sandstone at the location shown on the map. There should be
no more than a few spots where one has to make a high step. No
climbing. After getting up about 50 feet of sandstone to the semi-
circular bowl, make your way up and across to the right(south) with
the intention of reaching the rim that makes up the devide between
the Kayenta and Wingate sandstones. Go as high as possible as you go
along the rim and that will lead around the corner and up to the head
of the small slot at UTM NAD84 545034mE 4203138mN.

Descent: Descend the canyon. You will find several rappels and
downclimbs in a very short canyon. There may be places where you can
rig retrievable anchors.

[shaggy125]

I was with Dave and Penny when we went down Morocco. It's short, but it's better than Shillelah Cool bridge you walk under, beautiful alcove rappel, and a pretty spicy downclimb that can be rap'd easily (chock rock anchor works great). Perfect for when you want a little something more but only have a couple hours before dinner.

[DWayne27]

so is 'casablanca canyon' a route that has been done/beta'd?
also- for those unfamiliar with the UTM coordinates- anyway to figure out the mile marker to park at?

[ratagonia]

so is 'casablanca canyon' a route that has been done/beta'd?
also- for those unfamiliar with the UTM coordinates- anyway to figure out the mile marker to park at?

Uh, well...

The Hog Springs picnic area is on the map. It's pretty easy to figure it out from the terrain... and if not... well, then may I suggest only going out the door with someone who can.

Tom

[DWayne27]

Yeah- i noticed that right after i posted and figured it out... guess i am just lazy.

Any info on 'casablanca'? I am excited to check these out... thanks for the beta

[shaggy125]

Casablanca, I was told by Dave, is just a hike to a dryfall that I believe can be bypassed. Sounded like it was a "we did it so you don't have to" type of canyon. I think Dave sometimes comes up with names before he actually descends the canyon, so even if it's a dud, he already had a name picked out (unless something else jumps out during the descent). We are calling Dave the king of the mini slots. These are both fun little mini's.