Heaps 6/18-6/19

**Emily** · 06-22-2010, 09:02 PM

We went through Heaps last Friday and Saturday. Me, my husband, Dad & brother. It was the first time for all of us. Wow, what a canyon. Conditions were perfect - no difficult pothole escapes, lots of swimming. We planned on one long day, but were prepared for two, which was very good thing since we took two full days. (Our poor families at home were a little worried & angry at us for leaving our four children for Grandma to raise...) The hike in from Lava Point is gorgeous, the canyon is unrelenting, dramatic and awe-inspiring, the unplanned night we spent under the stars was actually fairly comfortable and the final raps were one of the coolest experiences of my life. Didn't get a ton of pictures, but it was an experience I won't soon forget, and to get to have it with people I love was especially neat. Perched on the bird's nest, I just felt so lucky to be where I was & get to see the beauty & perspective in Heaps.

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**jman** · 06-22-2010, 09:15 PM

cool! Heaps is awesome! thanks for posting.

**Bo_Beck** · 06-23-2010, 06:38 AM

Awesome! Great tale! Did you hike down West Rim and rappel into Phantom Valley, or did you enter Heaps from Gunsight Slot? Where did you camp out? How did the hike from Upper Emerald Pool feel?

**Cirrus2000** · 06-23-2010, 07:56 AM

Sounds excellent! Perhaps one of these days, this might be in the cards for me.

You didn't get a ton of pictures - but did you get any? Would be great to see, if so...

**mtthwlw** · 06-23-2010, 08:55 AM

Heaps was incredible, beautiful, dark, and immense-- even with the potholes full, it was much different than any canyon we had ever hiked. The best part for me was sharing it with my wife, dad, and brother.

Originally Posted by Bo_Beck

Awesome! Great tale! Did you hike down West Rim and rappel into Phantom Valley, or did you enter Heaps from Gunsight Slot? Where did you camp out? How did the hike from Upper Emerald Pool feel?

We entered in from Phantom Valley, and camped on a sandy bank toward the end of the Heaps Narrows-- actually the last camping spot on the left of the canyon before the final section of narrows. The sand was soft and the night was warm enough that we stayed reasonably warm with emergency blankets.

Originally Posted by Cirrus2000

Sounds excellent! Perhaps one of these days, this might be in the cards for me.

You didn't get a ton of pictures - but did you get any? Would be great to see, if so...

We did get a few pictures. Our Pentax Optio W60 doesn't do well with low-light and couldn't focus or take pics very well toward the end of the first day and so we thought it must have been broken... so we stopped trying-- besides, we were cold and trying to hurry along. I'll post a few of the pics that we have below. (Probably easy to do from Picasa. I'm just going to have to figure it out.)

**mtthwlw** · 06-23-2010, 09:17 AM

Here are a few pics, trouble is, the best parts of the canyon come at the end and we didn't get pictures of the narrows or the final rap sequence (Wow. That part is cool!)

**mtthwlw** · 06-23-2010, 09:19 AM

Dang. I thought I was embedding these. I'll try again later.

**trackrunner** · 06-23-2010, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by mtthwlw

Dang. I thought I was embedding these. I'll try again later.

add [img] to the beging and [/img] to the end of each link that ends in .jpg. you may have to remvoe the hyper link.

**Cirrus2000** · 06-23-2010, 09:26 AM

Here you go:

Here are a few pics, trouble is, the best parts of the canyon come at the end and we didn't get pictures of the narrows or the final rap sequence (Wow. That part is cool!)

Getting started at Lave Point. It was a little chilly at 4am, but once we got moving it was great:

Sunrise:

The knife-edge ridge:

Suiting up:

Heading down the canyon:

**mtthwlw** · 06-23-2010, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by Cirrus2000

Here you go:

Thanks.

**ratagonia** · 06-23-2010, 10:29 AM

Thanks for the report and the Pictures!!!

There were a few personal items left with the rental pack at ZAC. Did you get those??

Tom

**mtthwlw** · 06-23-2010, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by ratagonia

Thanks for the report and the Pictures!!!

There were a few personal items left with the rental pack at ZAC. Did you get those??

Tom

Oops. I didn't realize anything was missing. We were all pretty tired when we got back to ZAC to return the stuff.

Update:
Called ZAC and talked to the girl behind the counter and she didn't know about anything about stuff left in a pack. Maybe it was from another group.

Matthew

**ratagonia** · 06-23-2010, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by mtthwlw

Oops. I didn't realize anything was missing. We were all pretty tired when we got back to ZAC to return the stuff.

Update:
Called ZAC and talked to the girl behind the counter and she didn't know about anything about stuff left in a pack. Maybe it was from another group.

Matthew

Nah, it was the "group from heaps overdue one day, wasn't freaked by it..."; well, they came in about 5 pm, maybe you came in earlier. Rashguard (female), gloves, a pair of socks. May have been a different group.

T

**Randi** · 06-23-2010, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by Emily

We went through Heaps last Friday and Saturday. Me, my husband, Dad & brother. It was the first time for all of us. Wow, what a canyon. Conditions were perfect - no difficult pothole escapes, lots of swimming. We planned on one long day, but were prepared for two, which was very good thing since we took two full days. (Our poor families at home were a little worried & angry at us for leaving our four children for Grandma to raise...) The hike in from Lava Point is gorgeous, the canyon is unrelenting, dramatic and awe-inspiring, the unplanned night we spent under the stars was actually fairly comfortable and the final raps were one of the coolest experiences of my life. Didn't get a ton of pictures, but it was an experience I won't soon forget, and to get to have it with people I love was especially neat. Perched on the bird's nest, I just felt so lucky to be where I was & get to see the beauty & perspective in Heaps.

Hi Emily, what a wonderful way to experience a canyon of this magnitude, with your family! ♥♥♥
I'm happy you had such a great time - it's a spectacular place for sure and I can imagine that going with your family made it that much more special! Thanks for posting (and welcome to Bogley) and thanks for the pix too (kev)! ;)~

**mtthwlw** · 06-23-2010, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by ratagonia

Nah, it was the "group from heaps overdue one day, wasn't freaked by it..."; well, they came in about 5 pm, maybe you came in earlier. Rashguard (female), gloves, a pair of socks. May have been a different group.

T

Sounds like us, and the check-in time was right. When I called the girl who answered didn't know anything about the stuff. I'll call again tomorrow. Thanks again.

**ratagonia** · 06-23-2010, 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by mtthwlw

Sounds like us, and the check-in time was right. When I called the girl who answered didn't know anything about the stuff. I'll call again tomorrow. Thanks again.

We lack a robust process for Lost and Found items. The real question is if your group is missing a full-body Rashguard in a female size? If so, pop me an address and I will try to mail em back to you. Send to tom@zionadventures.com

Thank you for wearing helmets.

Tom

**Scott Card** · 06-28-2010, 01:39 PM

Very nice! I liked the picture of the rope on the fin of death at the enterance to the valley. Did you hear that Spidey? I liked the rope on the fin of death....

**moab mark** · 07-06-2010, 01:50 PM

Nice pictures. I've got to find some group to tag along with someday. Looks cool.

**trackrunner** · 07-06-2010, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by moab mark

Nice pictures. I've got to find some group to tag along with someday. Looks cool.

I've been before and always looking to go back. offer still good

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