Best of 2011 Canyoneering Pictures

[ghawk]

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Here we have Atlas, Hamlet, The Thinker & Michelangelo's David. A mud masterpiece if I do say so myself

This picture was taken at the end of Neon right before it runs into the Escalante. It had just rained the few days before and we floated the river down to Neon. Then we found the most squishy/slick mud and had an awesome time in it.

[spinesnaper]

seconded

And I was picturing Tom hauling someone up 300 feet. I assumed it was some type of typo and they really meant some other close to the end rap in Heaps but that would be a whole lot of flowing water in Heaps. Now that you mention it, it does look like it could be Boundry.

Ken

[Iceaxe]

If this photo is the last Rap in Heaps, then the Upper Emerald Pool was full to the brim as you are standing in it to retrieve your rope?

If that's the last rap in Heaps its a different Heaps than the one I do.

[Branin]

I'm guessing most people know where this is?

Actually... No. Where?

[spinesnaper]

This picture was taken at the end of Neon right before it runs into the Escalante. It had just rained the few days before and we floated the river down to Neon. Then we found the most squishy/slick mud and had an awesome time in it.

Don't know what you boys was smoking..but just inspired. And who said a liberal arts education would never pay off?

[deagol]

Actually... No. Where?

Grand Canyon, Grandview Trail

[trackrunner]

It must've been a really wet trip thru Heaps this day Bruce? If this photo is the last Rap in Heaps, then the Upper Emerald Pool was full to the brim as you are standing in it to retrieve your rope?

While cleaning up our ropes at the bottom of the last rap in Heaps we realized that we had left a rope at the top. Oooops! The Emperor quickly rigged a haul system (not sure of the advantage Tom established) and our gorilla, Parker, quickly ascended up the waterfall to retrieve the rope (well not so quickly) with assistance of the haul team. Moral of the story: never pull your rope until you are sure of what's below you or to ensure you have all of your equipment.

Photo by Julie Burton of Australia

If I remember correctly they did Boundary the day (or a few) before Heaps as team efficiency training to see if they worked together for Heaps. Anyways that's what I remember Julie telling me 6 months ago.

[accadacca]

Epic and for the win on so many of these.

[ratagonia]

If I remember correctly they did Boundary the day (or a few) before Heaps as team efficiency training to see if they worked together for Heaps. Anyways that's what I remember Julie telling me 6 months ago.

Bruce apparently is not following the forum, much.

IN FACT, just for me, Heaps reduced its final rappel to 60 feet down an 80 degree chute, so Parker would not have to carry a 300 foot rope through the entire canyon...




and if you believe that... ... ...




Yes, the final rap in Boundary. Absence of the other rope was fortunately noticed before the rope was pulled. Parker volunteered to jug up the rope, and agreed to try my hare-brained "easier" scheme, which proved to be about the same amount of effort as just jugging up the rope.

Tom

[bruce from bryce]

It is the last rap in Boundary.
And the prize for your correct answers will be to take me through an unnamed canyon next summer! LOL

[bruce from bryce]

Have not been monitoring this site nor any others as I have been 'working my ass off'! Late nights (2:00am) and early wakeups (6:00am) make this old man very tired.

[spinesnaper]

Bruce apparently is not following the forum, much.

IN FACT, just for me, Heaps reduced its final rappel to 60 feet down an 80 degree chute, so Parker would not have to carry a 300 foot rope through the entire canyon...

Tom

Tom

Gosh, I think I have seen this technique before in an early canyoneering movie with Charleston Heston, Anne Baxter, and Edward G. Robinson. My recollection is a bit hazy but as I recall, the character played by Heston used an advanced ghosting method to move a vast number of canyoneers (boy scouts if I am not mistaken) through a dangerous class C canyon. I am pretty sure this is the correct image.



Ken

[ilipichicuma]

Tom

Gosh, I think I have seen this technique before in an early canyoneering movie with Charleston Heston, Anne Baxter, and Edward G. Robinson. My recollection is a bit hazy but as I recall, the character played by Heston used an advanced ghosting method to move a vast number of canyoneers (boy scouts if I am not mistaken) through a dangerous class C canyon. I am pretty sure this is the correct image.



Ken

This may be the best post of 2012. And it just started!

[ratagonia]

This may be the best post of 2012. And it just started!

Here, fixed that for you:

[spinesnaper]

Here, fixed that for you:

So much better.

[CarpeyBiggs]

[Scott Card]

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[ilipichicuma]

[ghawk]

[Audilard]

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