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11-26-2012, 01:29 PM #1
Rubys Ladder Route in Sevenmile Canyon-gone
We went to the old Rubys Ladder Route in Upper Sevenmile Canyon (the Moab one, not the Powell one) yesterday and found that the upper ladder had collapsed. You can still climb down in at least two places, but the route is much more difficult now.
Makes me feel old. Many of the old "historic routes" and objects are now gone. Swaseys Leap Bridge, Chaffin Ranch, the Knotted Rope, much of the old Tomsich Butte stuff, and now the Rubys Ladders. I hear much of the old Art Murrys Cable Bypass Route has collapsed too.Utah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.
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11-26-2012 01:29 PM # ADS
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11-26-2012, 08:09 PM #2
Rubys Ladder Route in Sevenmile Canyon-gone
There was a ladder in knotted rope once? Where at?
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11-27-2012, 05:53 AM #3
Do you, or anyone else, happen to have any pics of the ladder? I sure would like to see what it looked like.
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11-27-2012, 06:14 AM #4There was a ladder in knotted rope once?
Do you, or anyone else, happen to have any pics of the ladder?Utah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.
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11-27-2012, 07:04 AM #5
Re: Rubys Ladder Route in Sevenmile Canyon-gone
I'll post some pics when I get to my computer.
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11-27-2012, 09:10 AM #6
If there is interest in these ladders I'll put together a route description. From what I have been able to learn so far it appears the ladders and cable tramway were built by Glen Ruby in 1903. I'm not sure what the system was used for but I'm guessing the cable tramway was used to bring water up to the canyon rim because the tramway bottoms out next to a spring. I assume the ladders were used to service the tramway.
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11-27-2012, 09:56 AM #7From what I have been able to learn so far it appears the ladders and cable tramway were built by Glen Ruby in 1903. I'm not sure what the system was used for but I'm guessing the cable tramway was used to bring water up to the canyon rim because the tramway bottoms out next to a spring.
Glen Ruby used the water for oil drilling and he was among the first to drill in the region. He was also a geologist and made several early oil survey maps:
http://findingaid.lib.byu.edu/viewItem/MSS%204180
Glen Ruby was also the one whom accidentally created Crystal Geyser when attempting to drill for oil.Utah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.
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11-27-2012, 12:17 PM #8
Great photos and history.
This thread has certainly enlightened me to take all the photos I can of anything historical I come across, because you just never know if it will be there next time.
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01-21-2013, 01:35 PM #9
I have created a route description for Ruby's Ladder and Cable Tramway.
http://climb-utah.com/Moab/rubyladder.htm
It's worth the 15 minutes it takes to visit if you are in the area.
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