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06-10-2013, 02:01 PM #1
Russell Gulch rigging
I'm splitting my Subway group to go down Das Boot and deciding whether to send my other team down the non-technical way or down Russell Gulch. How challenging are the 3 rappels in Russell Gulch? From pictures they look very straight forward (especially with bolts), but the 100 ft heights make me slightly nervous for my other potential leader. How awkward are the starts, and what potential is there for stuck ropes? Comparisons to other well-known rappels would be welcome.
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06-10-2013 02:01 PM # ADS
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06-10-2013, 02:58 PM #2
The first two raps in Russell are fairly straightforward, but getting to the last rap and the last rap itself are awkward and difficult. I had one person have a very miserable time on this last rap, getting over the roof. I think she has not been canyoneering again.
Thus, with the facts laid out as shown - I'd advise against.
Tom
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06-10-2013, 04:32 PM #3
Here is a link to our trip through Russell Gulch / Subway if you want to look through it and make your decision. There are quite a few pics of each rap sequence.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/canyona...7634040210832/
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06-10-2013, 04:41 PM #4
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06-10-2013, 10:01 PM #5
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06-11-2013, 10:22 AM #6
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06-11-2013, 10:28 AM #7
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06-11-2013, 12:02 PM #8
I don't think it's any worse than the last rap of Pine Creek. The last rap of Russel you either have to downclimb to the anchor or rap 2 stage off of a higher tree and it has kind of an awkward start. 2 of the people in our group, this was their first canyon ever.
Yes, 6552-6563 are of the last rap. I added a few hundred more pictures from other camera's last night and 2211-2240 and 1010610-1010619 are also of the last rap. Safety is definitely always a concern, but it is a pretty short easy canyon. We enjoyed it, but the Das Boot approach is much better in my opionion
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06-12-2013, 12:55 PM #9
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07-09-2013, 04:52 PM #10
To close this out, the other leader had no issues in Russell. He said one of the anchors took a minute to see, but no problems. My Das Boot team met back up with the Russell team a leisurely 2.5 hours after splitting.
Biggest challenge of the trip may have been waiting for a slow group in the main Subway -- I downclimbed some logs at the last Subway rappel, looked around a bit, and then climbed back up in the time it took the [other group's] leader to attach himself to his rope. Fortunately, there are about 5 obvious anchor points around that area so we didn't have to wait any longer than we wanted to, and the slow group was pleasant and courteous.
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