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03-29-2012, 05:26 AM #1
first descent.. Maui
Ive been eyeing a waterfall for a year and a half or so since I started canyoneering back in Thanksgiving 2010. Ive hiked to the bottom a couple of times and always wondered whats up there. Finally after a lot of practice and training... I set out with my crew for my biggest first descent.
checking Google Earth and judging from the waterfalls in the streams near by, I was expecting 4 or so drops with an average of 200 ft per drop. (the waterfall at the bottom I estimated at 150)
We hiked to the bottom of the last drop to see if it was runnable. Normally its barely a trickle... Not today. Even more reason to descend.
The hike up turned out to be treacherous. Super steep, Loose soft dirt and lots of boulders falling. Turned out to be a hike with an elevation gain of over 1000ft within less than a mile. Finally we reached the ingress point and hopped in... Hoping for the best.
First rappel I did it as a 2 stage rappel as the waterfalls were so close together and 30ft each. The next drop was about a 20ft walk. Super gorgeous canyon so far... next came a 60ft overhang into a confluence. after about a 100ft walk around a bend.. Another drop. Tons of water! this continued on for a total of 14 rappels. I burned through 80+ft of webbing. Very fun and awesome canyon. 14 drops and the average rap was around 50ft. Longest walk... 150ft. Average walk from one drop to the next.... 30ft. Final drop... 150ft.
I will try to retype this better as im using a galaxy tab. also will try to add more pics
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03-29-2012 05:26 AM # ADS
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03-29-2012, 05:46 AM #2
Heres some pics
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03-29-2012, 06:27 AM #3
Awesome!
- Gavin
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03-29-2012, 06:28 AM #4
very cool, thanks
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04-01-2012, 10:55 AM #5
Totally awesome! Quite a different look than the Utah canyons I'm used to.
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04-01-2012, 11:57 AM #6
That is sick! Great, now I have to go to Hawaii!
--Cliff
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04-02-2012, 10:39 PM #7
Awesome brah, strong work, i'm proud of ya
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04-03-2012, 12:54 AM #8
The pics are sideways, not because I held the camera sideways... I was just positioned like that from my bad ass wall walking skills
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04-03-2012, 12:58 AM #9
This pic is when my friend first gave birth to me on rappel
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04-03-2012, 06:06 AM #10
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04-03-2012, 09:48 AM #11
Great TR! The big falls look like a blast!
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04-05-2012, 07:08 AM #12
Fixed the pictures. Great report!
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04-05-2012, 07:24 AM #13
Great report and congrats on a fine First Descent!
Tom
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04-06-2012, 03:15 AM #14
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04-06-2012, 03:47 PM #15
West Maui mountains? Awesome pics. You come across any pua'a? That's the way to rep' Maui, get plenty places worth exploring on that rock. Nice job brah.
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04-07-2012, 12:30 AM #16
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10-10-2012, 08:01 AM #17
Great stuff!
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