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04-27-2015, 12:35 PM #1
The Big West Fork of Red Breaks Canyon
On April 20th, 2015, Steph and I ventured through the Big West Fork of Red Breaks Canyon.
This spectacular canyon contains about a dozen fun dowclimbs. We did not wear helmets (though we should have) because we thought this was a walk-through canyon.
I've read several crappy versions of beta on this route. Most of them recommend going up the canyon. I guess that would be fun if you were really into bouldering. However, we saw a lot of blood on the walls/floor at the top of the slot. Probably from somebody going up. Probably not donated by somebody that was into bouldering.
I even read some beta that recommends doing a loop from Harris Wash. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DON'T DO IT THAT WAY. Talk about a hellish soft sand slog...
So we spent a little time devising an enjoyable route, and had an AWESOME time descending this canyon form the top-down. Our car-to-car time was a very slow 5 hours, on account that my wife had not done a single downclimb in over a year. We could do it again today in 3.5 hours. Beta to be published soon on Climb-Utah.
Bob
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04-27-2015 12:35 PM # ADS
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04-27-2015, 01:12 PM #2
Looks awesome!
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04-27-2015, 01:17 PM #3
Thanks Aaron! It was awesome.
But stay tuned. The most awesome canyon I've ever done was last week. About 100 times as awesome as this one.THE MOST TALKED ABOUT CANYONEERING TRIP OF 2017 - WEST CANYON VIA HELICOPTER.
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04-27-2015, 02:42 PM #4CanyoneeringUtah.blogspot.com
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"As you journey through life, choose your destination well, but do not hurry there. You will arrive soon enough. Wander the back roads and forgotten path[s] ... Such things are riches for the soul. And if upon arrival, you find that your destination is not exactly as you had dreamed, ... know that the true worth of your travels lies not in where you come to be at journey
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04-27-2015, 09:58 PM #5
Gotta be Imlay.
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04-29-2015, 06:26 PM #6
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04-29-2015, 07:56 PM #7Imlay is certainly in my top 5!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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04-29-2015, 09:42 PM #8
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04-30-2015, 09:02 AM #9
This route is now available on Climb-Utah.com
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04-30-2015, 09:20 AM #10
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04-30-2015, 10:15 AM #11
Eagle Creek, Val Bodengo, T4, Emerald Pools, Middle earth. Those are pretty high on my best-canyon-ever list lol
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My YouTube Channel
"As you journey through life, choose your destination well, but do not hurry there. You will arrive soon enough. Wander the back roads and forgotten path[s] ... Such things are riches for the soul. And if upon arrival, you find that your destination is not exactly as you had dreamed, ... know that the true worth of your travels lies not in where you come to be at journey
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04-30-2015, 12:18 PM #12
Thanks for the report! I gotta make it back down to Utah sometime...West Fork Red Breaks has been on my list for several years now, but I haven't made it back to the Escalante area for a while. I'll be interested in checking out your route.
One question, I have read reports of a pretty narrow section somewhere along the way and notice in the picture that you don't appear to be an overly large individual. How tight are the narrowest sections? I'm not super-sized, just a little larger than I ought to be (6'2", 220 lb) and wondering how much of a squeeze it would be.
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04-30-2015, 01:07 PM #13
In picture #3 above, my wife is standing in the most narrow part, right at the beginning of the good stuff. At first glance it looks rather serious. But once your eyes adjust you'll see that it is pretty tame.
You might have to fight through for about 50 feet or so, but it should be a fun type of fight. Not scary geometry at all. You could always go up to a more comfortable level if you don't mind being off the ground.THE MOST TALKED ABOUT CANYONEERING TRIP OF 2017 - WEST CANYON VIA HELICOPTER.
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04-30-2015, 01:34 PM #14
Thanks Slot Machine.
FWIW: Red Breaks should combo really well with Spencer Canyon.
Spencer Canyon
http://climb-utah.com/Escalante/spencer.htm
The two trailheads are only a couple of miles apart and the two slots require roughly the same skill set. A skilled and competent canyoneer should be able to take beginners through both slots safely.
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04-30-2015, 02:43 PM #15THE MOST TALKED ABOUT CANYONEERING TRIP OF 2017 - WEST CANYON VIA HELICOPTER.
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