It’s def a fun one. I would like to go back again sometime.

We combined 2 different routes during that trip. I can’t remember the names off the top of my head.

Yeah, it def gets the heart going. Always good to do it in practice before having to rely on it in an actual canyon.

Because of all the sand and grit that gets stuck in our ropes in Canyoneering it renders mechanical rappel devices useless and gums them up with grit.

And in canyons with flowing water, falling is often less of a concern than having one of those devices lock up should you become stuck in the flow,especially upside down. They're also easier to pop off the end of the rope into a deep pool where the risk of getting tangled can be significant. The technique is generally to set rope length so that you clear the end of the rope as you're entering the water.

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Yup 👍🏻

Na, just very physically fit and agile.

That’s a personal question. Each person are going to have their own preference based on how they think a rope performs. I’ll give you a few things I have learned from my perspective over the years, taking into consideration I have not used every rope on the market: The Imlay Canyon Fire is a bomb proof rope and will last forever, but you give up comfort meaning it’s a very stiff rope. Not easy to tie knots into and has a lot of friction due to it being a bit stiff. Blue water ropes are nicer to tie knots in and rappel on, but not super durable - I’d go for their DS model rope for a little longer lasting model. The Sterling Canyon Lux is a Dream to carry. Very lightweight and super nice to tie a knot in. It’s a very fast rope so you need to have a device you can easily adjust friction on. Durability is a complete nightmare. We once core shot a brand new one on its first ever rappel. The Bluewater Canyonator rope is complete garbage. All around complete garbage.

@@NorthWashOutdoors Wow! Thank you for such valuable information. It blows my mind that Rich Carlson's Canyonator rope would be garbage. What a shock.

This Just one guys experience 👍🏻👍🏻

We lost the rope bag. It fell out of his pack right there. Good catch 👍🏻. We didn’t notice til we got down the canyon. We had to climb back up the canyon to that point to find it.

Sure thing!

Post a video of you doing it lol

@@jasperbenson7157 I don't own a camera

​@mesofius you spelled skill wrong

Couldn't he go to the narrow area up higher and cross there?

Nope, there’s a retrieval process to go thru.

And here we go.......

He was super stoked to get that out and try it out on this trip. I use one when I’m standing out in a cliff for a long time. They are really nice to have.

3 refers to the rope number he was on. We had 5 ropes set up. This way the person on rope 3 knows it is coming. It’s not referring to him starting to lower on the count of 3.

Yes, it works for any rappel device.

@@NorthWashOutdoors Thank you.

Hmmmm..... An entire video about my attire, not a bad suggestion. Clothing is anything that you don't mind destroying. Most Canyoneers go to the thrift store or clean out their closet and take what they don't wear anymore canyoneering (as long as it fits). I like long pants and lately I have been wearing old work pants from my job that I have replaced as they have been faded or ripped. Shirts are old T-shirts. Pads are anything designed for the sport of Volleyball. I like the soft fabric pads that will hold the rock a little bit, not the hard plastic pads used for sports with wheels. They tend to slide down the rock and give you a quick run to the bottom of the canyon drop. As for the gloves, they work really well for rappelling. Yes they eventually wear out (every couple months if you go a lot). I usually go through 2 pair a season. They are cheap to replace though. The rubber grips the sandstone walls very well and I set my rappelling friction so that I don't have to bear down on the rope with them too much.

@@NorthWashOutdoors Thanks for your reply. Great suggestions. I look forward to seeing your video on canyon attire if you decide to make one😃.

We shot a little something today while in the canyon about the clothes we had on. Nothing fancy but I’ll try to get it up in the next few weeks.

Yes. Going on right now this weekend.

A figure 8 device anchor - prob not. The Totem rigging version is a much better setup. I used to use the 8 before I learned the Totem version. I won’t go back to using an 8.

I think they’ve done some limited runs of it in steel, or maybe it was just in Titanium.

@@NorthWashOutdoors I'd bet it is so expensive

I think they were asking like nearly $200 a piece if my memory serves me right.

Thanks 😊

It’s a fun class. Just got back from doing one over the weekend.

I 100% agree with the info you were sent. I always recommend to our students and guide clients not to bring anything into the canyon that they don't want destroyed. I recommend all the time to them to remove watches and other jewelry. Some of them listen and those that don't usually regret it and take them off at some point during the canyon. If you pack it into your pack that's a different story. Sounds like you just want to pack it to maybe keep track of tracks and distance - otherwise I don't see the need to bother with it. When I got really heavy into canyoneering I even stopped wearing my wedding ring so it wouldn't get damaged. I'd say you have been warned and if you pack it and take any of those items in you know the consequences that could occur.

@@NorthWashOutdoors THANK YOU for the informative reply ! This was very helpful !

Thanks for watching, glad the video was some help.

Not necessarily. This canyon is in an area that sees thousands of visitors a year. No sense ghosting those areas. They’ll just get placed in there by someone else.

The highest risk here was medical issues derived from the hypothermia induced by not having a wetsuit. We were starting to lose motor function from being very cold which leads to safety issues as well as our cognitive functions were slowing down due to the hypothermia.

Awesome!! Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching.

Right on

Things def change over the years. There is still a lodged tree in there. We usually down climb around it now.

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Thanks for watching

A huge time lapse would be amazing. When I get to the great beyond I'm going to request a time lapse replay of the earths life.

It is definitely risky and takes some practice and training. The whole concept works off of counterbalance weight and friction of the Sandtrap and rope along the floor of the canyon. I def always like going first so I have the back up and yeah, the last person down really needs to be on their game. Canyoneering has a lot of inherent risks involved and we work to mitigate them as best we can with loads of practice, training and experience.

@@NorthWashOutdoors very interesting. I came by your storefront in blanding last year but didnt realize it was your house, or atleast a house. I hope to see you out in the canyons during April when I will be there. Keep it up!

Thank you again for watching. I'll see what I can do on the close ups, in the canyons its such an up close adventure though and I have to play off of what the camera can see and the lens on the camera. When I can film a bit more with my phone I try to get those wider shots a little bit more. I'll work on it :)

Thanks for watching Tom. This video is a couple years ago now and I think I've seen a more recent one from another group that looked like the bolts may have been removed since we were in there.

It was def the toughest trip through that canyon we've done. The water certainly makes for a challenge and the anchor build at the end was a bit tough under the weather conditions, but hey, we had a great day out and are looking forward to the next season starting up. Not as much moisture this winter (so far) so we will see what it looks like as we start up in March again. Thanks for watching.

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching :)

The East Fork of Leprechaun could be fairly decent for kids as well. A bit narrow and some down climbs with a few rappels.