Using a Sand Trap in Buckeye Canyon

[@rickhaller3328]

Cool demonstration and explanation of how to use it. I’ve seen these for sale but didn’t quite know how they worked.

[@NorthWashOutdoors]

Thanks for watching, glad the video was some help.

[@baseballdipper111]

This is incredible. How is that seemingly small amount of sand able to be rappelled off of. I went with a group last spring and did hog 2 and 4. I was astonished by how much inherent risk there was, also how little the experienced canyoneers seemed to care about it. You are very brave, especially terry rapping off the sand trap with no backup. You guys are awesome

[@NorthWashOutdoors]

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.

[@baseballdipper111]

@@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!

[@newgunguy4176]

Money, being no object, what is the absolute best rope for canyoneering?

[@NorthWashOutdoors]

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.

[@newgunguy4176]

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

[@NorthWashOutdoors]

This Just one guys experience 👍🏻👍🏻

[@toyotacrawler84]

Nice work guys!

[@NorthWashOutdoors]

Thanks!

[@mikevazquez807]

Nice work gang!

[@NorthWashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@adventures42day]

Great vid!

[@Alpine_Forensics_Locating]

I have a route that I'm going to be hiking and I can cut 6 miles off the route if I just do a Rappel down a small little canyon and watching this may help me.

[@tannerjensen4918]

The technique demonstrated in this video is an advanced canyoneering skill. Canyons can be highly committing places, so be careful out there!

[@NorthWashOutdoors]

Thanks 😊

[@NorthWashOutdoors]

Yeah, as @tannerjensen4918 mentioned, this is an advanced technique and needs to be practiced. It also needs to be used in a group so it can be backed up and kept safe until the last person knows it’s gonna hold. We dive deeper into this setup as well as other similar ones in our Advanced Canyoneering course. Be sure to know the route and any other obstacles that you may encounter if you drop into the canyon. There may be no other exit or have potholes and other barriers. Stay safe my friend 😊😊