Pioneer Day in Escalante - July 22-25, 2005 - Page 3
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| Hitting the trail, 6:52 AM, to beat the heat. Today is the big day, heading into Frosted Flakes Canyon, which has an X rating, considerably harder than the R rating of the Black Newt. |
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| The first problem being to get across the main canyon, and onto the slickrock domes and slots across the way. |
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| Nat hiking up a rib toward the top of Frosted Flakes. |
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| Hiking up... |
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| Arriving at the top of the canyon. We hike around, while Jeff warms up by doing the short section. "Couple interesting spots", he reports. |
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| We start down into the canyon, downclimbing a fun little section. |
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| 8:47 am. July in Escalante. I was still feeling dehydrated from the day before, and even before 9 am in morning, it was already hot. We were in the canyon, in the shade, and sweat was still pouring off my face. For me, it was not going well. We arrived at the first hard up-climb, and I called it. For me. Not my day.
Jeff graciously helped me climb back upcanyon and out. Maybe another day I'll be up for this canyon, but this was not the day for me.
So, pictures from the rim, looking down on the boys in the canyon --- |
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