Latest Rave: A Canyoneering Journal: April 14, 2001
Somewhere down south... (page 3)

Some nice walking in a deep, beautiful canyon. Photo: Brian Cabe

Suddenly, we pop into the open. Here is the third rappel, which we avoided by taking ledges on the left, thinking we might find an exit over there. No such luck. We ended up dropping to the canyon floor without much trouble.

OK, time for a little lunch.

An hour of walking brings us to the fairly obvious exit crack. The exit is also used by Desert Bighorn Sheep, some of whom we saw in the area.

Our worries about finding it, or finding it difficult, were clearly overwrought.

Climb for the sky.

Photo: Brian Cabe

A little exposed slab climbing at the top got the heart racing a bit. Too bad it is several miles back to the car...

Photo: Brian Cabe

Walking out, we got some great views. Yeah, there's a few more things to do down there...

Can't tell you where it is, but here's the beta:

To spot a car, drive 4.6 miles SW from the ranch, and park in no specific place on the ridge.

To start, drive 1.4 miles NW from the ranch. Park at any of three washs that cross the road. Head down the wash.

Expect much chimneying and strenuous sideways shuffling. Two rappels to 25 meters from chockstone anchors. Bring 1 50m or 60m rope, a couple of slings. Can be very wet. The exit crack is 1 hour past the last rappel on the left, and is pretty obvious. About 8 hours. This is a no-bolt area, please respect the local ethic.