Archive for Tom Jones
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Pine Creek on Ice – Zion National Park – Feb 2013
Finally, a storm brought moisture upon us, first time since New Years. Not the best timing, however, as Ram was just blowing into town. Kip...
Freeze Fest XI – The Black Hole Jan 1, 2013 – Tradition!
Freezefest is an annual gathering of hearty (ie, foolish) canyoneers for canyoneering at the turn of the year. Camping out in single-digit temperatures may not seem...
The Subway, Zion National Park – A Christmas Canyoneering Decent – 2012
The last couple years, Ramoo has put together a wondrous start to Freezefest doing a BIG canyon on Christmas Day – our contribution to the...
The Stinger! A first, oops, second descent in the heart of Zion – Nov 2012
Mike casually mentioned he had his eye on a certain canyon, a painfully obvious one, in the heart of Zion. “No way”, I said. “I’ve...
Pandora’s Box, Capitol Reef’s BESTest Canyon – Oct 2012
Though Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park has a big handful of good canyoneering, Pandora’s Box is clearly the BESTest! I hooked up with Ram and...
Anchor Work in The Subway, October 2012
Zion’s Subway is a wonderful, beautiful canyon, enjoyed by many people in several different ways. I made a run through on a recent weekend to...
The Squeeze & Quandary Canyons, San Rafael Swell – Sept 2012
Some good canyons can be found at the south end of the San Rafael Swell. They are especially good, especially fun when full of water...
An Anchor Survey in The Squeeze, San Rafael Swell – Sept 2012
The Squeeze is an excellent canyoneering adventure down in Utah’s San Rafael Swell. I was down at Hidden Splendor for the SUWA Roundup. The frequent storms...
Eyedropper Canyon, a First Descent in the San Rafael Swell, Sept 2012
Canyoneering first descents are always cherished – we found a nice one down in the Swell, near Hidden Splendor. At last year’s SUWA Roundup, I...
Full Imlay Canyon Descent, with Anchor Work to Boot – Sept 2012
Went through Full Imlay with Steve Brezovec and Kelly Birdwell – to enjoy the canyon, of course, and to work on the anchors. (All photos this...
