Archive for Training
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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...
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...
Incident in Cascade Creek, Ouray, August 16 2012
(c) 2012 Imlay Canyon Gear LC I have a tendency to make things more complex than they really need to be. Sometimes this gets people...
Canyoneering Training in Flagstaff – April 2012
This weekends plans – a three day training session with members of the Coconino County SAR team, despite the snowstorm forecast for Saturday. Driving down...
Echo Canyon Zion – the BIG start – June 2011
Bill Westerhoff made the big move from Phoenix up to the Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort a couple years ago. Well, not to the resort, to...
Marinus Arch Adventure, North Wash, March 2011
Scott Patterson discovered a large and frightening arch in Marinus canyon, scouting it in April 2010 and, due to lack of time and suitable companions,...
Lower Echo Canyon Warm-Up Day – Sep 2010
Evergreen Dean came out with a couple of friends to run a lap on Imlay. I thought a warmup day was in order to assess...
Waterholes Canyon – Arizona Strip – Feb 2009
“In SETI, the Water Hole is the band of radio frequencies between 1420 MHz and 1640 MHz. This is the band between the hydrogen line...
ACA Wasatch Chapter Storm Mountain Funfest – Aug 2005
We’ve been chatting about getting the ACA Wasatch Chapter up and running again, so maybe a fun barbeque/social/training session would be a good way to...
