Grand Canyon Sufferfest: Whispering Falls Canyon

Rich Rudow and Todd Martin have been spending a bit of time in the mighty canyon of the Colorado River, as it crosses from Lee's Ferry to Lake Mead. Exploring every little nook and cranny?

Canyoneering, Grand Canyon, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesOctober 10, 2009Dean Kurtz, Rich Rudow, Steve Ramras, Todd Martin, Whispering Falls Canyon, whispering falls, canyoneering, grand canyon, grand canyon national park

Happy Dog Canyon and Poe Canyon

… We did not go in the Wart Pothole but considered that some kind of pendulum would work, once you got a fella over. We did the 1st 90%+ of the canyon with fully retrievable anchors.

Canyoneering, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesOctober 3, 2009Happy Dog Canyon, Poe Canyon, Pot Shot, sand bag, sand bag anchor, ghosting

Canyoneering Anchor and Rigging Techniques in Englestead Canyon, Zion National Park

Recently I have heard about people having trouble pulling their rappel on the first rap in Englestead Canyon. I found this curious, that this problem would suddenly arrive for several parties this summer. What gives???

Anchors, Canyoneering, Englestead Canyon, Tom Jones, ZionTom JonesSeptember 10, 2009anchor rigging, Canyon Anchors, anchors, anchor maintenance, canyoneering anchors, natural anchors, bolted anchors, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering, englestead, englestead canyon

Blissful Canyoneering in Glen Canyon

We consider Glen Canyon (Lake Powell area) to be an "Adventure Canyoneering Reserve", thus names of canyons are withheld, some details obscured and other mild obfucations taken in the interest of preserving the adventure (for the children!!!).

Canyoneering, Exploration, Glen Canyon, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesSeptember 3, 2009Bob Stevenson, Harvey Halpern, Stever Ramras, glen canyon, canyoneering, exploration, ghosting

Mountaineering on Austera Peak, Ram's Cascade Adventure Camp

4-We awoke in a cloud. It was mostly calm. Then a drizzle. Then a sleet. Then a rain. Then it would blow. Then calm. Sometimes it would brighten…

Mountaineering, North Cascades, Peak Bagging, Steve RamrasRamJuly 6, 2009Austera Peak, mountains, mountaineering, north cascades, cascades

Dorado Needle Mountaineering Route, Ram's North Cascade Adventure Camp

Day 2 started with that reddish sky that warns of unsettled weather. Dorado Needle, hidden behind the bulk of Eldorado, had intrigued for years.

Mountaineering, North Cascades, Peak Bagging, Steve RamrasRamJuly 5, 2009Dorado Needle, mountaineering, mountains, north cascades

Evening Peak, Ram's North Cascade Adventure Camp

We hoped to snag 6 peaks in the 4 days. Mark would join us for a day and a night and head out the way he came. Sonny, Aaron and I, joined by the multi talented Ziff, would continue on.

Mountaineering, North Cascades, Peak Bagging, Steve RamrasRamJuly 4, 2009North Cascades, cascade, evening peak, mountains, moutaineering, ram, steve ramras, peaks, peak bagging

South Arete, South Early Winter Spire, Ram's North Cascades Adventure Camp

He keeps saying its the best trip of the year, and in 2008, with help from Bucky, I joined Ram for a few days of Cascade madness. Wow was it good.

Mountaineering, North Cascades, Steve RamrasRamJuly 3, 2009cascade, north cascades, mountaineering, mountains, cascades, ram, steve ramras

Pine Creek Canyon and Wildflowers, Zion National Park, UT

Randi was in Zion with a couple of Californiac friends, and invited me for some fun. I had a class in Yankee Doodle on Saturday, but joined Randi, Kelley from San Fran, and Jay from Death Valley for quick visits to Keyhole Canyon and Pine Creek Canyon

Canyoneering, Pine Creek, Tom Jones, Trip Report, Wildflowers, ZionTom JonesMay 31, 2009Cathedral Rappel, Pine Creek Canyon, Randi Poer, zion, canyoneering, zion canyoneering, pine creek

Lower Echo Canyon, Zion National Park, UT

(Middle) Echo Canyon is famous for holding snow in the "spring", which in Zion, can mean until July 1st, or even later. We had heard few reports for how the snow was this year, so Dave Buckingham and I (after cancelling a trip to North Wash due to the heat) decided to check out Middle Echo…

Canyoneering, Exploration, Tom Jones, Trip Report, Zion, Zion Adventure CompanyTom JonesMay 15, 2009ascending ropes, jugging ropes, Lower Echo Canyon, Middle Echo Canyon, echo canyon, zion national park, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering, exploration, Zion

Black and White Canyon Photography

What does one do while convalescing? Unable to play in the canyons, resisting the urge to buy a *BIG* TV, in between the tedium and drudgery of physical therapy sessions...

Canyoneering, Guest, Photography, Tom WetherellTom WetherellFebruary 27, 2009black and white, canyons, photographs, photography, canyon photography, desert photography

Waterholes Canyon, Arizona Strip

We were hoping and planning on re-engineering the BIG DROP to avoid the infamous Rope-Eating Crack, and to set it up so others could too.

President Harding Rapid Stories, Grand Canyon

We had made our way down a canyon, then down the river a ways, the day before. Today's plan was to boat a couple of miles downriver to President Harding Rapid, then climb out of the Big Ditch at Eminence Break.

Canyoneering, Tom Jones, Trip Report, Grand CanyonTom JonesFebruary 19, 2009Aaron Locander, President Harding Rapids, Sevylor raft, Sonny Lawrence, Steve Ramras, grand canyon, canyoneering in the grand canyon, rafting and canyoneering, rafting, eminence break, canyoneering, hiking

Ditch Fest: Grand Canyoneering in Marble Canyon

The Young Turks of Arizona invited Ram out to explore a few canyons around the north end of the Grand Canyon (the Marble Canyon area). This became 'Ditch Fest' and I somehow wrangled an invite for me.

Canyoneering, Exploration, Grand Canyon, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesFebruary 6, 2009Aaron Locander, canyoneering in the grand canyon, grand canyon national park, politics, Rich Rudow, Steve Ramras, Todd Martin

Historic Zion National Park Maps from 1929 and 1941

I recently picked up a couple of NPS brochures printed for the 1929 and 1941 seasons, respectively.

History, Tom Jones, ZionTom JonesNovember 30, 2008historic Zion maps, zion, zion national park, map, maps, history, historic

Hog Canyons, North Wash

Looking for a canyon that would be dry, we thought - HEY! How about Hog 2! COULD be the driest canyon around, maybe maybe not. We decided to do the Ridge of Many Huge Holes Ramble to get up there, which would save us a car spot.

Hiking, Tom Jones, Trip Report, North Wash, Alicia ScotterTom JonesNovember 30, 2008north wash, hog canyon, hikes, hiking, wildflowers

Tik Tok Bridge Canyon, North Wash, UT

A great time to be in the wild, but with the wetness and all, not a great time to do canyons. What else was around? How about Ryan's ramble out to the Yellow Brick Road and Tik Tok Bridge?

Canyoneering, Hiking, North Wash, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesNovember 29, 2008Alicia Scotter, Hank Moon, Tik Tok Bridge, north wash, north wash canyoneering, canyoneering, tik tok bridge, land of oz

Hogwarts Canyon, North Wash, UT

Back to North Wash for another weekend. Thanksgiving brought a whole bunch of rain, but it cleared off quickly. Friday, I rendezvoused with hank and alicia around noon.

Canyoneering, North Wash, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesNovember 28, 2008Alicia Scotter, Hank Moon, Hogwarts Canyon, north wash, canyoneering

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