14/09-14/10/2013 - photos
Participants: Tom Brennan, Rachel Grindlay
Emerald Pools Walk
Rachel and Tom in front of the Great White Throne
Pine Creek Canyon
One of a number of swims
...chambers...
Birch Hollow
Tenth abseil
Russell Gulch and the Subway
Second abseil in Russell Gulch
One of the subway-like sections (but not the real one)
Rachel
Rachel in the Subway
Middle Echo Canyon
The corridor below the Echo Chamber
In the corridor
Orderville Canyon and The Narrows
First signs of water flow
Spry Canyon
If you need confirmation that Navajo Sandstone is soft...
Tenth abseil
Angels Landing and Behunin Canyon
Rachel on Walters Wiggles
Rachel on a well-chained section, with Refrigerator Canyon off to the left
Rachel on the best section of canyon
Mystery Canyon
Rachel showing off her bridging form
Rachel on the ledge above Mystery Springs
Fat Man's Misery
Rachel on a short abseil with no anchor (well there was a dodgy single bolt on the wall, but it was going to require swinging on to it!). I had the rope jammed under a boulder some distance back and was backing it up off me. The climb down was a bit more dodgy than I anticipated leading to a couple of nervous moments
Rachel in the canyon
Bryce Canyon NP - Queens Garden and Navajo Loop
Wall Street
Capitol Reef NP - Cassidy Arch Canyon
Rachel on Cassidy Arch
Middle Leprechaun Canyon (Shimrock)
Everyone staying high to avoid the slush pit down below
Rick meat-anchoring the next abseil
Rachel and Angela - now it's getting squeezier...
Slideanide Canyon
OK, focus! Rachel showing nice elevator technique
Anya and Rachel and ... oh ... Anya's not fond of spiders?!
Arscenic Canyon
Angela abseiling the second stage
The party near the end of Arscenic - Angela, Rick, Anya, Rachel, Ilze, Tom
Zero Gravity Canyon
Ilze and Anya avoiding an early swim
Rachel in the keeper pothole - it's probably about 3m deep
Rick acting as the anchor for the over the chockstone option
Pleiades Canyon (Walk!)
Rachel and Rick climbing the hill
Medieval Chamber and Morning Glory Arch
Rachel in the Medieval Chamber
Rachel on the Morning Glory Arch
Entrajo Canyon (Walk!)
Heading up the creek looking for our pass
Relaxing after we decide to call it quits for the day
Dead Horse Point Loop
Oh what a feeling!
Ding and Dang Canyons
Bypassing one of the drops via a high ledge
Goblin Valley State Park
An odd shaped goblin!
Blarney Canyon (Left and Right Forks)
It's times like this that you want good grip on your shoes!
The "right" exit!
Hogwarts Canyon
Rachel on the second abseil
Rachel on the third abseil, down to the arch
The Black Hole of White Canyon
Rachel swimming in the middle section of the canyon, the Black Hole
Tom and Rachel
Goosenecks State Park
Rachel at Goosenecks
Rachel in the Conservatory at the Bellagio
Fountains of the Bellagio
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