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| Canyoneering | 10.86 Miles |
2,148 AEG |
| | Canyoneering | 10.86 Miles | 10 Hrs 32 Mns | | 1.75 mph |
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| partners | | It's approaching canyoneering season and we're getting ramped up. We had done Pine before but as observers instead of leaders. Now that we have knowledge and skills it's time to reprat! We invited a couple of newbies and a couple of not-newbies (6 in our party) and headed out for a nice day in the Catalina's!
We entered the ccanyon a bit early and scrambled down to the first rappel. The view from that rappel station includes the Thimble. We used an oak for an anchor. Everything worked well. We continue onto the second rappel which is my favorite in this canyon. We rapped off the same dead tree as our previous trip. The bark near the bottom is barely hanging in and it moves as each person moves down the rock wall. I watch it, can't look away. Each time it moves I think that's it! Not really, that dead tree is still pretty solid. There is a pinch point not far from the tree that someone else had used. We cleaned up all the old webbing since we really would rather leave no trace - at least we just leave one anchor. This rappel is great as the start is gradual and then you still have a long stretch to get comfortable and pick up some speed.
The last rappel is off a chockstone where the canyon narrows. Right before it is a nice small pool that if you work hard enoguh you can work your way around without getting wet. A few of us succeeded, including me this time. This rappel has the toughest start of the three. I recommend sitting and getting your feet in place from there instead of trying to do it from standing.
After the last rappel we found a bat crawling on the ground. It was really sad to see.
We continue down the canyon. W were getting a bit tired and were glad to finally hit the trail. One of our party ran out Sabino and caught the train. The rest of us went out Prison Camp.
What a great day! I think we're ready for the canyoneering workshop next! |
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