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Mar 10 2024
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Humphreys Summit via Dutchman GladeFlagstaff, AZ
Humphreys Summit via Dutchman Glade
Flagstaff, AZ
Snowshoeing avatar Mar 10 2024
stber321 • Triplogs 2
Snowshoeing8.00 Miles
Snowshoeing8.00 Miles
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Ascended Humphreys via the Dutchman glades and west ridge then crossed to Agassiz along the ridge and descended to treeline near the Snowbowl lift. We then crossed south of the ski resort descending though the forest and popped out at the Kachina trail trailhead.

Trailhead up to Humphreys and down to the weatherford trail junction was easy going. The trail junction to the final push up Agassiz was a bit of a slog. We had to take on/off snowshoes to cross scree fields interlaced with deep snow. Agassiz was a little icy and steep towards the top but crampons were not necessary (though they could be nice in worse conditions).

Beautiful conditions in the morning though snow got a little slushy towards the end of the day.
Partner got bad altitude sickness - coming up from Tucson with limited acclimatization you can feel it.

A nearly perfect day - Big snowfields with a B-24 wreak, a chance to legally summit AZ's 2nd tallest mountain, and sweeping views of the grand canyon from volcanic alpine tundra!
 
Oct 09 2021
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Palisades CanyonTucson, AZ
Palisades Canyon
Tucson, AZ
Canyoneering avatar Oct 09 2021
stber321 • Triplogs 2
Canyoneering13.60 Miles 5,050 AEG
Canyoneering13.60 Miles   12 Hrs      1.24 mph
5,050 ft AEG   1 Hour    Break
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Starting at the TH at 6am it was 12 hr car to car including a couple of breaks and the road walk. There was a nice amount of flow but nothing scary, we were not really fighting the current. The water is a tad chilly in the fall so we wore 2mm shorty wetsuits but it is not terrible, especially after the sun came out. You could probably get away with not wearing them if you started a couple hours later than we did after the sun came into the canyon but it would be cold.
The chockstone at the first drop seemed a little sketchy to me since I'm over 200 lbs so we backed it up, however there may be better anchor options underwater. As mentioned in previous trip reports the pothole after the 2nd rap is filled in with sand and pebbles. The last rappel has an ugly choke point to snag a rope so we went down to a ledge below it and finished the rappel off an anchor on the ledge.

It's a beautiful canyon filled to the brim with frogs, butterflies and some of the best waterfalls I've seen in the Catalinas but also a long day.
 
average hiking speed 1.24 mph

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