Re: Royal Arch Loop
Josh-
It's prudent to plan to bring your own webbing and rope - if you leave any
gear there, pack what you can out (a pretty fair trade :-)). I have...
Peter Borremans 2011-02-10 11:20:35 #64112
Awake in Zoroaster's Arms
9 degrees in Sumner Wash,
I hike west to catch early, warming sun,
my wife gets bit by cactus
... not a happy camper
I hike down Wash toward the pouroff
......
George Copsey 2011-02-10 11:12:44 #64111
Re: Royal Arch Loop
Sounds like we need an exploratory mission. And once again, I envy you locals (although snowshoeing up Camels Hump in subzero weather is fun, too!)
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mikerogers_vt 2011-02-10 10:43:33 #64110
Re: Royal Arch Loop
Yeah, I think Bob's assessment on this is accurate. It's not totally impossible but very unlikely -- sort of a 'lost city' story with a mysterious appeal that...
DougN 2011-02-10 10:25:13 #64109
Re: Royal Arch Loop
Bob-
I had figured as much, but it was worth the question as I had heard it mentioned that 'it existed, but was likely not a better option" than the rappel. ...
JoshC 2011-02-10 10:07:11 #64108
Re: overflights
I love all of the sounds of the Canyon and find it hard to sleep there without them. A chorus of crickets and frogs is best!
I've camped some places in the...
CanyonCat 2011-02-10 07:36:50 #64107
Re: Royal Arch Loop
Josh,
My belief is that the "bypass" of the rappel is a Grand Canyon Royal Arch Loop Myth. It seems to me that someone on this site (the infamous Gary?)...
bobhostetler 2011-02-10 05:35:26 #64106
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