Re: Canyoneering Impacts - The Other Side of the Story
Dan 2012-06-27 08:30:39 #69970
Re: Canyoneering Impacts I Rope Grooves, Defacing the Rock
Steve,
Zion, and much of the Colorado Plateau have slots formed in Navajo and Wingate sandstones. They are very soft rock layers, and prone to rope grooves....
Dan 2012-06-27 08:20:43 #69969
Canyoneering Impacts I Rope Grooves, Defacing the Rock
Techniques currently employed in canyoneering involve pulling the ropes after rappelling over a cliff face, dry pour off or waterfall. This creates friction...
sanewcomb 2012-06-27 07:35:26 #69968
Canyoneering Impacts - The Other Side of the Story
I've read a number of postings and threads to this group in the past month or so about canyoneering in the Grand Canyon and it has been mostly a one sided...
sanewcomb 2012-06-27 07:28:11 #69967
South Rim to North Rim Transportation
Does anyone know of a better way to get to the North Rim rather than paying the $80 per person on the shuttle from South to North? The suggestion of having a...
asvircsik 2012-06-26 21:27:28 #69966
Re: Under the Stars or Inside a Tent?
Sounds terrible. I ran into a stream bed full of deer flies this summer while hiking in Moqui Canyon (upper Lake Powell). Had to beat a hasty retreat and give...
Bob Marley 2012-06-26 18:47:52 #69965
Re: Under the Stars or Inside a Tent?
Bill Ferris and I were camped at the Still Spring along Lava Creek this past March and I have never seen such big mosquitoes in the canyon before. They were...
DennisF 2012-06-26 14:41:39 #69964
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