August 8, 2021
Day 4 of swiftwater canyoneering course where we just
August 7, 2021
Day 3 of swift water canyoneering course where we practiced technical rope work
August 6, 2021
Day 1 and 2 of swift water canyoneering course where we practiced jumps and slides
July 5, 2021
This Independence Day weekend we got to rappel a wonderful little waterfall
September 27, 2020
Very cold final canyon descent of the year
September 7, 2020
My attempt at merging the simplicity of the Super Amazing Canyoneering Map and the comprehensiveness of ropewiki
July 24, 2020
So much better than expected and good enough to call it "meh" for after-work canyoneering
July 12, 2020
Fun waterfall rappel with my middle child plus a few things that weren't quite perfect
April 26, 2020
The ACA recently updated all their Skills Checklists. Let's nerd out and see what changed.
February 23, 2020
List of all the rappel devices on the 2020 Utah Canyoneers shirt and a couple rappel devices that aren't
June 20, 2019
June 25, 2019
Worrying is my super power to get me through hard canyons
June 15, 2019
10 things I learned - and 1 thing I didn't - in my first ridiculously hard waterfall rappel
May 18, 2019
While in Hawaii on vacation we went canyoneering with Rappel Maui
March 16, 2019
Near the end of 2018/2019's long winter, canyoneering season has kicked off.
November 11, 2018
For the final day of the trip we had gotten Fiery Furnace permits and intended to descend Lomatium and Krill canyons...
November 10, 2018
Day 2 of our canyoneering trip we met up with a group of people to do the Tierdrops...
November 9, 2018
We learned the hard way that our ropes were too short...
October 26, 2018
The rendezvous kicked off with a trip down full Spencer Canyon...
September 22, 2018
Final day of the 2018 Zion Canyon Rendezvous...
September 21, 2018
Day 2 of the 2018 Zion Canyon Rendezvous...
September 20, 2018
The Zion Canyoneering Rendezvous kicked off with Mystery Canyon...
September 10, 2018
A friend who has never gone canyoneering before told me he put in for permits for The Subway...
May 19, 2018
I had a free weekend and met up with a group for Robber's Roost...
April 19, 2018
Two years after bailing out, I finally got another crack at Poe...
April 15, 2018
Review of and love letter to my recently retired Petzl Canyon harness...
March 24, 2018
Fun times practicing skills and meeting new aspirants...
March 3, 2018
Starting out scared and timid, I finished my first X-rated canyon happy and confidently..
March 3, 2018
Great sand trap practice in No Kidding Canyon...
March 2, 2018
My first canyoneering trip of 2018 kicked off in North Wash with the spectacular Monkey Business...
March 24, 2017
The following canyons will no longer be located within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument...
November 11, 2017
William is always asking if he can go canyoneering with me. We finally made it happen...
September 30, 2017
I got to host an ACA Practice Session up Dry Canyon in Utah Valley...
June 10, 2017
Heaps, the biggest, baddest, best canyon in Zion...
June 9, 2017
Lower Refrigerator has the distinction of being the canyon that is not only Mother Nature’s trash bin but Angel’s Landing hikers’ trash bin as well...
June 8, 2017
This is the first time I have ever dropped into the wrong drainage...
October 15, 2016
The objective for this canyon was to go down a ways and then ascend back up all the rappels. It made the canyon quite fun...
October 15, 2016
After ascending and hauling in Egypt 1 I went with a group to Beau Beau aka Egypt 1.5...
October 14, 2016
This is just a short summary of some of the things we covered on the first day of the Leader/Guide Rendezvous...
September 25, 2016
Autumn colors were in full force high up in the canyons below Timpanogos...
September 18, 2016
Sunday morning following the Zion Canyoneering Rendezvous we had some time so we decided to descend Benson Creek near Brian Head...
September 16, 2016
After a fun day leading Behunin, we got invited to do Hidden. I was pretty sick at the time and didn't want to do anything too difficult, so Hidden it was...
May 14, 2016
I finally descended Neon and Choprock canyons...
October 23, 2015
Egypt 2 was my first Escalante canyon. The 270′ entrance rappel provided a great introduction to this spectacular area...
September 20, 2014
At the 2014 Zion Canyon Rendezvous, I had my canyon leadership abilities tested for the first time under a stressful situation...
August 1, 2014
My family took a trip to the Grand Canyon. We had a few hours set aside on the drive down to visit Kanarra Creek...
April 28, 2012
How I got into canyoneering...