Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Little baby water-filled potholes in upper Quandary Canyon are a sign of what is to come.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Little baby water-filled potholes in upper Quandary Canyon are a sign of what is to come.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
CP & Dominic form a human chain to give AA some support for a slightly unnerving little downclimb.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
CP & Dominic form a human chain to give AA some support for a slightly unnerving little downclimb.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
The consequences of a slip here are obvious. None of us are ready to swim yet.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
The consequences of a slip here are obvious. None of us are ready to swim yet.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic spots CP for the awkward reverse beached whale maneuver.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic spots CP for the awkward reverse beached whale maneuver.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
All wetsuited up, its time for the pothole fun to begin! Dominic's first into the pool.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
All wetsuited up, its time for the pothole fun to begin! Dominic's first into the pool.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Its a relatively easy climb out the other side.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Its a relatively easy climb out the other side.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic climbs up the side of the canyon to reach a rappel anchor.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic climbs up the side of the canyon to reach a rappel anchor.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
CP avoids a long pool with some fancy footwork.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
CP avoids a long pool with some fancy footwork.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
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San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Lots of wading and swimming in this canyon.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Lots of wading and swimming in this canyon.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic assists AA out of a dry pothole.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic assists AA out of a dry pothole.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic gives AA a knee to stand on to escape a small but deep pothole.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic gives AA a knee to stand on to escape a small but deep pothole.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
AA plows through a watery corridor.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
AA plows through a watery corridor.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Damn these busted leg loops.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Damn these busted leg loops.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Time to get down to business. It is very popular to bypass the real meat of this canyon as it requires advanced equipment & techniques.
CP volunteers to tackle the first serious keeper pothole, setting the etriers such that the rest of us can easily climb out.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Time to get down to business. It is very popular to bypass the real meat of this canyon as it requires advanced equipment & techniques.
CP volunteers to tackle the first serious keeper pothole, setting the etriers such that the rest of us can easily climb out.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15,
Dominic gently rappels from a deadman anchor we built.
San Rafael Swell
October 15,
Dominic gently rappels from a deadman anchor we built.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Preapring to pull the rope looks a little different after dropping into a swimmer.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Preapring to pull the rope looks a little different after dropping into a swimmer.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic prepares to climb the etrier CP set up.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic prepares to climb the etrier CP set up.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
The water-filled potholes are seemingly endless and come in many different sizes...
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
The water-filled potholes are seemingly endless and come in many different sizes...
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic stows the rope and prepares to cannonball into a pool after the rest of us are done rappelling off of him.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic stows the rope and prepares to cannonball into a pool after the rest of us are done rappelling off of him.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
We're now deep in the technical portion of the canyon. Pot shot..... away!
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
We're now deep in the technical portion of the canyon. Pot shot..... away!
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic's turn to tackle a potential keeper. You can see that there are three lines here. One is for rappelling. The other two near his shoulder are attached to two potshots that we threw over the far lip of the pothole.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic's turn to tackle a potential keeper. You can see that there are three lines here. One is for rappelling. The other two near his shoulder are attached to two potshots that we threw over the far lip of the pothole.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Tight quarters between potholes here. CP climbs out while I'm perched on a little saddle waiting to rappel into the next one.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Tight quarters between potholes here. CP climbs out while I'm perched on a little saddle waiting to rappel into the next one.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Bombs away...
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Bombs away...
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic all rigged up to start climbing out. This sucker's deep!
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic all rigged up to start climbing out. This sucker's deep!
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
We've been polishing our escape technique over the past two days and getting it down to a science. The potshots hold well and Dominic makes quick work of the climb out.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
We've been polishing our escape technique over the past two days and getting it down to a science. The potshots hold well and Dominic makes quick work of the climb out.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic, victorious.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic, victorious.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
AA prepares for the final rappel while CP basks in the sun below.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
AA prepares for the final rappel while CP basks in the sun below.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
The final swimmer.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
The final swimmer.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Time to begin the somewhat long hike out.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Time to begin the somewhat long hike out.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
The crew heading up Ramp Canyon, our return path.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
The crew heading up Ramp Canyon, our return path.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Screwing around as we ascend Ramp Canyon. Dominic and swiss cheese holds help Andy stay dry.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Screwing around as we ascend Ramp Canyon. Dominic and swiss cheese holds help Andy stay dry.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic scrambles up the crux of Ramp Canyon. This is a rather precarious, low 5th class upclimb with unfriendly consequences... and our shoes are wet.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Dominic scrambles up the crux of Ramp Canyon. This is a rather precarious, low 5th class upclimb with unfriendly consequences... and our shoes are wet.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Being the badass that he is, AA opted to follow Dominic unroped while CP & I played it safe and aided up a much tougher line below the anchor Dominic established. CP gave me some footholds down low and then used the ascenders to give himself some. We did it this way because a fall from the easier line would have resulted in one hell of a pendulum.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Being the badass that he is, AA opted to follow Dominic unroped while CP & I played it safe and aided up a much tougher line below the anchor Dominic established. CP gave me some footholds down low and then used the ascenders to give himself some. We did it this way because a fall from the easier line would have resulted in one hell of a pendulum.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Ramp Canyon is a pleasant little surprise. Nifty.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Ramp Canyon is a pleasant little surprise. Nifty.
Quandary Canyon (Direct)
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Topping out of Ramp Canyon.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Topping out of Ramp Canyon.
San Rafael Swell
October 15, 2011
Haven't got a clue but I'd love to know what made these!