Love at First Drop If you’ve ever asked yourself what is canyoneering, picture a mix of hiking, rappelling, swimming, climbing, and sliding through slot canyons with varying levels of danger and regret. It’s type-2 fun wrapped in sunburn and sand—basically an...
Choprock Canyon: Just Another Walk in the Park (If You’re an Overconfident Canyoneer) So, there we were—eight seasoned canyoneers who’ve been around the block more times than we care to admit. South Fork of Choprock Canyon? Piece of cake, right? I mean, what could...
So You’ve Never Heard of Canyoneering? Perfect. Welcome, brave soul, to the magical corner of the internet where “canyoneering” isn’t just a typo or a weird gym class from middle school. If you clicked on this with absolutely no idea what canyoneering...
A tragedy has struck the Utah canyoneering community. Three friends – David Bell, Jeannine Skinner, and Peter On – lost their lives in a Sierra Nevada rappelling accident on Friday night. The group of 13 were exploring the “Seven Teacups” area...
Why would someone need to write an article explaining what canyoneering is? We don’t need to explain what hiking is or what is running or what is camping. Do we need to answer the question of what is canyoneering? Yes! Yes, we do! The reason we have to answer...
Located almost directly in the heart of Utah is the San Rafael swell. During the mid 20th century the area was home to uranium and mineral developers. Some were large companies, and others were single men. Today there isn’t much in the swell besides the...
