CanyonRat and FJ-Ollie. I'd like to expand on my limited canyoneering and check out some of the routes in the San Gabriels. So here is the discussion thread..........
Others who have at least some climbing experience experience are welcome to join. I am not qualified to instruct a newbie or be responsible for them so please don't be unhappy with being excluded from actual activities that might be planned here.
CanyonRat and FJ-Ollie. I'd like to expand on my limited canyoneering and check out some of the routes in the San Gabriels. So here is the discussion thread..........
Others who have at least some climbing experience experience are welcome to join. I am not qualified to instruct a newbie or be responsible for them so please don't be unhappy with being excluded from actual activities that might be planned here.
JustJodi and I would be interested in getting out in some San Gabriel canyons. We've not been out for a while. Not really any good reason, just busy with other activities and waiting until the skanky water got flushed out. The recent rains should have taken care of that.
Like Teotwaki, we're not qualified to instruct newbies. I recommend anyone interested in canyoneering contact the American Canyoneering Association for instruction. Classes are taught out here a few times a year.
We're pretty busy until after the holidays - maybe we can plan something for early next year?
Like to???? I would love to.... However, my training is not in canyoneering or rock climbing. (Since I have a lot of the gear now I will be taking some classes.) I'm trained in rescue and recovery (mostly top roping). I have never had to set anchors or anything like that. When I get some trainng I would certainly love to do some exploring with you all. I really like the idea of trying one of the Moab, Utah routes like Teotwaki shared with us in the Adventure forum sometime.
I think if you have rapelling experience and gear that would be sufficient. We can handle the anchors. As it happens many of the "trade" canyons in the San Gabriels are bolted, so depending on the canyon we choose there may not be any serious anchor building challenges anyway. Where there are not bolts, there are usually BFTs or BFRs. That would be Big Friendly Trees and Big Friendly Rocks.
I will have the week of the 17th free of commitments and am looking for some outdoor activities so I thought I'd throw this out. If we end up picking a 2008 time frame that is fine. I know I can learn new skills from both of you so it'll be fun.
Wow....I didn't know such a thing was done around here. I wish I were more fit to even learn this. I'd love to video tape your adventure. Maybe by 2009, I will lose the spare tire.
Have fun and be safe.
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Wow....I didn't know such a thing was done around here. I wish I were more fit to even learn this. I'd love to video tape your adventure. Maybe by 2009, I will lose the spare tire.
Have fun and be safe.
The Colorado Plateau is the hot spot for canyoneering in the US (mostly southern Utah), with Zion NP being thought of by many as the premier area. But, there is a small, active and growing group of canyoneers here in So Cal. If you took a look at Chris Brennan's web site that Teotwaki posted you've seen that there are a surprising number of interesting canyons in the local mountains. The other thing that's been a bit of a revelation to me is how many waterfalls there are. It can be a great way to see some unkown and very beautiful spots in the local mountains. The photo in my avatar was taken in a very pretty waterfall on the middle fork of Lytle Creek.
I checked the ACA schedule (American Canyoneering Association) and it looks like there is a class planned out here in Feb next year.
I will have the week of the 17th free of commitments and am looking for some outdoor activities so I thought I'd throw this out. If we end up picking a 2008 time frame that is fine. I know I can learn new skills from both of you so it'll be fun.
Unfortunately the week of the 17th won't work for us, but if others are interested and available, go for it. We can always plan another outing for next year.
Do you have any thoughts about canyons you might be interested in doing? We've done a small handful of the local canyons - Rubio, Little Santa Anita, Bailey, and Middle Fork of Lytle Creek. We wouldn't mind doing any of these again, or we can try something different. I think the front range canyons would be best at this time of year.
Unfortunately the week of the 17th won't work for us, but if others are interested and available, go for it. We can always plan another outing for next year.
Do you have any thoughts about canyons you might be interested in doing? We've done a small handful of the local canyons - Rubio, Little Santa Anita, Bailey, and Middle Fork of Lytle Creek. We wouldn't mind doing any of these again, or we can try something different. I think the front range canyons would be best at this time of year.
I will try to get into the February class and see what happens from there.
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