ADAM HAYDOCK: Climb

SHILLELAGH CANYON 3A1. NORTH WASH, UTAH

Adam Haydock June 10, 2020

Last canyon for this trip and a scenic two stage rappel entrance drop into a canyon.

The views were nice and the drops were dramatic but the graffiti in the canyon was no so great.

This is a good contrast from the other canyons and shows how technical competency and community

cultures actually have a part in the protection of canyons throughout the canyoneering world and community.

There were a few sections where the canyon became scenic but overall the entrance raps was the best part of this canyon.

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BOUNDARY & MONTGOMERY PEAKS 13,146ft ., NEVADA

Adam Haydock June 08, 2020

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Gh_hfiUrcUCvQ_bggX4ryk411knacUXf

Located in the White mountains, Boundary Peak is Nevada's highest peak inching up to 13,146ft at the summit.

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1BbwwO3OmhUW9GGjdQGQxoe5NGgROH-mK

Heading to the trailhead can be a challenge in itself, especially if you head up form the south side to the trailhead. The road continuously gets worse and becomes rather steep. I recommend parking at the start of the final approach as there is nowhere to park if you get stuck and the road can be quite challenging if you get into a problem.

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1lZ4cresX6yjD3FKQ68j0M5a_TeU8c3YE

I recommend heading up the north road to the saddle trailhead as the majority of the people hiking to the summit were coming up form the north.

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1CPsK617rxNgBMeJBTENKg_HXdzDrtvFn

The hike to the summit is straightforward and no snow was encountered.

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1dc_BNueyysE_SRHSFRG6YiKgUsn8_zS4

There is a false summit that I found to be a bit steeper than the final approach to the proper summit.

I highly recommend taking your time to enjoy the views along the way, they are incredible!

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1gfmeP50BANvddXBpmgJpuF9tnfzT_LUP

Making it to the summit, you are welcomed with excellent views from the top and the nearby sierras.

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1ipo76HB-ShW3sxKySUwY1MJY79Zmnfwo

The next peak ( Montgomery peak) is a couple hundred feet higher and is just across the border in California.

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=18iVFubRv6k_gw0vo0yRY32fg5E5Wmgwv

these two summits are doable to reach and I think that you will find a lot of value grabbing both summits.

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1JL12M0Tn5SBjbq2iOw-kWGa_gmi27CjW

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RED HOLLOW CANYON 3AII. ORDERVILLE, UTAH

Adam Haydock June 04, 2020

Red hollow canyon can be done as a non technical canyon hike or as a technical canyoneering route from the top down.

The headwall is a beautiful 300 foot drop into the canyon itself.

This particular drop will wake up any jaded canyon junkie as the wall bells out just 20 feet under the lip.

I went into a awkward spin and ended up twisting around the rope at least 20 times.

What was left of the canyon had some scenic narrows yet it was a bit short lived

The canyon opens back up a bit and soon narrows down into some red canyon

We did find a lot of graffiti on the walls and steps where it appeared to give access to people coming up from the bottom.

The canyon had some short raps after the large 300 foot drop that were decently scenic but not something that stood out to me,.

If this canyon did not have that dramatic first drop, I would just come up the canyon from the bottom up.

This was a great Sunday canyon to wrap up a fantastic weekend.

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FRY CANYON. CEDER MESA, UTAH

Adam Haydock June 03, 2020

Have you ever arrived at a destination to run some canyons in a Prius and wondered where you could access a canyon that would only take a couple hours to complete? No? Well your missing out on one of the most accessible canyon in south east Utah, fry canyon.

We literally rolled out of the car into the canyon from the highway, my hat even blew into the canyon from the car.

Immediately we were encountered with a very short but scenic section of narrows that required no ropes for us. We go under the highway bridge and the canyon opens back up again.

There is an exit of sorts with a handline that allows for a very quick trip which I am led to believe is called” fryollite “canyon.

We continue walking down for a bit of distance and reach a rappel that takes us into some deep and quite scenic narrows with water.

The narrows end pretty quickly which leads us into a canyon where we encounter Anasazi kivas on a ledge. This was quite interesting as we usually do not see kivas or ruins in canyons.

Ceder Mesa is pretty well known for ruins and this was quite interesting to see.

Fry canyon is worth checking out if you are driving through the area or will be camped out in this region as it’s straightforward, short, and right off the highway.

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CHRISTOPHER CREEK CANYON, 3CII. ARIZONA.

Adam Haydock May 28, 2020

Christopher creek is a excellent C class canyoneering route that takes you through more of an open gorge like canyon with jumps and waterfalls to negotiate.

A thick wetsuit is what we all grabbed for this run down the canyon and it was a much needed necessity.

faced with a few rappels and jumps, working our way down the canyon was like a waterpark full of slime and hopeful expectations.

plenty of areas to get out of the canyon to "warm up" if needed and enjoy just what you are going through.

some of these jumps were hard to not like.

Like this 20 footer

swimming, jumps, raps, waterfalls, and sun, where are we going wrong here? nowhere.

There are plenty of spots to set up guided raps as well for more of the risk adverse

you will not be upset with this canyon, unless you get upset, a lot, than you might be upset about something, maybe the hike out? even that was like taking a walking tram back to the top.