The rappels and interesting challenges of Cascade Canyon makes this canyon one of the most unique C class canyon in the United States. Ouray is a beautiful mountain town located in the rugged San Juan mountains of southwest Colorado.The town itself is surrounded by prominent peaks and beautiful mountain terrain. The town itself has excellent vibes and appears to attract these vibes with the environment...
Ouray is located in the beautiful mountains of the San Juan mountains in southwest Colorado. A large portion of the year in Ouray has significant weather that includes heavy snow, rain, and cold weather temperatures. Ice climbing is one of the significant sports (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); that occurs in Ouray. In fact, we went right by a great ice climbing route in cascade...
Portland canyon is a very short canyon that is right inside the town of Ouray in Colorado. This canyon is quite short but a lot of fun for being so close to the road. We encountered two rappels in this canyon that (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); were in the water. The first rap was right in the water and it was right under the road. The...
Greyhound pit is a scenic open air pit located in the high karst plateau of a Utah alpine plain. The vertical extent of this pit appears to be around 100 feet. The initial drop is around 60 ft. down to a pile of snow. The drop is a nice open air drop with a (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); lot of moss on the walls...
Can Can Pit is another 60-80 footer that has a room in-between the drop. The drop into the room is a bit awkward and the continuation (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); into the lower level is also awkward to get into. The large boulder that is in the way will need to be negotiated around. This pit was not on the top of...
Pyrite pit is another high elevation pit that is located in Utah's high karst plateau. This Pit has two vertical rooms that are both accessible to get off (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); at, on rope. There is a 30 ft drop that takes you down into the first room and another 50 ft drop that is basically a free air drop down to the...
