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| s_tuning@msn.com | Mystery  | |
| Beautiful canyon. Rap into the spring is fantastic. | |
| Posted Jan 19, 2013 4:08 pm | ||
| Alex Wood | At Last | |
| Heard soo much talk about this canyon so I finally finally had to do it. It is a pretty canyon, but I had pretty high expectations going into it. It is definitely not my favorite Zion canyon or canyon on the Colorado plateau like it is for some. It is pretty and worth doing though. Like Scott said, it is way over bolted. From what I saw, not one of the bolts in the canyon is necessary. Oh well | |
| Posted Jun 24, 2012 7:43 pm | ||
| SarahThompson | After Flagpole Mountain Date Climbed: May 19, 2012 | |
| Used as a descent route after climbing "Flagpole Mountain". A bit disappointed with this one, though the end was awesome. Wish there had been more water in the rest of the canyon. | |
| Posted May 24, 2012 9:27 pm | ||
| GregHaz | Love the end!! | |
| My favorite day of that whole trip. Make sure you keep your focus on the slippery rock at the last rappel with the crowd watching. With Steve Ramras, Dave Pitney, Josh Huffman,Frank(?) and 2 others. | |
| Posted Apr 25, 2011 3:26 pm | ||
| americanswiss | Mystery | |
| Survived an epic in this one, when we got our ropes stuck and of course didn't bring ascenders. Climbing partner forgot his headlamp. I lowered him into the narrows with an emergency rope not knowing how far the last drop was in the dark. He had hypothermia and wasn't prepared for fall conditions. Came 2 minutes from spooning with him. Called off search and rescue upon arriving to the car. | |
| Posted Mar 8, 2011 1:15 am | ||
| patascent | Still my favorite Date Climbed: May 30, 2002 | |
| More than eight years have passed since I did this canyon and it is still my all time favorite. We did it before the permit system was in place and it was my 1st experience rapping into the water. The rap into the Virgin River was hilarious because people on the ground started clapping...a little strange but memorable. | |
| Posted Sep 7, 2010 3:37 pm | ||
| blueshade | Mystery Canyon Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2010 | |
| A number of shorter raps can easily be downclimbed, possibly the most fun part of this canyon besides the last rap. Not as pretty as some but definitely nice. | |
| Posted Jun 26, 2010 2:58 pm | ||
| junoiceclimber | Mystery Solved | |
| Loved every facet of the route: the hike up and out, the descent down in, the slots, crossing of the lake, the raps into the pools, the wet rap into the Virgin, and wading out to see strangers who did not have as cool of visit to Zion as us who have solved the mystery. | |
| Posted Mar 26, 2010 2:33 am | ||
| Day Hiker | Mystery Canyon Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2009 | |
| With Rick Kent and Seahorse. The loose crap on the downhill part of the approach really sucked, but everything else was great. | |
| Posted Jul 3, 2009 4:28 am | ||
| jamesmh | Mystery Canyon Date Climbed: Nov 25, 2008 | |
| A very fun and scenic canyon which I thoroughly enjoyed. We must have hit it during a dry spell; didn't have a bit of water until Mystery Springs. After that it was a little chilly, but not too bad. Doing the final rap to the light of headlamps was fantastic. | |
| Posted Nov 26, 2008 2:24 am | ||
| LaMusa | Mystery Canyon Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2008 | |
| This was my first canyoneering experience and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I must say that the hardest part for me was the climb down into the canyon through Death Gully. I hated that part! The rest was amazing! | |
| Posted Jun 26, 2008 7:04 pm | ||
| madsjim | Fun Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2008 | |
| Really Fun. I really enjoyed the dunk into Mystery Springs, cold and invigorating! Nothing overly difficult and a fun romp for a day. | |
| Posted Jun 9, 2008 3:30 pm | ||
| bobeck | Many times.. Date Climbed: May 29, 2007 | |
| Did it with Tanya this last time. | |
| Posted Dec 18, 2007 3:45 pm | ||
| tanya | Mystery Canyon Date Climbed: May 29, 2007 | |
| Beautiful canyon and was lucky enough to avoid the cold swim. ;) | |
| Posted Nov 30, 2007 1:41 pm | ||
| Rice Climber | Mystery Canyon Date Climbed: Nov 24, 2006 | |
| A perfect way to spend Thanksgiving weekend... heading down Mystery Canyon! | |
| Posted Aug 6, 2007 8:48 pm | ||
| John Styrnol | Mystery Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2003 | |
| Done this canyon around 4-5 times during different times of the year, a classic. | |
| Posted Jun 12, 2007 8:29 pm | ||
| mountaingazelle | Mystery Canyon Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2003 | |
| Did Mystery Canyon during a WMC canyoneering trip. We did two other canyons in the same weekend. | |
| Posted Jun 12, 2007 6:06 pm | ||
| cp0915 | Mystery Canyon | |
| Descended this puppy with a few folks sometime in summer 2005 or 2006. Very pretty. Did it again with DB and Double-A in fall 2008. Also went through a portion of it while returning from the 1st ascent of Flagpole Mountain. | |
| Posted Jun 12, 2007 1:01 pm | ||
| Scott | Mystery Date Climbed: May 20, 2007 | |
| Nice canyon, but way over bolted. | |
| Posted Jun 11, 2007 9:04 pm | ||
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