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| Day Hiker | Heaps  Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2009 | |
| From the West Rim trailhead with Rick Kent and Tina. The extra mileage, in addition to the elevation gain due to rolling topography, make that trail hardly easier than hiking via The Grotto, but we chose it to avoid the Grotto trailhead's June temperatures. We camped on the approach on the West Rim Trail before taking two partial days to complete the canyon. We spent a lot of time relaxing and enjoying the beauty of Zion's backcountry while camping at the crossroads before the final narrows. Even though most of the pools were full, there were still some keeper potholes that needed to be avoided. Avoiding these potholes -- and having to ascend out of one -- made for a strenuous trip. All the swimming and jumping into full pools made the canyon a lot of fun. The 500-foot final rappel sequence was rather stimulating, especially the second rap down to the perch. None of us had been there before, so I am glad that Rick rappelled first to find that one needs to swing over to that rap station which hangs 300 feet above Upper Emerald Pool. | |
| Posted Jul 1, 2009 3:23 am | ||
| baumann_pat | Churger: fix what ails ya Date Climbed: May 31, 2009 | |
| Descended yesterday with Bruce. It's a very scenic approach from Lava Point and the views only get better throughout the day. I was very cold in a 2:1 half-length wetsuit due to the high water and cold temperatures. There is much more swimming in this canyon compared to Imlay, although the technical difficulty was less, of course the water level makes a big difference in that regard. Topped the day off with a Churger from Virgin. | |
| Posted Jun 1, 2009 1:07 pm | ||
| brucelacroix | Heaps Canyon Date Climbed: May 31, 2009 | |
| Did this canyon on Sunday with SPer Pat Baumann. This was my second trip thru Heaps. The first time was planned as an overnight trip. This is a very technically challenging canyon with a lot of cold swimming. Patrick and I made good time because the canyon was full. Conditions vary. | |
| Posted Jun 1, 2009 9:52 am | ||
| JGHarrison | One of the best Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2008 | |
| Not positive on the date. However, it was within a week or two of this date. Weather was fine, we were good with 10mm wetsuits, medium amount of water, only about 8 potholes that we couldnt climb out of. Used pack tosses, downed branches, and partner techniques. Great fun. Only difficulty was getting our ropes stuck on the final rappell sequence, had to jumar back to the top and try again. I would recommend having a drybag for your 300 foot rope to limit the water weight carried through the day. We didnt do this and it ended up being quite difficult. Brilliant canyon one of the best in Zion. Thanks for the article bobeck | |
| Posted Jan 13, 2009 6:12 pm | ||
| Dow Williams | Heaps Canyon Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2008 | |
| Imlay last year and Heaps yesterday. The two harder routes in Zion. Kind of dove into the canyoneering experience head first I suppose. I enjoyed Imlay more because we did quite a bit of hooking and aiding to exit the pot holes. Yesterday, Heaps still had plenty of water and nothing technical was required except for a few interesting whale beachings and of course the free air 300' rap at the end is longer than Imlay's last rap, but not as pretty and of course you have an audience at Heaps which is kind of weird. Need to check beta on line, but I believe we had to gain 3000'++ first? We went car to car, meaning we parked at the grotto and ran up Angel's Landing way. Excellent weather for us, could not be better. Ditched the camera, did not want to fiddle with it in the canyon, figured Bo had that covered. Good 12hr day with Rick and Joe A. | |
| Posted Jun 13, 2008 9:37 am | ||
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