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Zion National Park

Zion National Park

Checkerboard Mesa - Zion National Park This crossbedded mesa is located at the far east end of the park along the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway.
tanya
on Dec 26, 2007 11:11 pm
Lat/Lon: 37.24782°N / 112.89551°W
Image Type(s): Hiking
Image ID: 368175

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lcarreau

lcarreau - Dec 27, 2007 12:29 pm - Voted 10/10

Checkerboard mesa

is tops! What? I thought you of
all people would have a snow-
covered Checkerboard Mesa picture.
Can a person climb on Checkerboard?
Is it a waiting game for permits?

tanya

tanya - Dec 27, 2007 1:44 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Checkerboard mesa

You can either climb Checkerboard Mesa or just hike to near the top. I have so MANY photos of Zion... tons of snow ones... but it takes time. I have only posted here now a short time. ;)

Here is the info for the hike.

Checkerboard Mesa Hike

Permits are not needed :)

brutus of wyde

brutus of wyde - Dec 27, 2007 2:10 pm - Hasn't voted

The climb

is pretty scary. Crux resembled an unprotected vertical sand dune: About 5.7. I fell when some of the sand slipped. Slid about 30 feet before stopping, rope never caught me. It was more like a self arrest.

Great area. Looking forward to those photos.

Brutus

tanya

tanya - Dec 27, 2007 4:13 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: The climb

Hi Brutus..... I did the hike but not the climb. My hiking partner Bo however has climbed it.

bobeck,

I don't know if he has photos, but he might. Do you?

brutus of wyde

brutus of wyde - Dec 27, 2007 6:04 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: The climb

No, no photos. We climbed the entire face from the road... the 5.7 was about half way up.

tanya

tanya - Dec 27, 2007 6:41 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: The climb

You guys need to go back and climb so I can take pictures. ;p

lcarreau

lcarreau - Dec 27, 2007 6:50 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: The climb

So many mountains. So little time.

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