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shagster · Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 541 Location: Somewhere in Utah

I need some help in locating a couple of spots near St. George where I can take a couple of people and teach them how to rappel. I am thinking about heading over to Yankee Doodle after a few lessons. Does any one know of a couple of good rock walls right close to St. George where I can make this happen? Preferably nothing over 150 ft. Thanks for the help. :2thumbs:

rcwild · Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 96 Location: Cedar City Utah

Red Cliffs –– BLM campground on south end of Leeds. Practice wall is around 80 feet in two stages. Located within a few yards of parking area. Plenty of room on top to stage a fairly large group of people. Five or six sets of bolts for anchors. Picnic tables. Restrooms. Water.

jman · Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 87 Location: Kaysville, UT

perfect location for ya - and less than 5 miles north of Bluff St.

There is a place called Cougar Cliffs. There is no sign or trailhead really - just a small gravel parking lot. To find it - just go north on Bluff St. Locate the Chuckawalla (rock climbing not rapelling) sign to your left. Pass that and drive for a while (less than 5min) and look to your left for a small gravel lot (you will have to cross the St. George paved trail way system to reach the parking lot). Park there, walk to the gate, and walk another 50 feet to the area and rappel of the different areas ranging from 50+ to nearly 200 feet. I don't got GPS coords, sorry. Also this place is bolted (many, many, many sites). But as always make sure their secure.

I'll upload some pics later today for ya.

jman · Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 87 Location: Kaysville, UT

So here the promised pics....also I found the site with Google Earth and included that file if it helps ya.

accadacca · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 7093 Location: The Interwebs

Yowza! Canyon hotties. :naughty:

rockgremlin · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 3854 Location: Hotel California

pretty girls and rappelling...can this thread get any better?

oldno7 · Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 527

jman
nice pictures,thanks for the new area.

deathcricket · Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Posts: 574 Location: St George

jman wrote: perfect location for ya - and less than 5 miles north of Bluff St.

There is a place called Cougar Cliffs. There is no sign or trailhead really - just a small gravel parking lot. To find it - just go north on Bluff St. Locate the Chuckawalla (rock climbing not rapelling) sign to your left. Pass that and drive for a while (less than 5min) and look to your left for a small gravel lot (you will have to cross the St. George paved trail way system to reach the parking lot). Park there, walk to the gate, and walk another 50 feet to the area and rappel of the different areas ranging from 50+ to nearly 200 feet. I don't got GPS coords, sorry. Also this place is bolted (many, many, many sites). But as always make sure their secure.

I'll upload some pics later today for ya.

yeah bro! That's the spot I learned to rapell also. It's really nice since there is a lower drop you can latch on the first few times so you dont have to go right over the cliff end on your first shot. I highly recommend this place, it's awesome for beginners.

Oh yeah, I posted some pics here. http://www.bogley.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2114 It shows the drops and lower latch on areas. I think that is the worst scolding I've ever received on this board though. If you do this, don't post it :P

rcwild · Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 96 Location: Cedar City Utah

My cat would never go rappelling without his helmet.

shagster · Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 541 Location: Somewhere in Utah

Nice :2thumbs: Thanks for the info Jman, I will check it out when I am down there next weekend for a bike race. We ended up finding a place just as you go up the canyon in silver reef. It worked out pretty good as they were all newbies. Only about a 50ft rappell, but a great on for starters. Thanks again.

stefan · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 3940 Location: somewhere

:lol8: :lol8:

that shot is hilarious, rich :2thumbs:

Sombeech · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 11430 Location: The Rubbish Bin

deathcricket wrote: I think that is the worst scolding I've ever received on this board though.

I still have to chuckle when I remember that heated issue. I know I shouldn't speed, you know you shouldn't speed, but if you do, you're a big boy and can do what you want.

I'm still glad you posted those photos, with or without the helmets.

"You should wear a helmet" - yeah, no shit. I shouldn't eat at McDonalds either, but if the Big Mac looked that cool in a photo, I'd still post it.

shagster · Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 541 Location: Somewhere in Utah

Sombeech wrote: deathcricket wrote: I think that is the worst scolding I've ever received on this board though.

I still have to chuckle when I remember that heated issue. I know I shouldn't speed, you know you shouldn't speed, but if you do, you're a big boy and can do what you want.

I'm still glad you posted those photos, with or without the helmets.

"You should wear a helmet" - yeah, no shit. I shouldn't eat at McDonalds either, but if the Big Mac looked that cool in a photo, I'd still post it.

I figure, if you want your brains all over the rocks go for it. There is no way in hell I would let anyone screw around like that on my ropes... But it does look like fun.. :2thumbs:

jman · Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 87 Location: Kaysville, UT

haha...that's a old thread and pic deathcricket. I think it's a cool move if you know what you are doing (as the cliche goes). Good memories. I would never try that though. I remember going ozzy (head first) rappeling and wow, that was pretty exciting the first time but that's about the extent of my stuntdevlish abilities, which isn't too impressive. :ghost:

trackrunner · Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 729

Those are some nice rope groves. Is it hard to walk around to the top and pull your rope? Or are people just lazy or don't care about their ropes :sleeping: