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RedRoxx · Joined: 07 Jan 2007 Posts: 107 Location: Tucson Az

Corresponded with MK and he says if you check out the 4th ed Paria book has a shortcut route from CCR over to Hackberry and Stone Donkey. I too am interested in doing the slot but right now don't have anyone else firmly committed and not sure I can haul all that gear for a solo attempt. But I might still try it. It's supposedly dry right now so no wetsuit needed.
Ugh---too much Utah and too little time.
Also touched base with Todd M and he stated they used 60 feet of webbing and 60 m rope.

stefan · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 4415 Location: somewhere

RedRoxx wrote: Corresponded with MK and he says if you check out the 4th ed Paria book has a shortcut route from CCR over to Hackberry and Stone Donkey.

thanks for posting. this book's been out of my possession for awhile. just got it back.

so, it's not a direct route west from CCR, but it appears shorter. it's called the goulding trail on his map. but lengthwise it cuts down a bit on the route going up hackberry, by cutting up and over the cockcomb in a northwest trending route. looks like an interesting route with great views. starts halfway between hackberry's mouth and castle rock and drops into hackberry south of stone donkey, i.e., into goulding canyon just north of castle rock.

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Ugh---too much Utah and too little time.

life is to short to worry about too little time. :D

shaggy125 · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 5:02 pm Post subject: Re: access

RedRoxx wrote: I too am interested in doing the slot but right now don't have anyone else firmly committed and not sure I can haul all that gear for a solo attempt.

When you looking at doing it? You have weekdays off? I may be interested.

RedRoxx · Joined: 07 Jan 2007 Posts: 107 Location: Tucson Az

I am blessed with short days on Fri and Mon off. So I can do most weekends esp up there. I'm going to be somewhere up in there from about may9-19th but looking at doing a long BP along the Escalante. But that might change.
If anyone is up for that slot somewhere in there let me know.
I have complete vertical gear, knee and elbow pads, etc. But---my longest rope is a 150 footer. I may have a 300 foot one I can borrow ( but he loves that rope and if it got shredded I might as well leave the country.)

Scott P · Joined: 14 Dec 2005 Posts: 1693

quote]Yeah.... this is one of Scott P's favorites..... which means..... it has either a brutal approach or brutal egress..... if Scott really likes it then it probably has both. [/quote]

No, not really. None of the approaches are brutal, just long. They are however scenic. I really wouldn't suggest trying any route in a day.

Coming from Rock Springs Bench is quite scenic with big views. Some of teh slickrock actually looks somewhat like the Wave, but not quite up to the standard. This route does have sand slogging though to get there.

Here is the area around the head of the canyon, so the approaches are nice:

Coming in from Lower Hackberry is very beautiful and scenic and not brutal at all. It's actually about as easy as canyon hiking gets, though it too is long (at least for those used to day hikes). The very bottom part of Hackberry is fairly narrow and very deep with high walls. It's about like the Paria Narrows, but shorter. Above that the canyon is a very deep red and wider.

If you really want to see it all in the area and aren't after just Stone Donkey, we actually hit Round Valley Draw, full Hackberry Canyon, lower Booker Canyon, Stone Donkey Canyon, Sam Pollock Canyon, and Yellow Rock all in 2 1/2 days. If you have the time, this is recommended. There's just so much to see along the way: slot canyons, old homesteads (we missed the Watson Cabin this time), a big arch, slickrock and many good campsites. We had to carry a pack down the main Hackberry, but considering the number of canyons we got to see it really isn't any more time consuming than seeing that many canyons by doing dayhikes from a road.

Anyway, here are some shots on Stone Donkey:

Although fairly short (it took us three hours total from the confluence of Hack), it is one of the best slots I've seen and everyone there agreed.

hank moon · Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 941

goofball wrote: i like to share ! if i enjoy it i figure others who love the outdoors as well will enjoy it too. and why would i not want someone to have as cool a time as i did ?