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KillEmAll · Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 475 Location: Layton, UT

Has anyone done buckskin? Is it worth doing? I'd like to do it this year and I'm wondering if it's overrated because of it's popularity. If anyone has done it let me know what thier experience was.

rockgremlin · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 4058 Location: Hotel California

Haven't done it yet. I'd like to hit it sometime next year. From what I hear, it's a classic. Sure there are more people than average, but the thing is over 15 miles long, so I'm sure it would be easy to lose the crowds wherever you are in the canyon. Technically it's not a very difficult canyon, just long (It's supposedly the longest slot canyon in the world).

Sombeech · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 12603 Location: The Rubbish Bin

Where is it at? Is it a dry canyon? Something we could hit by February?

KillEmAll · Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 475 Location: Layton, UT

It's east of Kanab. I'd like to try hitting it. I'm not sure if it's wet or not though. I definitely don't want to be hiking in the water when it's cold. Not a good combo. Here's a link I found for it...
http://climb-utah.com/Escalante/buckskin.htm

accadacca · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 7866 Location: On Your Screen

WOW! :2thumbs: That looks awesome! Thanks for the link. That is a MUST trip! :rockon: We need to stay in touch with “rockgremlin” and plan our trip with him. He seems to be the resident pro in this sport.

That looks sweet! Except for the packing out the poop part! :fart:

Sombeech · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 12603 Location: The Rubbish Bin

Yeah, it looks like there will be some strategic planning for the bowel movements.
Either there's going to be some "pushing" hard the night before, or some clenched butts until the end. :bootyshake:

rockgremlin · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 4058 Location: Hotel California

I know the owner of the climb-utah website, his name is Shane Burrows. He's pretty cool. He does about 50 or so slot canyons a year. He's a regular poster (and the forum moderator) on the canyoneer yahoo groups site. I also frequent the yahoo canyoneer groups page, and post there often. It's an invaluable source of information for canyon techniques, locations, latest news, etc.

Here's the website. Check it out sometime:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canyoneer/

ratagonia · Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 3:12 pm Post subject: stuff, including Buckskin

Buckskin tends to have some pools up to waist deep. Could be chilly in winter. There's been reports of ice dams in the Paria heading up to Whitehouse. Can be severe. Winter canyoneering requires skill.

Buckskin is permit-(over)controlled, so does not get crowded.

Wear a helmet.

Uh, you can also visit the "Bright Side" of the canyoneering world at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canyons/

Packing out your Poop? May I suggest Immodium? Works like a charm, though you tend to get one "unpleasant" day when it wears off. Try not to be driving that day.

Tom

Iceaxe · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 7793 Location: Local Bordello

ratagonia wrote: Uh, you can also visit the "Bright Side" of the canyoneering world

The "Bright" side???

:roll: :roll: :roll:

rockgremlin · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 4058 Location: Hotel California

:lol: :lol:

Ya, I rolled my eyes when I read that one too. Seems typical coming from T.J. though.

double moo · Joined: 06 Aug 2005 Posts: 224 Location: Draper

N00b here!
Was reading this post and wondered whether any of you rended up doing Buckskin this year or not?

Done it several times in the past - From the Midway to the confluence and back out the same day... From Wyre pass to the amphitheater - spent the night then headed back the same route... And from wyre pass to the confluence then south to Lee's Ferry. All brilliant routes!!! Some unbelievable scenery and hiking - near flat all the way!

I would be interested in doing it again in the fall or next spring.

rockgremlin · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 4058 Location: Hotel California

Someday I'll get around to this one. Been on my canyoneering to-do list for a while.

How does it compare to the Zion Narrows?

double moo · Joined: 06 Aug 2005 Posts: 224 Location: Draper

definitely not as deep as the narrows. But you can go forever with the walls less than 10' apart - often able to touch both walls for long spans. And the walls aren't as straight up as narrows - more twisty... long sections that you cannot see the sky. Also you are not walking in the creek either! except for a section called the cesspool, and when you are closer to the confluence, you can walk on dry ground right down the middle - I believe what little water there is happens a bit below the surface. But if it was to rain on you... you're pretty much screwed... the log jambs are 80 feet up in the air.

Having dons them both... I like buckskin better - less people.

accadacca · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 7866 Location: On Your Screen

double moo wrote: N00b here!
Welcome to uutah.com double moo. Be sure to put a post about yourself in the newbies section. :2thumbs:

Sombeech · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 12603 Location: The Rubbish Bin

double moo, do you have any pics from your trip there?