Eclipse!
In 2017 the solar eclipse made an appearance across the United States. So I hopped into a car with my buddy Scott and his daughter Lily, and Jason and his girlfriend Erika, and we made the long drive up to…
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A wet and wild time
I first said no when my buddy Cody first asked me to join him and his friends for a canyoning trip to Monterrey Mexico. It had something to do with money or timing, but later on when he told me…
Some beautiful I’s
Had a few free days so I drove out to Arizona to meet up with my buddy Conrad to check out a couple of classics in the state, Illusions and Insomnia. They lived up to the hype. Beautiful and chilly…
Unknown places
One of the cool things about canyoning is that there is so much potential for exploring places that few, if any, people have ever been. The sport is still quite small and little known, and it requires specialized gear to…
Old Billy Boy
Just a fun little jaunt within Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area outside Vegas. This place has world class climbing and a few great canyoneering routes. This particular day a group of us we went down Old Bill, one of…
A royal backpacking trip
This would be my first multiday canyoneering backpack trip in the Grand Canyon, and it was absolutely lovely. After Marlen and I were done in North Wash we met up with Cody and Sarah over on the south rim for…
Rock stories in Baja
My mom and I took a little road trip down to Baja to check out the pictographs of the El Vallecito archaeological cave art site. The location features 1-3,000 year old La Rumorosa style rock art, distinct for being found…
Gettin’ slotty
After the Death Valley rondy, my friend Marlen and I headed further East into Utah to explore some of the canyons of Capitol Reef and North Wash. Utah canyons are always fun and offer unique challenges. The desert landscapes are…
Return to Death…Valley
After returning from Thailand, there was the annual canyoneering rendezvous in Death Valley going on. This was a great chance to meet up with some friends I hadn’t seen in a while and do some canyons. I think this was…
A summer of canyoneering
After my return from Dominica I hooked up with some friends for a few different canyoneering trips in Arizona, Utah, and the Sierras over the course of the summer. I first knocked out a few canyons on the East side…
The nature island of the Caribbean
I wanted to try and guide canyons for one more season and contacted a canyoning company in Dominica to see if thy were in need. Unfortunately, they were not, but they did mention that they were trying to sell the…
Canyons in the land of arches
I would be moving to New Zealand soon so I wanted to get out and see some areas I had not yet explored. The canyoneering Meetup group was hosting a rendezvous in Moab, so I drove out with my buddy…
