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Canyon Collective Community launches

February 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment

CanyonCollectiveLogoIn the wee hours of Monday morning the Canyon Collective website/ community launched.  The website which includes crowd  sourced beta and a forum based community is founded by Dan Ransom, implemented by Nick Woolley (backcountrypost.com) and backed by Imlay canyon gear.   The site is just getting off the ground but already looks pretty impressive.   Will be interesting to see how it evolves.

From the Canyon Collective Mission Statement (full text here):

The Canyon Collective is a collaborative effort of the canyoneering community to build the first ever crowd-sourced canyon database. Our mission is to share our canyon stoke by creating a platform to share beta, trip reports, photos, videos, gear reviews, and more. The site is completely free, powered by canyoneers, for canyoneers.

Intro video below the break.

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BluuGnome has declared war on the Irish canyons of the North Wash

January 31, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Irishwar-CanyonMapIn the name of supporting the local North Wash SAR teams, BluuGnome has declared war on the Irish Canyons (Leprechaun, Blarney, Shillelagh) in the North Wash.  The objective is to descend all 7 of the canyons in the area in a single day.

The rules of the contest can be found here, and will run from St. Patrick’s Day through May 30th, 2013.  There is a $15 registration fee which will go to the SAR teams, donations in excess of this are encouraged and will all go to the SAR teams. All of the participants who successfully complete the route will be entered into a drawing for canyoneering gear from Imlay Canyon Gear and Gnome Gear.

The event is sponsored by North Wash Outfitters and Gnome Gear, with prizes donated by Imlay Canyon Gear.

Source: BluuGnome

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American Canyoneers Update

December 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment

American_canyoneers_LogoOver the last several months the American Canyoneers have made a lot of progress.  Their December newsletter outlines their progress organizing the conservation and access efforts.  Membership has also continued to grow and is almost at 200 members, and will hopefully continue to grow through efforts like the ATS sponsored membership drive happening in Southern California on December 15 & 16th.

Not a member and want to be, you can join here.

Source: American Canyoneers

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Canyoning Death in Switzerland

August 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Unfortunately there was a recreational canyoning death on in Switzerland last weekend.   The accident was in Grisons, Switzerland.   More details on the ACA forum and in the news article below (translated by Google).

A woman aged 20 was killed Saturday afternoon in an accident canyoning Avers (GR). The terrain has made the recovery of her body extremely difficult, police said Sunday Graubünden.
In the river Ragn da Ferrera, the young woman is stuck between two rocks, a narrow passage where the current is particularly strong. Despite her vest, her upper body was pushed under water. A friend tried for a long time of trying to release the vest cut with a knife.
The girl struggled against the waves, trying to raise her bust, but the forces have abandoned and sank. Seeing his efforts vain, her friend gave the alarm from the bank. Alpine relief have occurred, as well as specialists in canyoning, police divers, a team and a Rega helicopter Air Grischa. They could see that the death of the young woman living in the canton of Zurich.

Source: ACA Forum, Tribune deGeneve

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Major anti pot farm operation underway in Southern California

August 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment

potfarmThe U.S. Attorney Office has announced that a series of pot farm raids are underway in the Southern California mountains.  To date they have rounded up approximately $1 billion in marijuana since they started the raids July 1.  They are saying the raids will continue through August.  You can find the full story here.

How this will affect our more often farmed canyoneering routes will have to be seen.  I doubt that this will keep them out for long as there is just too much $ involved, but hopefully I am wrong. 

Up to now we have been fairly lucky and have not seen much in the way of booby trapping the canyons but it has been known to happen in Northern California.  Lets hope that these raids/stepped up enforcement doesn’t change that.  As always if you run across the signs of a farm in a canyon (irrigation tubing, plastic sheeting, excessive trash), stay in the stream bed and move through the area efficiently as possible.  Don’t wander around or explore the farms!  

Source: CNN

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Canyoneering Related Death on the Kern

August 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment

This weekend there was apparently a canyoneering related death on the Kern.  It appears that the group decided to float the Kern following seven teacups and did not realize it that there were class 5 rapids between the normal crossing and the bridge.  The canyoneer was unfortunately not able to exit the current in time and was swept into the rapids.  The rest of his group were able to get out safely.

Our condolences to his family and friends.

There is a very informative thread on the Yahoo Canyons Group which was the basis for the short description above.   Bogley has a discussion thread as well.

New articles on the accident: Visalia Times, Monrovia Patch

There is a thread on the Yahoo Canyons Group and Bogley as well.

Source: Yahoo Canyons Group

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American Canyoneers elects its first board

July 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment

The American Canyoneers have elected their first board, see the official announcement below.  The board was elected by the paid members of the organization.  If interested in joining the organization you can find out more about them here, and details on the joining process here.

Rich, Sonny, Jenny, and Ram received the most votes to hold a 2 year term. Congratulations.
So, Wolf, Troy, and Mike will hold a 1 year term, and will be up for re-election (if they so choose) in a year along with anyone else who would like to run at that time.
I look forward to seeing what we can do in the next year under this leadership, and would like to offer my support in any way that you can use it.
Thanks for your work on this important issue!
-Malia

Source: American Canyoneers

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A large swath of the Big Tujunga has been reopened.

May 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment

ANF_Closure_Map_20120524On May 24th a large area of the Station Fire closure area was reopened.  The area largely to the west and south of the Big Tujunga Dam.  The updated closure area map can be found here.  Notable canyons that have been reopened include:

among others.

Just a general reminder, the fire and the aftereffects may have obliterated some of the approach routes and may have changed the canyons, anchors and hazards.

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American Canyoneers Status Update

April 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Wolfgang Schuster released an update on the America Canyoneer’s organization this week.  Looks like things are progressing and the organization is accepting members.  The newsletter can be found below the break.

Source: Yahoo Canyons Group

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Accident in Boss Hog & Accident Database

April 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment

There was a down climbing accident on the initial descent down into Boss Hog Canyon in the North Wash area of Utah this weekend.  There is a good write up of the incident on the Yahoo Canyons Group which can be found here, along with follow up discussion. Fortunately it looks he will be ok after a bit of recovery thanks to the crew he was with, the SAR team, which included the proprietors of Stan’s Chevron and Burger Shak in Hanksville.

Most of us who have been in the sport for a while have had similar incidents occur at some point in our adventures.  Well if you are willing to spend the time to fill out a survey on one or more of your epics you might win some canyoneering gear for your troubles.  Dr. Steve Kugath a professor of Outdoor Recreation at BYU-Idaho is collecting the information for an accident database that will be available to the public.   You can find the survey here.

Prizes include:

An Imlay Canyon Kolob Pack
4 Rock Exotica Pirate Locking Carabiners
a one year subscription to ClimbUtah.com
A stealth black Totem device
An Imlay Canyon 9.2 mm x 200 foot Canyonero rope
A copy of Dave Black’s Canyoneering: A guide to Techniques for Wet and Dry Canyons Book
2 outdoor sticker packs with stickers from 5.10. Marmot, Outdoor Research, Mammut, PMI, Go Lite, Sierra Designs, Rock Exotica, Blue Water, NRS, La Sportiva, Kavu, Princeton Tec, Black Diamond, Scarpa, Sterling Rope, Osprey, Edelrid, Big Agnes, Omega Pacific, Dakine and Petzl

Deadline in July 1st 2012.

Full post describing the survey can be found on the Yahoo Canyons Group here.

Source: Yahoo Canyons Group, Zion Adventure Company Blog

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