14/09-14/10/2013 - photos
Participants: Tom Brennan, Rachel Grindlay
Middle Echo Canyon
Looking down into Lower Echo Canyon - it's only allowed to descend this section if you reverse it again, as the last abseil is above a tourist track
Rachel on the Middle Echo Trail
Looking down into the bottom of Middle Echo - looks pretty good!
Higher up on the trail, which snakes above the canyon the whole way
One of the dangers of canyoning in Utah - prickly pear cacti
Rachel suited up and ready to go - waiting for Tom!
Rachel in the first corridor of the canyon
Time to get our feet wet
Rachel on the first abseil. All of the abseils are fairly short
At the top of another drop, a short climbdown
Rachel on the second abseil. The other two abseils don't feature as they were in fairly dark sections of the canyon. I did an extra abseil down an awkward little drop that Rachel subsequently jumped to avoid rope retrieval issues.
Canyon formation
Rachel
Sculpted walls
This is the start of a long, deep and very impressive section of canyon, possibly the most impressive of the trip
In the corridor
Canyon formation
The Echo Chamber
The corridor below the Echo Chamber
In the corridor
In the corridor
Swimming
After lunch, Rachel has taken off her wetsuit, but there are still a few chilly swims!
View from the trail back down of (front to back) the Organ, Angels Landing and Cathedral Mountain