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morning
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Ethic:
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Hazy
- regularly "ghosted" (leaving no webbing
at all) by a local guide service. As of 2002, bolts
were still in place at the first drop. Bolts are
regularly removed from the arch and off to the side
of the arch. Please do not add to this already contentious
problem. Take special care to protect the arch from
rope grooves. |
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USGS 7.5" Quadrangle: |
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Rill
Creek, UT / Moab, UT |
| Rappels: |
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2 |
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Max. Rappel Length: |
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100' but you will need 200' of rope to simul-rappel
the arch
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| Distance: |
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3.7
miles |
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Typical Time: |
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3-4
hours |
| Fastest
Time: |
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2
hours |
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Preferred Season: |
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Any,
though can be oppressive in the summer |
| Shuttle: |
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Yes.
Leave a car at the Negro Bill Canyon Trailhead |
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Permitted: |
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No,
though be prepared to pay a day use fee($5+?) to
drive into the canyon head. |
| Drinking
Water: |
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Fill
up at Matrimony Spring when you do your car shuttle,
or treat the water in Negro Bill Canyon. |
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Additional Gear: |
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You'll
need 200' of rope (two 100' ropes is ok) to do the
simul rappel from the arch. |
| Driving
Directions: |
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From
Moab: Turn east on to Mill Creek Road and follow
it to the "Y" with Sand Flats Road. Drive
Sand Flats to the Slickrock mountain bike trailhead.
You will pass through a fee station, past the Slickrock
trailhead about another 1.5 miles. Park in a parking
area when you see a drainage pipe passing under
the road. |
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download } |
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Comments: |
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Not
much of a canyon, really, more of a pair of stunt
rappels. The first rappel is off older bolts, but
many canyoneers practice there clean canyoneering
techniques by using retreivable anchor riggings
from trees or rocks as far as 100' from the rappel
lip. Shortly after this you'll be standing on top
of Morning Glory Arch, which is intimidating to
simul-rappel but we found it to be a hoot. Some
people have done this one-at-a-time by anchoring
the first person from a juniper tree 40' back from
the edge; subsequent rappelers then rappel off the
counterweight of a person on the ground on the other
side of the arch. Best if the last person raps from
this juniper rather than pulling ropes over the
arch as this leaves nasty grooves in the arch (bad!)
If this sounds like too much to figure out on your
own, check out Desert
Highlights, who runs an inexpensive guide service
for this canyon. The Desert Highlights exit utilizes
a side canyon right after the arch rappel to return
to the canyon rim and to your car, negating the
need for a car shuttle. This is rumored to be mild
belayed 5th & 4th class scrambling, but we haven't
done it, so you're on your own... |
| GPS
Park:
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38°35'03"N,
109°29'16"W |
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GPS Trailhead: |
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n/a |
| GPS
Canyon Head: |
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38°35'33"N,
109°30'29"W |
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GPS Canyon Mouth: |
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38°35'51"N,
109°30'48"W |
| GPS
Shuttle: |
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38°36'36"N,
109°32'01"W |
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