The Canyons Are Calling

Today Jason and I interview each other for our podcasts. Jason is the host of one of my favorite podcast, G.O. Get Outside. When covid hit he stopped his show and I started mine a year laer. He started his show up again in Nov 2023 so I wanted to have him on the show. We decided to interview each other. You can listen to his interview with me here: Podcast: GO 119 - Canyons Are Calling Shirlz Joce...

Braxton and Wesley decided to do Imlay and Heaps canyons in one day in Nov 2023. We chat about how they got the idea, what they did to train and the thing they learned in the canyons that day. To read the story on their blog: https://www.altoadventure.com/post/wes-s-story-just-imlay-and-heaps-in-a-day?fbclid=IwAR1v4sEfCRlqdY9lpfKPHyMhHdbjxGVY3UIjdgJYP0mxYw9-TbV9YW5c_rs To get in touch with Braxton...

Eric has been exploring the Glacier area and other parts of Montana and Idaho. We talk about some of his first descents and other adventures he had this year and some of the major lessons he learned. Especially when he did Heaps in Zion with a person, he had never canyoned with. We talk about the new website he is working with routes and ethics for Montana. Website! :  www.canyoningthe406.com Face...

Russell James Ray is credited with the first canyoneering descents of the Barrancas, Sinforosa, and Batopilas. It was an endeavor that spanned several years, and included a self-delusional, non-first descent of the Barranca del Cobre. To find the book on Amazon: Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Canyons of the Mind To get in touch with Russell: Facebook The Canyons are Calling Podcast | Facebook  To f...

Eric and I chat about the canyons in Sedona Arizona and the surrounding area. We cover how to keep the area protected by not damaging native ruins or cryptobiotic soil that is important for the ecosystem there. Eric has a great website with maps and information about bail out points or other contingency ideas for when weather or climate impact your day. To find out more about the Sedona canyon: Se...

Sorry it's been a while since I have posted an episode, I have miss you all. In this mini episode Hannah and I talk about Cyanobactin and how it effects the water we recrate in. You can see photos and learn more about the bacteria here: HABs.utah.gov.. they also have the current water conditions there. DEQ instagram (update stories every Friday):  @utahdeq https://www.instagram.com/utahdeq/?hl...

Jenn and her group ran into a mountain lion that was trapped in the canyon. It was blocking them form their last rappel. They went back up canyon and above the cat to try to get him to go back out of the narrows section he was in. it jumped 90 ft... They were then able to finish the last rappel and hike out of the canyon. The hope is that the Mountain lion was also able to hike out now that he was...

I am starting a mini-series about flash floods to raise awareness about the crazy desert rains. This episode I tell my personal story about a flash flood in Rock Canyon while guiding in my early days. Please know the weather for the drainage you plan to drop into. I use Weather | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (noaa.gov) Local, National, & Global Daily Weather Forecast | AccuW...

Z broke his ankle in Mystery Canyon. It hurt really bad!! He was trying to steam over a shallow pothole so he would get wet. He would have to get wet later in the canyon anyway. He said in hide sight he would have just gone through the shallow pool knowing he would have to get wet later. The risk was not worth the consequence that day. He was able to hike out with the help of his amazing Crue. To...

Today I chat with Wild Sky Adventures owner Sam Keller. We chat about canyons all over the world, including North Wash and Zion in Utah, Pacific North west and Washington, Spain Portugal Mijorca and more. His team has come up with The Maiorca Challege a workshop for Hightschool age students to learn teamwork, overcoming fears and obstacles, while getting through the challenging canyons. It's r...

Tom and I chat about the canyons in Arizona. We talk about what to except from the AZ rondy and the high flow in the canyons this year. We also discuss how we can be more safe as a community and minimize the accidents that are happening. Tom Seeley | Facebook AZ Rock & Canyon (azrockandcanyon.com) ACA – The American Canyoneering Association Coalition of American Canyoneers – The Coalition of A...

Today I chatted with Lorey, Natalie, Nichole and Tina about how they deal with the mental issues that come up while healing from an accident. I learned you can't stay positive all the time, it's OK to break down and have hard days. We are human and doing our best. Better days will come, and life will get better. Take time for you and relax during the healing process... To listen to Natalie...

Today I chat with Northeast Moutain Guide Joey Vulpis. We talk about canyoning in the Catskills of NY, Swift water Canyoning and more. To find out more about Joey and the companies he is involved in check these: Nmgadventures.com, Nrrinstitute.org, Hikingtraining.com To connect with folks on face book check here: Northeastern Canyoneers | Facebook and   Catkills & Northeast Canyoneering |...

To get in contact with Adolfo on Facebook: Adolfo Isassi | Facebook These are the Facebook groups we talked about. They have very good information on these: Instructional Canyoneering Resource | Facebook and Canyoneering | Canyon Guides International . Souther Utah meetup group: Southern Utah Canyoneering (Saint George, UT) | Meetup For more information on Gear Perspective: Gear Perspective | Elev...

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Way back in 2009 Buzz Burrell, Jared Campell and Ryan McDermott completed Imlay, Heaps and Kolob canyons in just over 25 hours.  Zion Trifecta | Adventure Running (wordpress.com)Zironman Trip Report Pt 1 (article on completion is pdf at bottom):  https://adventurerun.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/zironman-pt1/ We did many big projects, more on the summits than in the canyons.  Here’s two examples: http...

Tobias Beiser is a canyon guide that lives in Austria. He makes some amazing YouTube videos of his canyon experiences. We chat about how he makes his videos, guiding class C canyons, Whats it's like to canyon in Europe and so much more! Check out his Descending nature videos here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v55IrhbmKTU Rumpl Blankets: http://aspireiq.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=7190&aff_i...

Derek Wolfe is author of the Moab and North wash canyoneering guidebooks. He has also written some climbing guides. http://www.xanadumountainpress.com More about Derek. Derek Wolfe spends as much time as possible enjoying the adventure lifestyle available in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Sierra of California, volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest, the high desert wilderness of Utah, and Mojave Des...

Many canyons in the Zion area are equipped with bolted anchors. For years plated steel bolts, of varying quality, were the norm. As these bolts age and rust away they are becoming time bombs. Tyler's goal is to replace these aging bolts with modern stainless steel glue-in bolts and update anchors to modern standards. Stainless glue-ins are by far the best choice in soft sandstone and should last f...

I ran into these guys in Angel Creek Canyon Ouray Co. Reef was so in his element in the canyons I asked if they would be interested in sharing their story.  Reef is now 11 years old and has been canyoning for 4 years. Matthew is a certified canyon guide and has been teaching people of all ages how to navigate canyons for years. Enjoy! To reach out to Matthew: matthewtmcarthur@gmail.com Rumpl...

Jerry found the outdoors as an adult after he lost his brotherhttps://www.taps.org/

I came across the How Not 2 videos on Facebook and reached out to Brent Roth to see if he and Rayn Jenks would want to be on the show to chat about the video series they are working on. We chat about how they got into the spot, how they joined forces and what it's like to break gear.  For the canyon coursette, videos and to reach out to Ryan: https://www.hownot2.com/post/canyon-rope-systems T...

After the Ouray Canyon Festival Christian reached out to me to let me know about his 12-year-old daughter Marley. She started canyoneering in 2019 and they have mostly gone into the dry canyons in Southern Utah. This was Marley first time in class C canyon and her longest rappel so far. Her enthusiasm and excitement for canyoneering is awesome. She is looking for friends to Canyon with. If you wou...

Today I chat with BLM employee Eran Howarth about Leave No Trace and how we as canyoneers can do a better job of leaving less impact in the canyons we love.  To get ahold of Eran: ehowarth@blm.gov Here is the link for the video Eran was a part of. https://youtu.be/4Nme7E_yT3I Leave No Trace: Leave No Trace Leave No Trace - Home - Leave No Trace (lnt.org) The Pee cloth I mentioned in the outro: Kul...

Natalie was canyoning in Lower Salmon when she was inverted in the waterfall and then fell 15 feet. She broke her shoulder tore ligaments and nerves and broke her back in three places. We talk about what went wrong, how they self-rescued her, and what recovery looks like.  To get in touch with Natalie: Social: https://www.instagram.com/nat_attackz Accident report: http://ropewiki.com/Incident:Disl...