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Allsop – Priord Loop

A Lost Trail? Over the last month or so, I’ve found myself rather impressed with the North Slope of the Uintas.  It’s weird, because I’ve long neglected most of the drainages on the north side, and I’m...

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Garden Creek

Something tells me this is going to be one of the most popular canyoneering trips in the entire Grand Canyon.  It has it all.  Easy access, a trail to the head of the slot, a trail from the exit.  It’s...

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Kolob Creek

It’s been a few years since I’ve been able to sneak into a canyon in Zion, for various reasons.  This year, by some stroke of crazy luck, you can actually draw permits into Kolob, sometimes.  But hey,...

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Ouray Canyoning

Stoke-O-Broke-O: The Big Deuce The Big Deuce had a little less stoke, and a whole lot more broke this year in Ouray.  Brejcha’s ankle is still jacked up beyond all recognition.  I’m fresh off brain...

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Climax

6 months ago, I swore I’d never do this route again from the rim.  Yet last week, I somehow convinced myself that it’s not that bad.  It’s not that the route is particularly difficult or strenuous....

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A Rim To Rim Exploration

Don’t Get Too Comfortable It’s impossible to be comfortable in the Grand Canyon.  A month earlier, I slept under this same nylon mid in 100 degree weather, sweating on my sleeping pad, and praying my...

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Boss Hawg – North Wash

Got out this weekend for a nice casual trip to North Wash.  There were a few canyons on the agenda, but mostly, this was to be a social trip with lots of folks new to the canyons, and a chance to...

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Last of the Great Unknown

It’s been a long 12 months working on this project, and it only took one brain surgery to get here, but this thing is nearly complete! I’m stoked to finally release the trailer for Last of the Great...

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Heaps – Best Canyon Ever?

I started canyoneering for a very simple reason: to experience beautiful places. Ropes and carabiners and harnesses are kind of fun and all, but really that stuff is just a means to an end. I’m there...

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Elkhart Park – Wind Rivers

The last two weeks I’ve been trying to wrap my head around the death of one of my good friends.  Phil and I met in the Khumbu of Nepal in fall 2010.  Phil is a helluva funny bloke,  shamelessly frugal,...

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Real. Fun.

They say better late than never. So here it is, way later. This trip is from 2012 and 2013, at the time it was one of the trips I had been dreaming of for a really long time. The original plan was a 90...

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Marble Canyon Whitewater

Quick recap of 8 days below the rim, floating through Marble Canyon and hiking out at Phantom.

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Best Canyon Ever?

A Descent of Heaps Canyon in Zion National Park

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Why Mike Noel’s Plan to Shrink Grand Staircase is Silly

The post Why Mike Noel’s Plan to Shrink Grand Staircase is Silly appeared first on Dan Ransom Photography.

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But Bears Ears is Too Big!

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Escalante Packrafting

As the Water Drops, the Stoke Rises The post Escalante Packrafting appeared first on Dan Ransom Photography.

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The Middle Fork

My First View of the Greatest Playground On Earth The post The Middle Fork appeared first on Dan Ransom Photography.

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Grand Staircase Escalante Boundary Reductions

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One-Trick Pony

The story of a canyoneer, public lands, and a totally absurd New Year's tradition in Bears Ears National Monument. The post One-Trick Pony appeared first on Dan Ransom Photography.

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Paving Paradise

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