Tag: canyonlands
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Creeksgiving Part 2 – Discovering My Addiction to Crack
Crack climbing can be polarizing. Some climbers refuse to even try. Others have made it their specialty. Crack climbing is an essential skill set to have as a trad climber, since most of the protection is placed where the rock is fractured. I had some alpine climbs under my belt when I went to Indian…
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Creeksgiving Part 1 – Explorin’ the Needles
As fall of 2025 was creeping in, some friends extended an invite to go on a group climbing trip to Indian Creek. For the uninitiated, Indian Creek is a premier climbing destination in South East Utah just outside of Canyonlands National Park. The area is known for its endless supply of crack climbing in the…
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The Gravity of Canyonlands
In our down time this past spring, Maggie and I decided to sign up for a Wilderness First Responder (WFR, or “woofer“) course. Maggie needed to renew her WFR certification ahead of starting a ranger position with the National Park Service, and I had been thinking about taking the course for quite some time. When…