Egypt 4 Canyon
No rappels anywhere in it, and still rated X. Egypt 4 is a pure stemming canyon, roughly 1.4 miles of technical ground worked between sculpted walls up to 40 feet off the deck.
What wears people out is not the height, it is the rhythm. The walls widen and pinch over and over, so you drop to the floor and fight your way back up repeatedly across about eight tenths of a mile of slot, and one upclimb between narrow walls runs about 35 feet and is genuinely taxing. Knee and elbow armor earns its weight, and carry more water than the mileage suggests. A 30 or 40 foot piece of webbing is sensible as a bailout even though nothing here is bolted. A few pools hold water and can be avoided with effort, so expect a plunge if you slip. The shorter approach starts from the Egypt 5 and Neon parking area rather than routefinding across from Egypt 3. Hole in the Rock Road is passenger car ground most of the time and wants high clearance after rain.
Logistics
| Manager | BLM Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument |
|---|---|
| Permit | Monument wide rule, not a canyon specific finding. BLM requires a free permit for all overnight stays anywhere in Grand Staircase-Escalante, self issued at developed trailheads or at the Escalante, Cannonville, Kanab and Big Water visitor centers. Day use by a private party requires no permit: BLM issues Special Recreation Permits for commercial use, competitive events, organized groups and recreation events, none of which covers a private party descending a canyon. The lottery permits BLM lists alongside the monument, Coyote Buttes North and Paria Canyon, are Vermilion Cliffs units administered from Kanab and do not apply here. |
| Coordinates | 37.5747, -111.2262 |
Sources
- manager: https://ropewiki.com/Egypt_4_Canyon
- nearest town: https://ropewiki.com/Egypt_4_Canyon
- permit: https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/utah/grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument/plan
- permitType: https://ropewiki.com/Egypt_4_Canyon
- desc: http://bluugnome.com/cyn_route/escalante/escalante_egypt-4/escalante_egypt-4.aspx
- notes: http://bluugnome.com/cyn_route/escalante/escalante_egypt-4/escalante_egypt-4.aspx
- notes grade: https://ropewiki.com/Egypt_4_Canyon