AtlasTicaboo Mesa

Euphrates Canyon

verified ACA 4B Unknown flood risk Ticaboo, UT

Pothole escapes, stemming and a long run of downclimbing, then a sandtrap rappel that lands in a keeper pothole partway down.

Both drops are sandtrap rappels, so somebody in the party has to be fluent with that anchor and with pothole escape gear before the group commits. RopeWiki calls the big one a 200 foot two stage with a keeper pothole in the middle; a water anchor at that pothole breaks it into a roughly 150 foot lower stage. There are no fixed anchors, so whatever you build is what you get. The Ticaboo Mesa roads want high clearance and none of this is close to help.

Logistics

ManagerBLM Henry Mountains Field Station (Hanksville)
PermitNone required
Distance2.6 mi
Time4 hr-6 hr
Technical2 rappels, longest 150 ft
Vehicle accessHigh Clearance
Coordinates37.6527, -110.5436

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