O.B.
A 4B in the Escalante backcountry named for an inscription found near the old Mail Trail, per Steve Allen's Canyon Country Place Names. Published beta stops there.
Treat this one as an unknown quantity. The RopeWiki page carries a coordinate, a 4B IV rating, and the naming note, and nothing else: approach, descent, exit, and red tape are all empty headings. The grade implies mandatory rappels and water in the canyon, but no rappel count and no longest rappel have ever been published, so bring a full rack and enough rope to build the route from scratch. The only linked trip report is a 2010 Canyoneering USA piece for a drainage the author nicknamed B.O. Canyon on the trip itself, so do not assume it describes this canyon. Note also that the red tape section being blank is an absence of information, not a statement that no permit is needed.
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 | 37.790241, -111.512448 |
Sources
- permitType: https://ropewiki.com/O.B.
- permit: https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/utah/grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument/plan
- manager: https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/utah/grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument/plan
- desc: https://ropewiki.com/O.B.
- notes: https://ropewiki.com/O.B.