Having
experienced the wonders of Moab, Utah about a year ago (Moab III), Dan was all
in for another round of climbing and canyoneering adventures. This would be my fourth trip to Moab (Moab I, Moab II). Unfortunately
neither Evan, Jordan nor Raff were able to join us – hopefully next time.
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7
Day 1
Leaving Friday after work, we arrived near Moab
quite late on Saturday afternoon. Not wanting to waste any time, we made our
way to the San Rafael Swell area to check out what it had to offer. Although we
only had time to visit the Little Spotted Wolf climbing slabs, we both agreed
that this area did not hold much appeal for us from a climbing perspective –
steep slabs covered in sand, with minimal protection – slippery and not fun.
Dan led both pitches of the 5.6R Raucous Wren and we were both relieved to
rappel down and be done with the route. However, of what we saw, the area looks to be
a hiker’s dream – tons of interesting terrain, colourful rock and many areas to
explore. I would happily return to do just that.
Certainly a very colourful area. Too bad about the cloud cover.
