Paria Canyon, 3/14. Below the shelf. At the end you can see the wooden ladder attached to a drop-off, about the height of a person. The ladder was easy to negotiate, but it made me realize that navigating this spot might be quite tricky without climbing skills, gear, and partners. ... cliffordbeshers.micro.blog

@cliffordbeshers This made me think of two things: The first Indiana Jones movie, and the movie “127 Hours”. Although the landscape looks amazing, I wouldn’t like to get stuck alone without cell service! 🪨🧗

@odd Points all 'round. I would add, you do not want to be there when it rains uphill in the drainage basin.

@alexchabot Yes, it is.

@cliffordbeshers We were there in October and there was no ladder. You’re right we only managed to go up and down because, luckily enough, there happened to be people there to help both on the way up and the way down. It was worth going down though!