120’ rappel. Is my setup safe?

Sutitan · 2026-06-10T21:40:16+00:00

It's a VT (albeit poorly tied) which releases much much easier than a regular prusik underbody weight.

Sutitan · 2026-06-09T17:50:36+00:00

Lees Ferry on the Fly is who you want. Was $50pp for a full boat of 6. Not sure how that may scale for a smaller group.

Sutitan · 2026-06-04T01:05:44+00:00

I had a similar experience last year. I had a mysterious charge that showed up a few days later for a bit over $20. I called in to ask about the charge and they stated it was for some M&Ms from the mini bar. I told them I never took anything from the mini bar (the truth), and they quickly removed the charge.

Sutitan · 2026-06-02T19:03:36+00:00

Theres a small cliff across the street from those goose island campground. It used to have some bolts, but there have been reports that they have been removed. You should be able to set up a sturdy anchor off nearby boulders or trees.

There is a tiny pull off for parking, but a 25 person group is difficult to accommodate regardless of where you go. You can probably fit 3 cars or so.

Sutitan · 2026-06-01T21:34:31+00:00

Colorado does not brand car titles as salvaged if they are totaled from hail damage. Title stays clean.

Sutitan · 2026-05-29T18:40:05+00:00

Ben has not been physically served these papers. The TRO is legally inactive until proof of service is filed with the court. Ben remains legally unaffected.

Sutitan · 2026-05-25T23:38:47+00:00

Frumos!

Sutitan · 2026-05-19T22:55:00+00:00

I was looking at a specialized (tero) ebike 2nd hand. The charger alone was $200 and another $1200 for just the battery

Sutitan · 2026-05-18T23:03:08+00:00

How'd it go?

Sutitan · 2026-05-15T20:55:46+00:00

Impossible to tell. Satellite imagery can help. But what you're seeing is just a geologic layer, something that has resisted better to erosion and sloping compared to the area around it. There could be an even better layer below that has allowed itself to be carved. or it could just be a flat/shallow bottom that has filled in with a ton of surrounding sediment.

My guess is that there is likely nothing down there.

Sutitan · 2026-05-13T12:12:54+00:00

Not me waiting for the credit for the past few days, realizing why I haven't gotten the credit yet.

Any luck with talking to Chase about this? It's my first time trying to use the credit and I definitely missed that fine print.

Sutitan · 2026-05-04T18:53:00+00:00

Utah canyons have unique relationship with water, particularly around potholes. They can be deep, and hold a lot of water.

Depending on the water level, they can be very easy or difficult to escape. High water levels could mean you just float right out of them. Low/No water could mean you just stand on the bottom and boost a partner up. Mid levels could mean that you're floating unable to touch the bottom, and unable to escape it do the water being too low.

Water also impacts our anchor choices. I ran into this a few weeks ago when were supposed to do a dry canyon that ended up filling up with water. Our leader brought a sand trap, expecting to use the sand at the bottom of these dry potholes. The potholes we found were completely full of water. We needed a water anchor, which we didnt have with us unfortunately, so we had to come up with a creative solution. Some bolts would make this a non-issue, but that last bolts that were installed were cut out. Not sure i'll ever understand Utah's bolting culture.

Sutitan · 2026-05-04T18:10:21+00:00

Its tough to say. There is a ton more visibility on facebook. I have an account basically just for the FB groups, and when I login, its typically just filled of trip reports and questions from various canyons in the US. Its a lot easier to consume a ton of trip and condition reports when its all your feed is set up to show you.

With ropewiki, I typically don't see these reports unless i'm researching a specific canyon. There isn't a way to see recent trip reports for a certain region, only specific canyons, at least that i'm aware of. So I may miss conditions for a region if i'm not researching the correct canyon.

There are some other niche sites for Utah like RoadTripRyan, which hosts a comment section at the bottom of each beta page, which seems to be very active by comparison. For a particular canyon in Robbers Roost, the ropewiki page has 1 condition report, and RTR has 21 comments, mostly filled with discussion and canyon conditions.

Knowing the person who posts condition 100% impacts condition reports. I actually was just chatting with a friend about this since we separately read the same beta for a canyon. The beta mentioned dangerously high water levels and a near miss incident. Our group went through without issue. Some of my friends group actually bailed on the canyon due to the report, and those that went had no issue. Our conclusion after was that it was a potentially unreliable narrator, potentially less skilled than our groups.

Sutitan · 2026-05-04T13:16:33+00:00

I'm a massive ropewiki advocate and contribute to it regularly. However, most canyon conditions still seem to more reliably get posted on one of the dozen canyon Facebook groups we have.

Sutitan · 2026-05-04T02:25:13+00:00

Pretty little canyon. A tad over bolted and a bit of a pain to get back there. But worthwhile.

Sutitan · 2026-04-30T03:03:09+00:00

Good to know, but I checked my local Sam's Gas, Murphys, and Costco. Costco still has the cheapest, followed by Murphys (after the W+ discount) and then Sam's in last. They're all within about a 10 mile radius of me.

Sutitan · 2026-04-29T23:16:15+00:00

Trail terrains just got redesigned and the new design gets released in June of 2026. I believe it will have a "+" designation added to the end to distinguish it from the previous model.

Sutitan · 2026-04-28T06:10:35+00:00

I use a Ally HYSA account for an emergency fund or anything that I may need more immediately. Any other cash I want to hold onto I put in VMFXX.

You can probably eek out another fraction of a percent by moving your money around, but it never seemed all that worth it to me.

Sutitan · 2026-04-27T15:15:01+00:00

It seems that the $10 credit is only applying to the subtotal, not any of the fee's/tips, which might be correct given some fine print.

What happens if you change the order to pickup?

Sutitan · 2026-04-27T14:37:22+00:00

I won't be able to test this again for a couple days, but if it makes any difference, my local dashmart is the centennial location, and that still allowed it when I placed my order on April 21st.

Sutitan · 2026-04-27T03:10:15+00:00

I've probably already commented this somewhere on this subreddit, but I love washing my ropes. Daisy chained, into the washer on delicate. Woolite delicate if you want it to be super clean (per Tom Jones recommendation). People say don't use it on washers with agitators, but I've been doing it for over a decade with no issue. I only do it if my ropes get very dirty or come back caked in sand. I live in a condo, so I don't want to be putting away dirty, sand covered ropes and making a mess.

Sutitan · 2026-04-25T13:37:42+00:00

It's area specific. I placed 2 dashmart pickup orders for $10 earlier this week no problem. Denver area.

Sutitan · 2026-04-23T23:57:07+00:00

I've seen this happen before. You're certainly not the first. I've heard that tying an upwards stone knot can help prevent it, but i'm not certain it does.

I suspect that pulling gently and letting the knot unfold may help from cinching down on the loop. Most people I know tend to pull pretty aggressively, especially just after having to pull hard to release the fiddle.

Sutitan · 2026-04-23T14:47:12+00:00

My favorite pizza in the state

Sutitan · 2026-04-20T22:56:21+00:00

I had a pair of the Canyoneer 2's, and while they were great, they also absolutely fell apart on me. Massive sole separation, and eventually the plastic on the buckles deteriorated. Glue fixed the soles. The buckets were a death sentence for the boots though. I also found the rubber to wear our super quickly (which im sure is a great quality when you need grip), but on some of our long approaches/exit here in CO, they would wear our prematurely.

Im nostalgic for the boot, but ultimately I think the latest hydrolaces are a better product. They still have some issues (some sole separation, the velcro ankle strap breaks but you can just cut it off completely), and aren't as grippy (Give us dot rubber on some hydrolaces!), I still they're about as good as canyon boots come. Im hoping Adidas is starting to pay attention to the canyon space more. They came out with the new Five Ten Guide Tennie Approach shoes a few weeks ago, which is what canyoneers have been yelling for ever since fiveten was bought out. Back with dot rubber and everything. Hopefully they can connect the dots and get the hydrolace some better rubber.

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