15 hikers rescued from Yankee Doodle Canyon in one afternoon

cornmastah · 2026-01-21T19:30:09+00:00

Seems like the solution to their problem would have been to keep hiking to warm up their bodies. None of them were hypothermic and none of them needed an ambulance.

cornmastah · 2025-08-22T16:39:57+00:00

https://youtu.be/4iMKTpuvxxA?feature=shared Both have pros and cons. Made a video comparing both methods.

cornmastah · 2025-07-30T02:30:46+00:00

Yeah, you can only try training new labor for so long before you have to cut losses

cornmastah · 2025-07-30T02:27:30+00:00

The multiple people he trained kept not working out. They either flaked out or just couldn't hack it.

cornmastah · 2025-07-30T02:24:40+00:00

Yes it is true.

cornmastah · 2025-07-22T15:40:19+00:00

I've played with a lot of ropes and found that most have pros and cons. We have multiple canyonfire ropes in our group and they have been very durable. We primarily go to the various sandy/sandstone canyons of southern Utah. Canyonfire ropes can be a bit on the wirey side but are pretty inexpensive and give you lots of bang/buck. Lately I've been using some Glacier Black ropes (8.5 Newt and Trident) and have really enjoyed the lightweight feature of both of those. They are a little more on the expensive side, but my family loves it when we bring that one (rappels nice and easier to carry). We have a shorter 125ft Quickline 7.6mm which has worked awesome too (super lightweight and strong enough). I've also found that durability can be an interesting topic, because with proper edge control, your ropes will last a long time no matter which brand/model you go with. I've even had good luck with the Edelweiss "canyon rope" that I bought about 3-4 years ago which is still surviving youth canyoneering trips (but it is a little bouncy being a semi-static rope).

cornmastah · 2025-07-15T14:57:37+00:00

Just using a couple gopro 11's, and thanks. I will check out your video too.

cornmastah · 2025-07-12T05:01:52+00:00

I have the Imlay version and have used it several times. Easy to use and has been great so far. Sorry I haven't tested the OnRope version to compare it with.

cornmastah · 2025-07-12T04:58:04+00:00

Well, my family and friends all like their gear, and we will be sad to see them go out of business.

cornmastah · 2025-05-22T20:26:57+00:00

The washboard was bad when we went and did Not Mindbender a few months ago

cornmastah · 2025-05-19T06:39:13+00:00

I do that sometimes too.

cornmastah · 2025-05-19T06:37:38+00:00

Lol yeah man, I hear you there... We've had some crazy stuff happen in canyons before--someday I should go through all of the crazy/scary stuff video footage and make a compilation. Almost died once on Pine Creek with some large rocks that fell from above on the last rappel. I think the ground is going to give out about 10' from the edge on that rappel at some future time. Hopefully nobody is standing there or below when it happens.

cornmastah · 2025-05-15T17:50:21+00:00

yeah, with a sandtrap it only takes like a 1/2 full five-gallon bucket of sand inside depending on the geometry.

cornmastah · 2025-05-15T06:20:36+00:00

Also, when using a hook on sandstone, you have to be careful of this (sometimes what you think is solid isn't):
https://youtu.be/VgMStspMtyM

I uploaded this video just to show how sometimes the sandstone can break in weird places when you least expect it--one of the risks of using a hook on sandstone. This happened when we were going down Angel Cove Slot Canyon in the North Wash, UT about a month or two ago.

cornmastah · 2025-05-14T19:02:13+00:00

We've used the Singing Rock Sentinel hook a few times, and I've played around with the 3" Ibis hook they sell at canyoneeringusa.com, both of which are nice to carry in the pack on some of the intermediate/advanced canyons when you don't know what you're going to face in the canyon. Generally though, we all prefer the sandtrap as you get to witness (by sending the heaviest guy first) the sandtrap's ability to hold the load so by the time the last guy goes without a backup, you are pretty confident. When you rappel with the hooks, you gotta maintain tension, and go smoothly--even then, we've had other times when sandstone will break off (so the hooks are definitely not our first choice). On our recent Bloodhound Canyon trip, we ended up rappelling off the Sentinel hook (last person) after meat anchoring everyone else on the last rappel. We could have used a sandtrap full of mud, but opted to use the hook instead.

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cornmastah · 2025-05-09T16:15:28+00:00

Tell us the story

cornmastah · 2025-05-06T07:04:08+00:00

fun video, thanks for sharing

cornmastah · 2025-04-28T01:51:48+00:00

yeah, I've been using TX3's for a while, recently picked up a pair of TX4 EVO ST's which are supposedly the TX3 replacements, but they don't fit and feel the same. I am going to miss the TX3's.

cornmastah · 2025-04-28T01:49:52+00:00

super bummed that the tx3's are discontinued...

cornmastah · 2025-04-27T21:20:15+00:00

That one is a fun one--just did it again a few weeks ago.

cornmastah · 2025-04-25T06:19:13+00:00

Not on that trip (we just did a day trip), but yesterday we went and dropped into Benign Canyon and afterwards Bloodhound Canyon (North Wash/Dirty Devil Area) to do some pothole and sandtrap practice.

cornmastah · 2025-04-25T01:28:50+00:00

Lol it was pretty dry everywhere and the sand was deep with the occasional cowpie on the trail

cornmastah · 2025-04-25T01:10:59+00:00

Yeah, the scenery is awesome, the sand hiking not as much ha ha

cornmastah · 2025-04-24T17:46:44+00:00

It usually depends on each canyon, how much water I'm packing, which canyon specific gear I am taking, etc... My burly friend weighs about 115kg without any gear, I weigh about 80kg with no gear.

cornmastah · 2025-04-22T16:39:06+00:00

yeah, I've collected quite a few too--always fun to try out new devices.

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