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Tales of an Incompetent Adventurer • Ram
Letters from the Desert • Steve Allen
Descents • Dennis Turville
Canyons with No Sky • Dennis Turville
Old Ramblings • Mike Bogart
Of Pits and Pendulums • Jenny West (aka Hall)
Kaleidoscope Canyon • Jenny West
Fat Man’s Misery • Thomas D. McArthur
Leprechaun Canyon Website • Bill Duncan
Zion Black Book Archive • Tom Jones

First Trip in Heaps • Bo Beck
Close Call in Behunin Canyon • Bo Beck
Memorable Episodes of My Past • Bo Beck
Das Boot • Dave Pitney
Arrogance • Ram
Booby Trap • Ram
Escape from Heaps • Ram
The Lost Lunch • Ram
An Affair • Ram
Parallel Play • Ram
The Beast • Ram
Reflections on Canyoneering • Joe Wrona
For Pothole Puzzle Solvers • Dave Black
First Descent? • Dave Black
Mae West Slot • Dave Black
On Writing Books • Dave Black
Crete • Dave Black

Chasm of Doom • Shane Burrows
Sandthrax • Hank Moon
North Wash TR • Mike Dallin
A Sh***y Trip in Heaps • Dave Black
Shenanigans • Tom Jones
Crossroads • Ram
Skunk Rescue • Mike Putiak
The River Trip • Marjorie McCloy
Buckskin on Ice • Jud Eades
Heaps Canyon • Scott Holley & Steve Brezovec
Imlay Goes Au Natural • Steve Brezovec & Brian Cabe
Birch Creek Descent • Brian Cabe
Mountain of Mystery • Brian Cabe
Descent of the Hammerhead • Brian Cabe
Isaac Canyon • Tom Jones
There and Back Again in Lower Echo, Zion • Tom Jones
Just Imlay & Heaps in A Day • Tom Jones
Zion Trifecta • Jared Campbell & Buzz Burrell
Zironman • Jared Campbell & Buzz Burrell
Confessions of a Kiddie Canyoneer • Buzz Burrell
Musings & Recollections • Matt Smith
Kolob Canyon Out the Narrows • Kip Marshall
Ghosting Imlay & Heaps • Anthony Dye

It’s a Dirty Devil • Harvey Halpern
Descent of the Squeeze • Steve Allen
Mind Bender Fork • Steve Allen
Truly Mind Bender • Stefan Folias & Nat Smale
Middle Escalante Deluge • Stefan Folias
Restoration of the Escalante River • Bill Wolverton
Teardrops in the Waterpocket Fold • Paul Fife
To the Pot of Gold and Back • Paul Fife
The Saga of the Yawning Throats • Paul Fife
Little Colorado River Gorge 1980 • Rex Welshon
Discovery of Outlaw Arch • Scott Patterson
First Descent of Hog Canyon • Scott Patterson
Ancient Wonders • Dave Pimental
Exploration: A Canyon Memoir • Dave Pimental

Impossible? • Scott Patterson
God’s Own • Julien Sénamaud
Frogs & Coyotes • Julien Sénamaud
Baptism by Fire • Mike Dallin
The Search for Canyon Light • Mike Dallin
My Dinner with Slog King • Mike Dallin
Middle Fork of Gem Canyon • Scott Patterson
West Fork of Gem Canyon • Scott Patterson
Corral Canyon • Mike Dallin
Cable Canyon • Mike Dallin
Joining the Shenanigans Club • Ryan Cornia
HogFest • Ram
Logjams in the Black Hole • Ram
Fixed Ropes in the Black Hole • Dave Black
Black Hole TRs • Amy & Steve Ramras
Leprechaun the Hard Way • Rob Heineman
Little Mid Fk N. Mid Fk Robbers Roost • Steve Mestdagh
Triple Digit Canyoneering • Roylnn Serati
To Hall & Back • Randi Poer
Heaps ... Revisited • Randi Poer
Sheena • Chris Avery
Juggin’ in Sally Mae • Chris Avery
Neon Keeper Descended • Mark Rosen
Close Call in a Keeper Pothole • John Schwieder

Like Water Falling through the Air • Lori Curry
Quandary • Dave Pimental
Danger Day • Penny Martens
Inferno • ed. Dave Pimental
The Flood • Phillip Rhoades
Leprechauns on St. Patrick’s Day • Lisa Jennings
Chamber of the Basilisk • Scott Patterson
Not Mindbender • Lisa Jennings
Obsession • Malia McIlvenna
Across the Ages • Penny Martens
Shenanigans • ed. Penny Martens
The Merry Piglet • Dave Pimental
Chambers Exploration • Dave Pimental
Chamber Music • Ram
Chambers • Amy Ramras
Father/Daughter • Amy Ramras & Ram
Dating in Wilderness • Ram & Judy Seybold
Alone Together in Mumbai • Aaron Ramras & Ram
Return to Mumbai • Ram

I Fell 106 Feet. And Lived. • Kaitlyn Bohlin
Smiling Cricket (Poe Canyon) • Jason Pease
Smiling Cricket (Poe Canyon) • Ram
Of Pits and Pendulums • Jenny West (aka Hall)
Sandthrax Canyon • Nat Smale
Sandthrax Solo • Scott Card & Steven Jackson
Flyby—The Crux of the Matter • Ram
Sandthrax Upclimb • Ben Hebb & Jason Kaplan
Five Canyons in a Day • Aaron Smith & Angus Wiessner
Two–way Imlay • Scott Card
Mystery on Ice • Tom Jones, Jenny West & Ram
Spry-cicle • Tom Jones
Larry Canyon SAR • Group Perspective

A Drive out to Red Rock One Stormy Day • Courtney Purcell
Subway Bivy & Flash Flood • Lisa Jennings
An Unexpected Sleepover (MIA)   •  Eric Godfrey
Another Ram Moment • Dave Pimental
Echo Ropeless • Ram
Reflections in Many Pools • Ram
Moe Betta Floatin’ • Ram
Snakes and Ladders in Big Tony • Mark Rosen
Dirty Devil Float • Tyson Nunemacher
Temptation of Color • Phillip Rhoades
“Hello, Beast” • Jenny West
The Great Turkey Rescue Caper • Ram
Snowy Zion • Ram
Roska Canyon • Sonny Lawrence
Euphrates Canyon • Cassy Brown
Isaac Canyon • Tom Jones
A Zion Exploration and Overnight • Tom Jones

10th Anniversary of the Canyons e–Group
Godzone (NZ) • Julien Sénamaud
Snake Bite in Oz • Tony Maurer & Joe Bugden
Nepal Canyoning • Dan Ransom
Norway • Koen Viaene
Crete • Koen Viaene
Crete • Dave Black
Roska Canyon • Sonny Lawrence
Agony and Ecstasy • Mike Dallin
Spain • Ryan Cornia
Fowl Weather • Ram
Mexico Rendezvous • Randi Poer
To Hall & Back • Randi Poer
Styx & Coffin • Lori Curry
Ophidiophobia • Joe Bugden
Stuck in Chambers • S. Susswein & S. Agranoff
Close Call in Behunin Canyon • Bo Beck
Memorable Episodes of My Past • Bo Beck
Lost in the Darkness • Scott Patterson
Chasm of Doom • Shane Burrows
Type 3 Fun in Sandthrax • Page Weil
Fear & Loathing in Egypt 4 • Ken Huls
The River Trip • Marjorie McCloy
Truly Mind Bender • Stefan Folias & Nat Smale
Middle Escalante Deluge • Stefan Folias
Close Call in a Keeper Pothole • John Schwieder
Larry Canyon SAR • Group Perspective
Zero Gravity and a Lot of Dish Soap • Lindsey Hargrave
A Night to Remember • Tom Jones
A Night to Remember  II • Doug Noel
Psychic (or Psycho) Damage • Ram
MIA: An Unexpected Sleepover   •  Eric Godfrey
I Fell 106 Feet. And Lived. • Kaitlyn Bohlin
Rescuer or Rescuee? • Tom Jones
Mystery on Ice • Tom Jones, Jenny West & Ram
Rashomon • Group Perspective
Heaps of Fun • Tom Jones
A Sh***y Trip in Heaps • Dave Black
Das Boot • Dave Pitney
Arrogance • Ram
Booby Trap • Ram
Escape from Heaps • Ram
Near–Miss Report, Zion, Sept 2004 • Tom Jones
The Sniff Test • Tom Jones
Subway Bivy & Flash Flood • Lisa Jennings
Plunging 15 Feet • Rick Ianniello
A Drive out to Red Rock One Stormy Day • Courtney Purcell
The Flood • Phillip Rhoades
Canyon Trip Interruptus • Ram
A Canyon to Die For • Ram
Oh Deer Me • Ram
Up in Smoke • Ram
“Hello, Beast” • Jenny West
Kaleidoscope Canyon • Jenny West
Close to the Edge • Ram
Amy’s Hair • Ram
Parallel Play • Ram
Crete • Koen Viaene
Roska Canyon • Sonny Lawrence
Snake Bite in Oz • Tony Maurer & Joe Bugden
Egypt 3: Inexperience\Overconfidence • Rick Green
War with the Russian Olive • Bill Wolverton
The Golden Tree • Bill Wolverton
Invasive Plants on the Rampage • J. Baird & M. Havnes
Invasive Weeds Threaten Native Species • Joe Baird
The Man Who Saves Nat’l Park Vistas • Ethan Gilsdorf
Restoration of the Escalante River • Bill Wolverton
H. Pace 1872 Inscription • D. Pimental & J. Knipmeyer
Wilderness at the Edge • Wallace Stegner
The Fathers of Capitol Reef Nat’l Park • Charles Kelly
The Development of Zion Nat’l Park • Wayne K. Hinton

Canyon Name Database
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Das Boot • Dave Pitney
Descents • Dennis Turville
Fat Man’s Misery • Thomas D. McArthur
Kaleidoscope Canyon • Jenny West
Bunfodder • Dave Black
Sandthrax • Hank Moon
Archway Canyon • Steve Allen   ( SPECIAL NAME ENTRY )
Leprechaun Canyon     ( SPECIAL NAME ENTRY )
Leprechaun Canyon Website • Bill Duncan
Shenanigans • Tom Jones
Descent of the Squeeze • Steve Allen
Mind Bender Fork • Steve Allen
Truly Mind Bender • Stefan Folias & Nat Smale
Stegosaur Slot • Steve Howe   ( SPECIAL NAME ENTRY )
Chamber of the Basilisk • Scott Patterson
Ophidiophobia • Joe Bugden
Descents: Poe Canyon • Dennis Turville
Old Ramblings • Mike Bogart
Of Pits and Pendulums • Jenny West (Hall)
Smiling Cricket • Jason Pease
Smiling Cricket • Ram Descents • Dennis Turville
Canyons with No Sky • Dennis Turville
Kaleidoscope Canyon • Jenny West
Of Pits and Pendulums • Jenny West (aka Hall)
The Long Branch of Sleepy Hollow • Steve Allen
Descent of the Squeeze • Steve Allen
Mind Bender Fork • Steve Allen
Winter Baker • Steve Allen
Bun Fodder • Steve Allen
Bunfodder • Dave Black
S & M • Marjorie McCloy
Birch Creek Descent • Brian Cabe
Mountain of Mystery • Brian Cabe
Descent of the Hammerhead • Brian Cabe
Isaac Canyon • Tom Jones
Chasm of Doom • Shane Burrows
Sandthrax • Hank Moon
The Beast • Ram
Escape from Canyon X • Tom Jones
Shenanigans • Tom Jones
Crossroads • Ram
Foolin’ Around • Tom Jones
Monkey Business • Ram
Almost a Classic • Ram
X–Communication • Ram
Bunfodder • Dave Black
Bun Fodder • Steve Allen
A Night to Remember • Tom Jones
A Night to Remember  II • Doug Noel
Psychic (or Psycho) Damage • Ram
What’s in a Name? • Ram
Canyon Sans Beta • Kris Nosack
No Kidding • Jason Pease
Smiling Cricket (Poe Canyon) • Jason Pease
Musings & Recollections • Matt Smith
Ultra Right Fork • Tom Wetherell & Tom Jones
A Zion Exploration and Overnight • Tom Jones
Exploration: A Canyon Memoir • Dave Pimental
Chambers Exploration • Dave Pimental
The Merry Piglet • Dave Pimental
Inferno • ed. Dave Pimental
Bloodhound Canyon • Dave Pimental
Benign Canyon Exploration • Lisa Jennings
Corral Canyon • Mike Dallin
Impossible? • Scott Patterson
Chamber of the Basilisk • Scott Patterson
Middle Fork of Gem Canyon • Scott Patterson
West Fork of Gem Canyon • Scott Patterson
Discovery of Outlaw Arch • Scott Patterson
First Descent of Hog Canyon • Scott Patterson
Alone Together in Mumbai • Aaron Ramras & Ram
The New Frosted Flakes • Ram
Bishop and the X–Men • Ram
Canyon of My Dreams • Ram
Canyon of My Fears • Ram
Bypass My Ass • Ram
Mae West Slot • Dave Black
PINTAC • Nat Smale
Long Branch • Nat Smale
The Long Branch of Sleepy Hollow • Steve Allen
1996 Letter (PINTAC) • Steve Allen
1997 Letter (PINTAC & DDI) • Steve Allen
The Mud, the Blood & the Fear (DDI) • Ram
A Hardest Day & a Favorite Canyon • Jason Kaplan
The  New Frosted Flakes • Ram
The Highball Squeeze (S.O.S.) • Steve Brezovec
Bishop and the X–Men • Ram
Bishop & S.O.S. • Aaron Smith
Bishop Canyon • Josh Allen   ( SHORT FILM )
World of X: Mumbai • Tre-C
Alone Together in Mumbai • Aaron Ramras & Ram
Return to Mumbai • Ram
Canyon  of  My Fears • Ram
Canyon of My Dreams • Ram
Egypt 4 Revisited • Ram
Fear & Loathing in Egypt 4 • Ken Huls
World of X: Egypt 4 • Tre-C
Five Canyons in a Day • Aaron Smith & Angus Wiessner
Dog–Gone–It Name Entry • Steve Allen
Chasm of Doom • Shane Burrows
Sandthrax • Hank Moon
Sandthrax Canyon • Nat Smale
Sandthrax Solo • Scott Card & Steven Jackson
Flyby—The Crux of the Matter • Ram
Sandthrax Canyon • Ram
Sandthrax Upclimb • Ben Hebb & Jason Kaplan
Type 3 Fun in Sandthrax • Page Weil
Five Canyons in a Day (North Wash) • Angus Wiessner
Mae West Slot • Dave Black
Bunfodder • Dave Black
Bun Fodder • Steve Allen
Transcript from Spiral Notebook • Hank Moon
A Night to Remember • Tom Jones
Psychological Damage • Steve Brezovec   ( SHORT FILM )
Psychic (or Psycho) Damage • Ram
A Night to Remember  II • Doug Noel
Old Friend Revisted • Ram
What’s in a Name? • Ram
Mind Bender Fork • Steve Allen
Winter Baker • Steve Allen
Buckskin on Ice • Jud Eades
And We Do This for Fun? • Ram
Crossroads • Ram
HogFest • Ram
Black Hole TRs • Amy & Steve Ramras
Sandthrax Canyon • Ram
Larry Canyon SAR • Group Perspective
A Snowy Echo Canyon • Ram
Snowy Zion • Ram
Spry-cicle • Tom Jones
Perfect Beginning • Ram
Escape from Canyon X • Tom Jones
FreezeFest II • Ram
Logjams in the Black Hole • Ram
Joining the Shenanigans Club • Ryan Cornia
FreezeFest III • Ram
Chamber Music • Ram
Fixed Ropes in the Black Hole • Dave Black
Cheese on Ice • Ram
FreezeFest IX • Dan Ransom   ( SHORT FILM )
Euphrates Canyon • Cassy Brown
Crystal Kaleidoscope • Ram
Christmas in Imlay • Ram
A Left Fork Christmas • Ram
Mystery on Ice • Tom Jones, Jenny West & Ram
Call of the Wild • Ram
Mysterious Christmas • Ram
Holy Water • Ram
A Christmas Heaps • Tom Jones
Fat Man’s Joy & Winter Wonderland • Ram & Tom Jones
A Christmas Pine Creek/Keyhole • Ram
A Christmas Day Canyon (or Two) • Tom Jones
Christmas in Behunin • Ram
Lodge Canyon Christmas • Ram
Tales of an Incompetent Adventurer • Ram
Letters from the Desert • Steve Allen
Wilderness Photography • Harvey Halpern
Backcountry Asian Cooking • Harvey Halpern
Leprechaun Canyon Website • Bill Duncan
War with the Russian Olive • Bill Wolverton
The Golden Tree • Bill Wolverton
Middle Escalante Deluge • Stefan Folias
10th Anniversary of the Canyons e–Group
H. Pace 1872 Inscription • D. Pimental & J. Knipmeyer
FreezeFest IX • Dan Ransom   ( SHORT FILM )
Golden Cathedral Flood • Bill Wolverton   ( SHORT FILM )
Psychological Damage • Steve Brezovec   ( SHORT FILM )
Bishop Canyon • Josh Allen   ( SHORT FILM )
The Bird Goddess of Lake Powell • Stan Wagon
Goosenecks of the San Juan Illusion • Stefan Folias
On Moqui Marbles and Mars • ed. Stefan Folias
Martian Sandstone Landscapes • ed. Stefan Folias
Canyons of Southern Utah Map • Stefan Folias
Canyoneering Web Links • Stefan Folias
Minislot Guide to the Colorado Plateau • Dave Pimental