Friday, July 22, 2005

The Subway and Das Boot

This was a fun weekend where my hiking partner, Bo Beck, and canyoneer Shane Burrows did Das Boot and The Subway. Bo brought along another friend who likes to go nameless on the net, but most know him as the bushwacker. Das Boot is an exciting narrow slot with many fun downclimbs that opens up into The Subway. The water is cold in Das Boot so a wet suit is needed even in mid-summer. Bo and I wore 5/7mm suits and we were comfortable. Shane is use to going faster and wore a 3mm suit but I stop and take a lot of photos so Shane's teeth were chattering. Das Boot is a great slot and one of the top on my list. If you attempt it be competent at downclimbing since the raps are short, awkward and downclimbing is usually done instead in many places in the slot. Shane Burrows writes the http://www.climb-utah.com web sit and of course you can find the trail descriptions on my site as well.

http://www.zionnational-park.com