Canyoneering 2: Technical Loop Hikes is a guide to seven, week-long backpack trips into some for the most unspoiled and least-visited areas in the Utah section of the Colorado Plateau. Every hike contains the four essentials of a great canyoneering route: spectacular canyons, intimate narrows, big views, and physical challenge. Although the routes are difficult, newcomers to the canyons will also find detailed information here that can be used to plan less demanding excursions. Hikes include Muddy Creek in the San Rafael Swell, Dirty Devil North, Dirty Devil South, Dark Canyon, White Canyon, Escalante East, and Escalante South. For experienced canyoneers.
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As Steve Allen proclaims in his introduction, "Canyoneering 2 is not for everyone." Utah's local canyoneering guru has carefully laid out seven multiday backpack trips that are very demanding and only recommended for advanced hikers with technical rock-climbing skills. Muddy Creek, the Dirty Devil, Dark Canyon, White Canyon, and the Escalante east are all remote and seldom-seen routes. In fact, Dark Canyon is considered one of the most remote areas in the country, which sees only six to eight visitors every year. Still interested? Allen's guide gives you a good head start with preparation chapters, plenty of helpful tips, and excellent landmark descriptions for the confusing, often baffling desert terrain. --Ben Tiffany
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Steve Allen has explored the canyons of southern Utah for over twenty-five years. He has guided many trips for the Sierra Club and is an instructor for the Four Corners School of Outdoor Education.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent book for the wilderness of Southern Utah,
By Douglas Martin (dmartin@chaos.ph.utexas.edu) (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Canyoneering 2: Technical Loop Hikes in Southern Utah (Paperback)
This is an excellent book for the more hardcore backpackers out there. The loops described are a lot of fun, and provide access to spectacular views plus a chance to explore true wilderness. As for bringing too many people... after going on several of the hikes, I must admit we were hard pressed to find footprints less than a year or two old along the tracks, if any at all. Enjoy!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Mixed feelings,
This review is from: Canyoneering 2: Technical Loop Hikes in Southern Utah (Paperback)
This book has a lot of good information in it.
The two problems with the book are that with the exception of the hike, Escalante South, the rest of the loops cross well-used roads. What is the point of carrying a pack for a week while crossing well-used roads, especially if the author fails to explain that nearly all points on the loop can easily be reached by dayhikes? A second dislike is that the author also takes you some less interesting sections of some canyons in expense of some of the really great sections of the same canyon or nearby ones. If you want to use this book to it's fullest potential, make sure to get off the paint-by-numbers route and explore some on your own. Make sure to go over the maps and realize that the areas in the book don't usually get that far from the roads.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice Book... Not Worth $100+!!! (P.S. Good News! Price back to $17.95),
This review is from: Canyoneering 2: Technical Loop Hikes in Southern Utah (Paperback)
Edited 10/28/2010:
Looks like this book is back in stock at $17.95. That's good news. Previously sellers were asking over $100 for a copy... ************************* Original Post: I've been enjoying the backcountry of Utah for 25+ years. It's always nice to read new guide books like those of Steve Allen & Michael Kelsey to garner new ideas for our next Utah trip. However, I wouldn't pay $100+ for any guidebook. I currently have Canyoneering 2 checked out from the local library. It appears to have seen little use. I've read through much of it finding that I've done sections of most of the hikes described. I agree with the early poster that many of these hikes can be broken up into smaller, more manageable sections. Unfortunately, few of us have a week at a time to spend in the wilderness. If you have enjoyed the other guidebooks from Steve or Michael you should also enjoy this one. However, it's certainly not worth more than $20-$30 even if it is out of print! There must be some greedy and/or poor hikers out there trying to save enough for one of Steve's week-long excursions! Here are the loop hikes described in Canyoneering 2: Muddy Creek area of the San Rafael Swell (The Chute) The Northern Dirty Devil area (The Robbers Roost, Larry Canyon, & No Mans Canyon) The Southern Dirty Devil area (Happy Canyon) Dark Canyon/Bowdie Canyon White Canyon (Long & Gravel Canyons) Escalante Eastern area (The Gulch, Wolverine & Little Death Hollow Canyons, & Silver Falls Creek Canyon) Escalante Southern area (Coyote Gulch & Stevens Canyons)
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