It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters - Epictetus
Laying flat on my back, looking up at the helicopter hovering above me and the cable swinging below it, I wondered, what does this…
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Jan 30, 2024
STORIES
Feb 28, 2021
Small Miracles, Hummingbirds, and Blackberries
The last unclimbed mountain on maps of Zion National Park was Gregory Butte, named after a man who did a geological survey of the area in the 1930s. The bottom of the mountain sits on a plateau level with the…
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Feb 17, 2021
When not in Zion... The Nose
The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite was my first big rock climb. Most climbers don’t choose the biggest rock climb in the world to be their first big climb. I fell in love with the mountain when I was…
Read moreTIPS and ENCOURAGEMENT for Beginners
DANGEROUS DAN TIPS
WISDOM TO KEEP YOU SAFE
Tip #1: Don’t fall.
There are a lot of things that can go wrong. The gear you have may not fit inside a crack securely; the rock may be rotten; the direction gear is pulled when you fall may cause it to be pulled out. This is why Dangerous Dan has the rule: don't fall. If you don’t fall, you don’t have to worry about your protection failing.
Warning and Disclaimer:
(Seems I have to include common sense) Climb at your own risk. Find your own way. Make a new way. Just try to not add bolts to existing climbs. It alters the experience for everyone. If in doubt, turn around and go down. If you’re scared and think you need to place a bolt, consider what an experienced climber told me when I was a teenager, attempting a climb more dangerous than anything I had done before, and not up to the task: “You’re not ready for this.” We went down, something that was a learning experience for me. I learned how to get down when I got in over my head. Years later, I returned and had a fun time climbing that mountain.
My GUIDE BOOK
DANIEL STIH'S ROCK CLIMBING IN ZION NATIONAL PARK
An invaluable resource for climbers, as well as non-climbers who have a desire to experience adventure on the big and remote mountains in Zion National Park.
This one of a kind guidebook provides information on rock climbs in Zion National Park not found in any other guidebook or on the internet. These climbs are unique to those the author established during his thirty years of exploring the park. Some of these mountains have not seen second ascents.
In more than 550 photographs and 40 maps and drawings, Daniel shares details on how he discovered and climbed these mountains. Each chapter contains a history, how to get to it, where water might be found, equipment, cautions and special difficulties, the best time of year to attempt it, how to get down, and alternate routes back to civilization.
Daniel begins by sharing stories of how he progressed from doing standard routes, to finding difficult routes on mountains that had not been climbed. He generously provides suggestions for future climbers as to where new routes can be found.
510 pages
ISBN: 978-1-7365856-0-3 (Paperback, B/W)
ISBN: 978-1-7365856-1-0 (Hardcover, Color)
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