The goal for this canyon was to have a skills clinic. Debra wanted to learn how to set up rappels, we both wanted Katie to teach us how to ascend a rope, and we all wanted to practice spotting each other on downclimbs. The three mile hike in was so boring that we were excited when we finally started seeing scenery like this: Luckily, I made some new playlists on Spotify, so that made the time pass more quickly. And then we just kept the music on, so we pretty much danced our way through the canyon. Our first opportunity for downclimbing practice came at a 40 foot rappel. The first part felt exposed and scary, but the lower part had a nice crack that was easy to downclimb. Debra got in position to spot me, and I got off rope and started downclimbing. Debra felt I was going too fast and literally started pushing me back up the crack. I don’t think this has EVER happened in a canyon before. (Looking like dork-a-lorks) Also of significance is that this is the first rappel Debra set up
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