
Heading up the sandy road toward Dothraki Canyon's approach. The canyon drains from the right in this photo, and the approach is the break in the cliffs on the left.

The dirt road gives way to a sandy slope. The approach canyon is visible on the left. As you can see, there are two gullies - keep to the left one that hugs the cliff face. The route leads up that gully for a while before spitting you onto the hump separating the two gullies.

Close-up of Dothraki's last rappel.

Social trail leading south along the cliff base.

Heading up the sandy gully, lots of loose rock and steep sections requiring roots to be used as holds.

Looking down as we enter the gully.

Hugging the cliff face and following the gully until we were stopped by the cliffs.

The route leaves the gully once we were stopped by the cliff visible on the left, and instead heads onto the hump separating the two gullies mentioned earlier.

On the hump between the two gullies.

Class 2/3 scrambling on somewhat loose sandstone.




Approaching the crest of the Dragon's Back.



Drop down to the saddle below and work up to the high point pictured here. Class 2+.

Looking back from the high point back the way we came.

Dragon's Back, a really pretty ridge.


Narrow section along the Dragon's Back.


Dothraki Canyon on the right as we continue along the ridge.



Above Dothraki Canyon.

Looking back toward the Dragon's Back, Dothraki Canyon on the left.

Eventually, the ridge ends and we were led into a forest of hoodoos.

Those weird cleaved-looking hoodoos found frequently in the Zion area.

Left fork of Dothraki Canyon. Don't enter here.

Right fork (main canyon). The rappel was off a tree on the left side of the canyon.

Looking back up from the first rappel.

Through the narrow start of Dothraki Canyon.

A handline early on.

One of many downclimbs.


In my opinion, the most interesting rappel - the 150 foot second rap. We emerged from the narrows and were hit with a sheer face on the right.

At the rap station for rap 2, looking up toward the narrows. I thought it was a cool rap.

At the bottom of rap 2.

More fun, short rappels within Dothraki Canyon.

Narrow section, Josh being silly.


Usually narrow enough to walk through, but we had to take off our packs a couple of times.



Yoshi also being silly.

A really scenic rappel. The walls were glowing.

Looking back up the scenic rappel.




A few downclimbs that had webbing set up. Rap if you're uncomfortable.

Yoshi downclimbing a thing that had a rap option.



More of the cleaved-looking rock, forming interesting rappel setups. Dothraki could be a really efficient canyon if you had multiple short ropes and a group willing to be faster-paced because the last stretch has back-to-back rappels.

The final rappel.

Looking back up the final rappel.

Entering the dirty gully. A social trail leads up (which you can sort of see in this photo) to the sandy hill in the center.

Along the social trail, looking back toward Dothraki Canyon.
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