Middle Pine Creek Canyon in Zion National Park, UT

Canyoneer Middle Pine Creek Canyon Zion National Park, UT

Class 1 3B II (100 ft max) 1.2 miles Minimal gain 3-5 hrs Shuttle Mar 26, 2017
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Middle Pine Creek Canyon GPX Track

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This is a technical canyon. If you are unfamiliar with how to build anchors or the gear required for canyoneering do not attempt this route.

Middle Pine Creek Canyon is definitely a classic. While frigid, especially when we did it in March, it was a great canyon with incredible slot canyon features. The highlight for me was a section called "The Cathedral", a cave-like section where a rappel leads into a gorgeous pool. It's a short canyon, but a ton of fun. You pass Lower Pine Creek Falls along the way back. Sorry for the poor-quality photos with incorrect timestamps plastered all over (why would that be a default setting?!). Risking a broken DSLR beats getting crappy photos.

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Start by going under the bridge. Already, we were getting wet.
Start by going under the bridge. Already, we were getting wet.
A couple of fun little wet obstacles.
A couple of fun little wet obstacles.
The first rappel, two-tiered. Ignore the timestamps. They're wrong.
The first rappel, two-tiered. Ignore the timestamps. They're wrong.
Looking up at the first rappel.
Looking up at the first rappel.
A nice cold swim section.
A nice cold swim section.
Looking down into The Cathedral.
Looking down into The Cathedral.
In The Cathedral, David swimming from the rappel to the opening.
In The Cathedral, David swimming from the rappel to the opening.
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Some beautiful, flooded narrows.
Some beautiful, flooded narrows.
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The narrows open up to another scenic rappel.
The narrows open up to another scenic rappel.
Scenic rappel from below. This is the last rappel before the long one.
Scenic rappel from below. This is the last rappel before the long one.
The 110 foot rappel.
The 110 foot rappel.
Longest rappel from below.
Longest rappel from below.
Headed out of Middle Pine Creek Canyon.
Headed out of Middle Pine Creek Canyon.
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