Watching this makes me want to leave the east coast...Probably one of the coolest canyoneering videos ive seen, thanks for taking the time to make this!
I remember when that fire happened on the rim above West Fork that left all the burnt trees. Anyway. WOW! That is way past anything I would ever try. Great video.
as an Arizona native I LOVE seeing the four corners region and the hard to reach spots.. utmost love and respect and please keep enjoying the beauty while sharing with us all! Chevelon Canyon is desolate and far but its our backyard to the 40 acres we now homestead.. if you're ever standing on a corner near Winslow AZ I hope you'll share your adventure :-D
She's definitely better looking than me and the Eric's. Tina doesn't do canyoneering anymore. Something about 'that might kill me'....I wasn't really listening. But we've got plenty of trips coming up and one video I'm working on.
This was GoPro 8. Just one press to record, one to stop. So it's pretty easy to use. I never really know if I'm getting the shot since it's on my helmet most of the time, but luckily the wide angle makes it hard to miss the action. We went out the sneak route. You used to take Call of the Canyon/West Fork out, then car shuttle back to Edge of the World. We went out the sneak route, which is just an unmarked, brutal climb up an adjacent, unnamed canyon that canyoneers found to climb directly from the bottom back up to the top. If you read up some beta, you can probably get a gps route for it.
@@JerryArizona well done! That looked rugged, and you caught the whole thing very well. That’s funny because the whole time I was watching I assumed you were gonna hike out of west fork and have to drive a car back to your original spot. That’s really cool that people found a route to hike right back up. I’m sure it’s very intense.
What type of GPS device do you use when hiking? I'll be buying my 1st GPS and don't really know what to get. Thank you and amazing videos! I also hike with wife!
Glad you enjoy them. It's always great when you and your spouse have the same hobbies. For a GPS, we have always just used Gaia on our iPhones. It can get wonky once in a while, but we've always been able to find our way with it. Plus, it's like $40 (?) a year, so pretty cheap.
They're grippy and reasonably durable. What I don't like is they're really tight. I have a pretty wide foot (I like Keen hiking shoes which are stupidly wide) and this pair give me blisters. I feel like my feet are crammed in them. I'm probably going to have to get a different pair just because of that. If you don't have wide feet, they'd probably be fine.
@@JerryArizona good to know because my feet are crazy wide. While I'm afraid of how heavy they will get when wet(they are hefty even when dry) or how they will dry out, I have found the SCARPA Zen PRO approach shoes have really great fit on my fat feet. Surprisingly Garmont Sticky Stone/Clouds work for me too (they look really skinny). They have that crammed in feeling but I have not had any blistering issues after doing Flatiron a couple times with them. I wish Keen or Merrell made their staple boots and shoes in variants with Vibram Megagrip soles.
The guy tennie seems to be holding up well in the canyons good rubber for some of the more technical down climbing but take a while to dry. If you have wider feet check out the tx4 had to go a half size bigger than normal to get the width but they handle the bigger days band miles more comfortably.
You know what would be cool. A tremendous time lapse that would show how this astounding canyon looked as it was being formed!
Great video! How fortunate you are to have such wonderful adventure buddies!
Your climbing ability almost makes up for your abrasive personality. Almost.
Those outtakes were FANTASTIC
Goodness,what an adventure. Adventure: an exciting experience that is typically bold,
sometimes risky or undertaking.
This is my favorite canyon. Just barely spared in the recent Rafael fire. I need to make it a point to get back there when the forests re-open.
Incredible unbelievable, spectacular, intrepid through impassable gorgeous formation. In my best could never do such!!
This is my favorite technical canyon to date. Love Illusions.
What a great adventure but a great group of guys that was awesome thanks for sharing!
The old man noise compilation had me rolling
🤣🤣
I apparently do that a lot.
@@JerryArizona I'm 48, and find myself doing it all the time. I think that's why it had me laughing so hard
hahahha I like the behind the scenes so funny. Good stuff man!
Ya, i agree with timmy , you work very hard having fun making your videos . this one is a amazing canyoneering hike.
Watching this makes me want to leave the east coast...Probably one of the coolest canyoneering videos ive seen, thanks for taking the time to make this!
Glad you had helpful buddies!
Wow! That’s a kick ass “hike”. Good thing you had helpers 😁
This definitely reminded me why you never go into a technical canyon alone.
I remember when that fire happened on the rim above West Fork that left all the burnt trees. Anyway. WOW! That is way past anything I would ever try. Great video.
This is probably my favorite canyon. It can be pretty tough, technically, but it's worth it.
You have the kid, dad, and grandpa, now you need a crazy uncle.
Seriously, lets do some canyoneering!
Absolutely bad ass Jerry!
as an Arizona native I LOVE seeing the four corners region and the hard to reach spots.. utmost love and respect and please keep enjoying the beauty while sharing with us all! Chevelon Canyon is desolate and far but its our backyard to the 40 acres we now homestead.. if you're ever standing on a corner near Winslow AZ I hope you'll share your adventure :-D
Always wanted to check out Chevelon. But I've got a long list and only so much PTO.
Too funny!! Grandpa 😆
Where was Tina? She is lovely to look at and its more fun when she is with you Jerry.
She's definitely better looking than me and the Eric's. Tina doesn't do canyoneering anymore. Something about 'that might kill me'....I wasn't really listening. But we've got plenty of trips coming up and one video I'm working on.
Great video! I’m sure the camera work compounded the difficulty of the canyon.
I’m curious what trail you used to get back to the top?
This was GoPro 8. Just one press to record, one to stop. So it's pretty easy to use. I never really know if I'm getting the shot since it's on my helmet most of the time, but luckily the wide angle makes it hard to miss the action. We went out the sneak route. You used to take Call of the Canyon/West Fork out, then car shuttle back to Edge of the World. We went out the sneak route, which is just an unmarked, brutal climb up an adjacent, unnamed canyon that canyoneers found to climb directly from the bottom back up to the top. If you read up some beta, you can probably get a gps route for it.
@@JerryArizona well done! That looked rugged, and you caught the whole thing very well.
That’s funny because the whole time I was watching I assumed you were gonna hike out of west fork and have to drive a car back to your original spot. That’s really cool that people found a route to hike right back up. I’m sure it’s very intense.
What type of GPS device do you use when hiking? I'll be buying my 1st GPS and don't really know what to get. Thank you and amazing videos! I also hike with wife!
Glad you enjoy them. It's always great when you and your spouse have the same hobbies. For a GPS, we have always just used Gaia on our iPhones. It can get wonky once in a while, but we've always been able to find our way with it. Plus, it's like $40 (?) a year, so pretty cheap.
how do you like the 5.10 tennie for technical canyoneering? durable? have any specific dislikes?
They're grippy and reasonably durable. What I don't like is they're really tight. I have a pretty wide foot (I like Keen hiking shoes which are stupidly wide) and this pair give me blisters. I feel like my feet are crammed in them. I'm probably going to have to get a different pair just because of that. If you don't have wide feet, they'd probably be fine.
@@JerryArizona good to know because my feet are crazy wide. While I'm afraid of how heavy they will get when wet(they are hefty even when dry) or how they will dry out, I have found the SCARPA Zen PRO approach shoes have really great fit on my fat feet. Surprisingly Garmont Sticky Stone/Clouds work for me too (they look really skinny). They have that crammed in feeling but I have not had any blistering issues after doing Flatiron a couple times with them.
I wish Keen or Merrell made their staple boots and shoes in variants with Vibram Megagrip soles.
The guy tennie seems to be holding up well in the canyons good rubber for some of the more technical down climbing but take a while to dry. If you have wider feet check out the tx4 had to go a half size bigger than normal to get the width but they handle the bigger days band miles more comfortably.
Ya, the first rappel is not a rappel. You can walk around it and save like 30-40 minutes.
Yeah, I learned that this trip when I went back up to unstick the rope. Personally I liked rappelling it more than climbing it.