technical canyon

When the temperatures drop, it’s time to head south-west! Around mid-November it felt like time to head to Las Vegas and connect with some of our canyoneering buddies and meet more of the wonderful Las Vegas canyoneering community. The first canyon we descended was my old nemesis, Mud Spring, located in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. You see, about three years ago, Max and I descended this fine canyon, just the two of us, and as a canyoneer I was as green as a Brussel sprout. It was probably the 10th canyon that we had ever done and this was before we realized we could go out with other people who knew what they were doing. We were on vacation in Las Vegas and had previously done Ghost Rider and Keyhole, which are totally appropriate for beginners. Mud Spring is a considerable step up from these canyons [...]