Neon Canyon – Canyoneering Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument

This Memorial Day I found myself canyoneering in Utah in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. Neon Canyon to be precise on Saturday. Neon Canyon is a technical canyon famous for the cathedral which is a big hole in the rock that you finishes the canyon. With temps in the 80s and not a cloud… [Continue Reading]

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the Jug Canyoneering Best Arizona Slot Canyon

If you are looking for what I would call a day hike canyoneering trip than the Jug is your best bet.  Just a couple hours drive from Phoenix the earth drop sharply into Roosevelt Lake in the area called the Jug.  The Jug is part of Salome Creek which can be performed as a multi… [Continue Reading]

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Royal Arch Loop Grand Canyon 2.5 Days

I have read and heard about the Royal Arch Loop in the Grand Canyon for years and it was my time to finally adventure through.  Of course to add more fun we decided two things.  First, we would rappel the 166 ft waterfall at the Royal Arch instead of just taking photos of it and… [Continue Reading]

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Canyoneering Bluejohn Canyon Aron Ralston 127 Hours

For Labor Day weekend my friends and I found ourselves trudging through Bluejohn Canyon which is the canyon now made famous from Aron Ralston cutting off his own arm which was made into a movie titled 127 Hours.  The canyon lies just outside Canyonlands National Park in an area called Robbers Roost.  I have always… [Continue Reading]

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Canyoneering Big Canyon to Little Colorado River Gorge

If you are up for a great though tough canyoneering adventure then look no further than Big Canyon.  Big Canyon is located in Navajo Nation empties into the Little Colorado River Gorge which is one of the most beautiful places you can visit.  What canyoneering Big Canyon really is a lot of grueling work for… [Continue Reading]

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Canyoneering Adventure | Exploring Slot Canyons Photos, Videos, and Trips

Canyoneering Adventures highlights the outdoor experience of exploring slot canyons in Arizona and Utah. See photos, videos, and trip descriptions of some of the most remote and amazing places in the Southwest.


Find canyon adventures for technical canyoneering requiring ropes for 50ft to 180 ft rappels plus non technical canyons that anybody with a good fitness level can enjoy.


Canyoneering is one of the fastest growing sports in the Southwest with its multisport adventure of climbing, hiking, swimming, scrambling, rappelling, boulder hopping, and more to find your way through the canyon mazes.


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Canyoneering Big Canyon to Little Colorado River Gorge

If you are up for a great though tough canyoneering adventure then look no further than Big Canyon.  Big Canyon is located in Navajo Nation empties into the Little Colorado River Gorge which is one … [Read More...]

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Canyoneering Shake Tree Canyon Mazatzal Wilderness

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Canyoneering Sierra Canyon Superstition Wilderness Arizona

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Quartz Canyon Canyoneering Winter Arizona Canyon

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Antelope Canyon Beam of Light Slot Canyon

If you have seen a magazine cover of a slot canyon I bet it is Antelope Canyon.  Just a few minutes outside Page, AZ is Antelope Canyon with its easy access allows for plenty of photography.  … [Read More...]

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Taylor Cabin Backpacking Through Sycamore Canyon

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Canyoneering West Fork of Oak Creek Sedona Arizona

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Rim to Rim Grand Canyon – North Kaibab to South Kaibab

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Canyoneering Big Canyon to Little Colorado River Gorge

If you are up for a great though tough canyoneering adventure then look no further than Big Canyon.  Big Canyon is located in Navajo Nation empties into the Little Colorado River … [Read More...]

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Canyoneering Larrys Canyon Robbers Roost Utah

Larry's Canyon is a slot canyon outside Canyonlands National Park in an area called Robbers Roost.  It is called Robbers Roost as the infamous outlaws Butch Cassidy and the … [Read More...]

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Royal Arch Loop Grand Canyon 2.5 Days

I have read and heard about the Royal Arch Loop in the Grand Canyon for years and it was my time to finally adventure through.  Of course to add more fun we decided two things.  … [Read More...]

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the Jug Canyoneering Best Arizona Slot Canyon

If you are looking for what I would call a day hike canyoneering trip than the Jug is your best bet.  Just a couple hours drive from Phoenix the earth drop sharply into Roosevelt … [Read More...]

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Egypt 3 Canyon – Canyoneering Escalante, Utah

Egypt 3 is part of a series of Egypt canyons in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. One amazing feature of Egypt 3 is that if you are over 200 pounds you are not … [Read More...]

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Neon Canyon – Canyoneering Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument

This Memorial Day I found myself canyoneering in Utah in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. Neon Canyon to be precise on Saturday. Neon Canyon is a technical canyon … [Read More...]